Stocks Open Higher on Friday Amid Choppy Week
U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, concluding a volatile trading week on an upward note, according to WSJ Live Coverage.
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Global stocks fall as oil rises, Treasury yields extend gains
Major stock indexes fell, with the MSCI world gauge down 0.83%, as oil prices resumed their rise and Treasury yields extended gains. Spot gold dropped 3.5% to a more than seven-week low.
Asia markets mixed as Japanese bond yields rise to historic levels
Global stocks were little changed, while Japanese government bond yields climbed to historic levels and US Treasury yields edged lower. Gold rose and Brent crude eased, with traders still pricing in further Federal Reserve rate hikes.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Gain as Trump Threatens to 'Annihilate' Iran at UNGA—KB Home, Worthington, IONQ in Focus
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$6.51 Diesel Should Be Crushing the Economy: Here’s Why It Has Rarely Grown Faster
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Global stocks rally; Treasury yields slip as oil prices fall
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Diesel Hits Historic $6.51/Gal: Commodity Strategist Warns We Are Facing a Deficit That 'No Handshake' Can Refill
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Charlie Bilello Warns of $100 Billion Iran War Fuel Shock as $4.43 Gas Prices Show the ‘Inflation Problem’ Isn’t Over
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Fed Meeting Interest Rate Decision Preview: How Will Stocks React?
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Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?
U.S. stock futures are trending higher early Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated interest rate decision and weigh cooling fears over an AI slowdown against the massive economic costs of the U.S.-Iran conflict. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Sept. 16 tradi
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VOO, QQQ draw inflows as U.S. equity funds see outflows
U.S. equity funds recorded $32.27 billion of net outflows in the week through Sept. 9, but several large-cap and semiconductor ETFs still drew strong creations on Wednesday. VOO took in $2.99 billion, QQQ $2.73 billion, SPY $1.26 billion, while SOXX and SMH also attracted inflows.
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S&P/TSX Composite falls 0.6% to close at 35,907
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US Treasury to buy back up to $6 bln longer-dated debt
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