U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies were enjoying a sharp rally in premarket trading Tuesday as hopes built about a potential relaxation of the company’s severe measures meant to help curb Read more
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The cost of health care is surging again and adding to high U.S. inflation
The cost of medical care is surging again after lull during the pandemic — and adding tinder to the high inflation already burning up the U.S. economy. Medical expenses have Read more
The stock market is surging as the U.S. dollar retreats. It’s all about bonds.
It all comes back to bonds. A closely watched U.S. dollar index fell sharply Tuesday, accelerating a retreat from a 20-year high and giving stocks and commodities room to bounce. Read more
A surging U.S. dollar is creating an ‘untenable situation’ for the stock market, warns Morgan Stanley’s Wilson
The U.S. dollar’s unrelenting surge is raising worries over corporate earnings, warned a closely followed Wall Street analyst, who noted that similar performances by the currency have historically led to Read more
U.S. oil benchmark extends fall below $80 on recession fears, surging dollar
Oil futures fell Monday, with the U.S. benchmark extending its decline below the $80-a-barrel threshold on fears aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve and other central banks will spark a Read more
Jobless claims fall to one-month low of 243,000 with no sign of surging layoffs
The numbers: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a one-month low of 243,000, indicating layoffs remain near record lows and that a tight Read more
Jobless claims fall to 250,000 and show little sign of surging layoffs
The numbers: The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits dipped to 250,000 in mid-August, suggesting that layoff remain very low and the economy is still expanding. Initial jobless Read more
A surging stock market is on the verge of signaling a ‘huge’ move — but there’s a catch
The pace of the stock market’s rise as it continues a bounce off the June lows is nearing a magnitude that’s preceded “huge” moves in the past. The dilemma for Read more
Fresnillo profits slide on silver price slump and surging costs
Fresnillo PLC FRES, -1.25% said Tuesday pretax profit sharply fell and revenue slipped for the first half of 2022, and that it was on track to meet its 2022 production Read more
These clean-energy ETFs are surging after ‘handily’ beating the S&P 500 over the past three months
Hi! I’m back with this week’s ETF Wrap digging into the recent bounce of clean-energy ETFs, including Thursday’s surge. Thank you to MarketWatch’s Isabel Wang for covering for me while Read more