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...After an early move higher, the S&P 500 swung into negative territory during late-morning trade and finished down 0.7 per cent from Thursday’s record closing high....
...US stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with Wall Street’s S&P 500 climbing 1.1 per cent to a record-high close and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.5 per cent....
...I am somewhat surprised by this and ask Doctor P if he witnessed this himself. “The man just has a heart of gold, helping people.”...
...Somehow, the S&P 500 sub-index of oil and gas stocks is down only 1 per cent over the same period....
...It was a response, coupled with the large foreign exchange hit, that left some investors “miffed”, according to Diane Jaffee, TCW senior portfolio manager....
...“The pivot is complete in terms of them worrying about more persistent and problematic inflation,’‘ said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton....
...The S&P 500 is up more than 15 per cent this year, while the FTSE all world index has gained slightly more than 12 per cent....
...Diane Coyle: The UK is in a structural hole, not a cyclical downturn....
...Wall Street’s blue-chip S&P 500 index rose 0.2 per cent to close at a new record high, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.1 per cent....
...Shares in more than 80 per cent of the companies in the S&P 500 fell on the first trading day of the new year, with the Wall Street benchmark closing 1.5 per cent lower....
...“Improving financial capability can be transformative for individuals and families,” says Diane Maxwell, former lead of New Zealand’s state-backed financial capability drive....
...One “P” word has been dominating economic policy discussions for some time now: not “pandemic”, but “productivity”....
...“The market is up without share buybacks because we see the light at the end of the tunnel and can see where economic growth is going,” said Diane Jaffee, a senior portfolio manager at asset manager TCW....
...Gucci sunglasses and Diane von Furstenberg wrap dresses could now be found on dozens if not hundreds of websites, amplifying price competition....
...Diane Coyle: Probably, but it will also probably be too soon....
...Stocks in the US saw similar falls, with the S&P 500 down for a fourth consecutive week for the first time since 2014....
...Diane Vazza, head of fixed income research at S&P, said these “lowest grade issuers”, which have benefited from investors’ desperate search for yield, were eight times more likely to default than other speculative...
...“Spreads have widened a bit, particularly on the back of equity volatility,” said Diane Vazza, analyst at S&P. She added: “When spreads widen, there is a concern in the market over credit....
...The rating agency’s Diane Vazza says: “Bankruptcy is the leading cause of defaults this year, with 11 (32%) — all of which were US-based....
...Director Diane Wehrle said: “It is going to be the worst Christmas we’ve had for a good few years.”...
...Much of that flexibility was lost in translation for financial markets,” said Diane Swonk of Grant Thornton....
...Although hedge funds last year managed to beat the S&P 500 index for the first time in a decade, investors’ appetite for long-only funds is yet to be tested by a bear market....
...The S&P 500 hit fresh highs this week on the heels of becoming the longest ever bull run for the index, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices....
...At the Met gala that opened the event, there were crosses galore: rapper P....
...“It is the strongest consumer [performance] we have seen for some time because of the employment gains,” said Diane Swonk of DS Economics....
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