Market Overview - Page 362

A record number of Americans just lost their job, and yet stocks are moving higher. This seems paradoxical given the economic toll — to say nothing of the emotional toll — on millions of people across the country without a.

The decrease in the number of people employed in the US in April turned out to be less than expected by one and a half million people. However, this is not the case when such a slip can cause a.

A World Health Organization scientist said Covid-19 comes from bats and can spread among cats amid an international debate about the virus’s origin. The novel coronavirus comes from a group of viruses that originate or spread in bats, and it’s.

With the Bitcoin halving just four days away, CV Lab, an incubator and co-working space for blockchain companies, along with Cointelegraph, invited a group of eight experts from Switzerland Crypto Valley for a live panel discussion held on May 7..

The number of oil and gas rigs operating in the United States is expected to hit an all-time low this week – reflecting data going back 80 years – as the energy industry slashes output and spending to deal with.

World stock markets are showing growth, but these dynamics have less and less support from macroeconomic data. Weekly data on the number of jobless claims in the United States looks like the most timely assessment of the labour market. This.

Weekly US Jobless Claims data looks the most timely estimate of the labour market. And this assessment can hardly be called optimistic. Last week, there were 3.169 million people claimed for unemployment insurance. The wave of the end of March.

U.S. stock futures rose early Friday morning after more gains in tech led to the Nasdaq Composite erasing all of its losses for 2020. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up by 235 points, implying an opening gain of about.

A rally in bitcoin led the cryptocurrency market higher ahead of a major technical event for the digital coin and as industry participants report an increased interest from institutional investors. Bitcoin crossed $10,000 on Friday morning Singapore time, the first.

Top officials from the U.S. and China held a phone call late Thursday Eastern time to discuss trade matters including the “phase one” deal that was signed in January. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

Unemployment rolls continued to swell in the U.S. last week, though jobless claims hit their lowest level since the economy went into lockdown made to battle the coronavirus pandemic. First-time filings for unemployment insurance hit 3.17 million last week, bringing.

Oil prices rallied for five consecutive days this week amid investor optimism over the relaxing of coronavirus lockdowns in the U.S. and around the world, but several energy analysts argue it’s too soon to get carried away. The commodity that.