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...Nancy Sun, chief engineer at Ike, a trucking start-up founded in 2018, says such “hand-offs” can happen by using existing highway infrastructure like truck stops....
...Investors will today vote on an offer for the trucking group, which is on the verge of bankruptcy....
...For the year, the index has climbed 24 per cent, outpacing the broader S&P 500....
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...Energy stocks led the way on the benchmark S&P 500 as crude prices rallied....
...The S&P 500 slid 0.6 per cent to 2,067.64, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7 per cent to 17,440.59. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1 per cent to 5,039.78....
...The S&P 500, which had its biggest rally in a month on Wednesday, rose 0.2 per cent to 2,108.86 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2 per cent to 18,039.37....
...The S&P 500 gained 0.5 per cent to 2,102.06, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6 per cent to 18,057.65. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4 per cent to 4,995.98....
...Disney’s Marvel purchase “would rank as one of the most transformational studio deals of all time, frankly,” says Tuna Amobi, an analyst with S&P Capital IQ....
...(FT) Markets Data 05:34 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +94.89 (+0.47%) at 20,078 Topix up +10.87 (+0.67%) at 1,630 Hang Seng down -26.28 (-0.09%) at 28,407 US markets S&P 500: -0.41% at 2,109 DJIA down...
...(FT) Markets Data 05:32 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -397.27 (-1.98%) at 19,662 Topix down -35.12 (-2.16%) at 1,592 Hang Seng down -264.05 (-0.93%) at 28,136 US markets S&P 500: -0.37% at 2,107 DJIA...
...The S&P 500 closed 0.1 per cent higher at 2,039.68, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat at 17,614.90. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,660.56....
...The S&P 500 ended the session flat at 2,039.82, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1 per cent to 17,634.74 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2 per cent to 4,688.54....
...The S&P 500 gained 0.1 per cent to 2,039.33, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2 per cent to 17,652.79. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.1 per cent to 4,680.14....
...“Gap’s much anticipated fall assortment – the first with the entire design team in place – was billed as the harbinger of a turnround,” Ike Boruchow, an analyst at Sterne Agee, said....
...By close the S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent to 1,992.37, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 per cent to 17,039.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.1 per cent to 4,532.10....
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...The S&P 500 rose 0.19 per cent to 1,927.88, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed slightly higher at 16,737.53....
...JPMorgan led the benchmark S&P 500 higher after the US bank said quarterly profits topped Wall Street expectations....
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