MSCI’s regional equities gauge dropped 0.1%, extending its losses to a third consecutive day. That’s after the S&P 500 also fell for a third day Tuesday, while the Nasdaq 100 added 0.3%. Tesla Inc. shares declined about 1% in extended trading after the company’s sales in California were poised to be suspended for 30 days.Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose more than 1% after President Donald Trump said he was ordering a “total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers” going into an ...

A restaurant displays a 'hiring' sign in its window in Manhattan on Dec. 16, 2025, in New York City.The U.S. November jobs report has something for everybody. Those convinced of weakness will highlight the higher-than-expected unemployment rate as well as the number of jobs shrinking in October. On the other hand, proponents of a strong economy will focus on jobs growth in November beating estimates, and point out that the increase in the unemployment rate was mostly because the labor force grew, as CNBC's ...

US stocks fell on Wednesday as investors weighed what the latest data and Federal Reserve comments mean for interest rate cuts, with tech stocks under pressure as Oracle (ORCL) stock slid. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) sank over 1%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell around 0.8%, with both backing off slight opening gains as tech weakness returned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost 0.3%, after US stocks finished mixed in Tuesday's session.  After weeks in a data vacuum, Wall Street is trying to fi ...

It comes as the UK spends significant sums on debt interest. The Chancellor has already borrowed £116.8bn this financial year to plug the gap between tax receipts and public spending.Official data published last week added to the gloom, showing the economy shrank by 0.1pc in October after a similar fall in September and no growth in August.State-employed workers saw their pay rise by 7.6pc last year - almost double the 3.9pc increase in the private sector.Despite rising unemployment, public sector wage grow ...

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Market Trends & Economic Data - Investors are preparing for more information on the US economy, with stocks, bonds, and the dollar wavering [3] - The week will bring economic data releases, including inflation and jobs reports, influencing future Fed policy [4] - The US Treasury market is debating the extent of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts [12] - Delayed announcements of monthly employment and inflation figures due to the US government shutdown are creating a void [13] - There's a debate on whether the economy is transitioning from deleveraging to re-leveraging [40] M&A and Corporate Strategy - The pursuit of Warner Brothers Discovery by Netflix is ongoing, with concerns about job losses and theatrical releases [5] - Netflix co-CEOs are trying to reassure employees about the company's bid for Warner Brothers Discovery, reiterating no business overlap and studio closures [59] - Global M&A activity has been strong, with volumes at $45 trillion, setting up for 2026 to potentially exceed the record year in 2021 [78] - A potential Netflix acquisition of Warner Brothers could be a $827 billion deal [60] - iRobot filed for bankruptcy, with its common stock to be wiped out under the proposed Chapter 11 plan, listing between $100 million and $500 million in assets and liabilities [118][120] Energy & Utilities - National Grid is spending billions of dollars to prepare New York's electric grid for a generational shift, including data centers [93] - National Grid serves over 4 million customers in New York, delivering natural gas and electricity [97] - Cumulative power needs from companies wanting to connect to the New York grid over the next five years are estimated at about 10 gigawatts, tripling in size in one year [99][100] - West Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI) is down 13%, at $5674 a barrel [92] Cryptocurrency - MicroStrategy acquired almost $1 billion in Bitcoin for a second straight week, despite the cryptocurrency falling [124] - Bitcoin is down 23%, at $86,432 [10][92] - Bitcoin is down about 30% from an all-time high of just over $126,000 in early October [126] Financial Markets Performance - The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq are all in the red [8][55][56][91][115] - The Bloomberg Mag Seven index is holding onto a gain of 4/10 of 1% [8] - The S&P 500 index is down 1/10 of 1%, lower by six at 620 [9] - The NASDAQ composite index is down 3/10 of 1%, while the Dow Industrials are down 2/10 of 1% [9] - The ten-year Treasury yield is currently at 417%, with the two-year at 350% [9] - Gold is up 4/10 of 1%, at $4314 the ounce [10] - The Russell 2000 index is declining, down 6/10 of 1% [55] - Gold is up $13 the ounce, at $4312, up 3/10 of 1% [56]

US stock futures retreated on Tuesday, set to extend a slide as investors counted down to the delayed release of the November jobs report, seen as pivotal to the path of interest rates next year. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) fell 0.3%, while those tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) shed 0.6%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) sank 0.9%, after the indexes kicked off the week with slight losses. Tech led Monday's losses, with AI jitters continuing to bubble around big names such as Oracle ( ...

Welcome to Morning Brief presented by [music] Robin Hood, the home commission free trading. I'm Julie Hyman. Let's get to the three things you need to know today.First up, the waiting game for official [music] economic data is almost over. Tomorrow, investors will get the November jobs report [music] along with some labor market data for October. Later this week, we'll also receive a key inflation report with the consumer [music] price index.The data deluge will help provide insight into the Fed's fight aga ...

The stock market opened higher Monday, as bond yields were stable and markets look ahead to key economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.3% and 0.6%, respectively.Helping is that the two-year Treasury yield was down a touch to just over 3.5%. It has settled around there since September, as the market sees economic data as cool enough for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. ...

The year is winding down, but several critical pieces of economic data will soon be released.With the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year now in the rearview, there aren't too many days left in 2025. However, before investors head off for the holiday season, there could still be some fireworks that strongly impact the broader benchmark S&P 500 index this year, most of which will come out over the next few days.The government plans to release several important pieces of economic data, some of which w ...