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...Major stock indices in Japan and Europe also hit record highs on Thursday, with tech stocks in markets across the globe moving higher....
...On Monday, Murray praised Thompson’s “expertise in corporate governance and major project management”....
...Wall Street’s major stock gauges both closed at fresh record on Friday for a second straight week of gains as the biggest tech stocks continued to advance while soft data boosted rate cut hopes....
...Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 swung between minor gains and losses, with utilities its best-performing sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4 per cent....
...The S&P 500 notched its fifth consecutive record close on Thursday, with the market making broad gains after solid economic growth data....
...The bonanza included the highest single-day haul on record for any ETF of $20.8bn on December 18, according to VettaFi’s data, shortly before the expiry of a major futures contract....
...US stocks sold off on Wednesday, with major indices headed for their fourth straight daily loss....
...The following list is not exhaustive, but at least captures the major themes that crop up in recent presentations, events, and conversations....
...Unlike many other major indices, the Russell family is entirely formulaic, and the methodology is transparent....
...Crude oil prices, which climbed higher than $90 a barrel this month for the first time since October, have buoyed oil majors....
...The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1.4 per cent, with gains for all of the so-called Magnificent Seven major technology groups....
...US stocks slipped in early trading, pulled lower by bank stocks as traders weighed mixed earnings reports from major lenders....
...Wall Street’s S&P 500 notched its biggest weekly advance in three months as stocks on both sides of the Atlantic climbed on signals that major central banks remain on course to cut interest rates....
...For its half-year results, the oil major reported a 70 per cent drop in revenue compared with last year....
...“How do you get gas into those countries is a much more difficult question to answer right now,” said Thompson....
...In typical severe selloffs, most funds’ investors are likely to lose less money than outright equity investors would, and their portfolio managers are not likely to make major changes to portfolio structure...
...The major suppliers on display include Thompson & Morgan, Johnsons and Mr Fothergills, but each has much fuller catalogues online....
...Traders picked up Treasuries after a major sell-off on Wednesday....
...The benchmark S&P 500 closed 0.7 per cent lower on Tuesday, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1 per cent....
...The S&P 500 gained 1 per cent since last Friday’s close. The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite was pulled 0.1 per cent lower by declines in major technology stocks....
...World Wide Technology, Thompson Hospitality and the Elocen Group are all examples of successful companies that began as small businesses that won federal contracts under this programme....
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