Market Pulse - Usa
US close: Markets mixed as investors digest home and manufacturing data
US stocks ended mixed on Monday as investors digested data on pending home sales and regional manufacturing and looked ahead to a busy week.
US close: Stocks finish mixed as Amazon continues slide
US stocks closed in a mixed state on Friday, with Amazon under the cosh after disappointing earnings, as investors digested the latest reading on economic growth.
Amazon profits slump as retail giant spends big
US ecommerce colossus Amazon has recorded a 77% drop in quarterly income as it spends heavily in order to boost growth.
US close: Stocks mixed amid earnings avalanche, disappointing durable goods
US stocks finished mixed on Thursday, having surged in morning trading after a number of well-received tech results.
Twitter tanks after reporting stagnant user growth
Social media group Twitter fell almost 12% in early trading on Wall Street after reporting flat user growth in the company’s second-quarter earnings report.
Citi stays at 'sell' on Fresnillo ahead of 1H numbers
Analysts at Citi stuck by their 'sell' recommendation on Fresnillo stock, pointing to the shares' "expensive" valuation and inability to boost cash returns beyond the "normal" payout.
Facebook profits rocket 71% as ad revenue continues to drive growth
US social media giant Facebook surged to record prices in after-hours trading following its report of a 71% rise in its profits for the second quarter.
US close: Markets higher as Fed hints at imminent unwinding
US stocks finished higher on Wednesday thanks to some well-received corporate news, as investors looked ahead the Federal Reserve statement on interest rates and its balance sheet unwinding.
US close: Stocks mixed amid slew of earnings
US stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as investors waded through an avalanche of earnings and digested a better-than-expected reading on US consumer confidence.
Caterpillar boosted 5% after Q2 earnings beat
Construction machinery giant Caterpillar surged over 5% higher in the Dow Jones on Tuesday after a second-quarter earnings report which beat expectations.
General Motors surpasses estimates in Q2, vows to trim inventory
US carmaker General Motors cut costs in the second quarter to post a better-than-expected net income for the period, according to its latest earnings report.
US close: Markets finish mixed, Alphabet beats earnings forecast
US stocks finished mixed on Monday as investors awaited corporate news from the likes of Alphabet ahead of what promises to be a busy week on the earnings front.
Magnolia Petroleum announces divestment of North Dakota and Oklahoma wells
Magnolia Petroleum, an Oklahoma based oil and gas investment company, has divested and agreed farmouts over several wells in North Dakota and Oklahoma for a total of $411,000.
General Electric tumbles further as profits slide
US industrial giant General Electric reported net profits of $1. 34bn for the second quarter of 2017, 53% less than its earnings for the same quarter in 2016.
US open: Wall Street slips amid weak tech earnings, downbeat GE
Wall Street was slightly lower in early trading following disappointing updates from Microsoft and Ebay, alongside weak guidance from industrial conglomerate GE.
Ebay shares fall after company lowers third quarter guidance
Online marketplace Ebay saw its shares fall overnight after despite posting second quarter earnings that were in-line with consensus estimates, as it warned that analysts' forecasts for the following quarter were slightly too high.
ExxonMobil fined $2m for violating Russia sanctions
US oil corporation ExxonMobil has been fined $2m by authorities in the country for the violation of sanctions handed out to Russia during Rex Tillerson’s time as CEO.
Citi starts Tesla shares at neutral
Citi initiated coverage on shares of American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla with a neutral rating and a $357 price target, which was roughly 10% above the company's then current share price.
US close: Markets mixed as investors close their wallets
US stocks took a breather on Thursday, following mixed economic data and ahead of key corporate updates from tech heavyweights Microsoft and eBay.
Commodities: Weaker dollar aids gold and silver buyers
A worse than expected Philly Fed index reading dealt a further blow to US dollar strength today, which has seen gradual weakness since the start of the year as measured by the dollar index (a broad measure of us dollar strength/weakness measured against a basket of currencies) which has seen a fall from 103. 210 in January to 94. 121 today (1700 BST).