Market news
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19:02
DJIA -0.84% 34,100.47 -290.25 Nasdaq +0.23% 14,546.17 33.72 S&P -0.44% 4,340.57 -19.89
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16:02
European stocks closed: FTSE 100 7,086.42 -21.74 -0.31% DAX 15,260.69 -104.58 -0.68% CAC 40 6,520.01 -40.79 -0.62%
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14:02
Chicago business activity’s expansion decelerates slightly in September
MNI Indicators’ report revealed on Thursday that business activity in Chicago expanded in September at a slightly slower pace than in August.
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer, also known as Chicago purchasing manager's index (PMI) came in at 64.7 in September, down from an unrevised 66.8 in August. This was the lowest reading since February.
Economists had forecast the index to decrease to 65.0.
A reading above 50 indicates improving conditions, while a reading below this level shows worsening of the situation.
According to the report, Order Backlogs recorded the largest decline among the main five indicators, plunging 20.5 points to a six-month low of 61.1, as supply shortages continued to weigh on production. It was followed by Supplier Deliveries, which tumbled 11.6 points to 81.2, the lowest level since April, as businesses noted worsening port congestion and ongoing problems with ocean, rail trucking, and even air cargo. In addition, New Orders dropped 3.4 points to 64.4, the lowest since March, reflecting the raw material shortages and a low supply of critical components like semiconductors. At the same time, Employment was the only major indicator that posted increase in September, advancing 4.1 points to 52.4, the highest since April. On the price front, Prices paid at the factory gate fell 3.2 points in September to a four-month low of 90.7, as companies reported fewer problems with labor that may have put downward pressure on prices.
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13:35
U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.30%, Nasdaq +0.68%, S&P +0.42%
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13:30
Before the bell: S&P futures +0.37%, NASDAQ futures +0.46%
U.S. stock-index futures rose on Thursday, supported by reports that the Senate agreed to avoid shutdown, an unexpected upward revision to the U.S. Q2 GDP data and Merk’s (MRK) acquisition of Acceleron Pharma (XLRN) valued at $11.5 billion.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity
Last
Today's Change, points
Today's Change, %
Nikkei
29,452.66
-91.63
-0.31%
Hang Seng
24,575.64
-87.86
-0.36%
Shanghai
3,568.17
+31.87
+0.90%
S&P/ASX
7,332.20
+135.50
+1.88%
FTSE
7,119.40
+11.24
+0.16%
CAC
6,559.05
-1.75
-0.03%
DAX
15,327.54
-37.73
-0.25%
Crude oil
$73.78
-1.40%
Gold
$1,729.40
+0.38%
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12:59
Wall Street. Stocks before the bell
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
3M Co
MMM
181.95
1.07(0.59%)
1157
ALCOA INC.
AA
50.35
-0.23(-0.45%)
39288
ALTRIA GROUP INC.
MO
48.52
-0.22(-0.45%)
54455
Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ
AMZN
3,317.20
16.08(0.49%)
13779
Apple Inc.
AAPL
143.62
0.79(0.55%)
437206
AT&T Inc
T
27.46
0.06(0.22%)
33903
Boeing Co
BA
226.85
1.49(0.66%)
57144
Caterpillar Inc
CAT
198.9
1.03(0.52%)
2588
Chevron Corp
CVX
103.25
-0.08(-0.08%)
32770
Cisco Systems Inc
CSCO
55.66
0.18(0.32%)
5064
Citigroup Inc., NYSE
C
71.8
0.27(0.38%)
14811
Exxon Mobil Corp
XOM
59.97
0.09(0.15%)
163832
Facebook, Inc.
FB
341.18
1.57(0.46%)
43078
FedEx Corporation, NYSE
FDX
221.6
0.51(0.23%)
9452
Ford Motor Co.
F
14.35
0.05(0.35%)
321094
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE
FCX
32.77
-0.34(-1.03%)
144945
General Electric Co
GE
106.58
0.30(0.28%)
9813
General Motors Company, NYSE
GM
53.15
0.22(0.42%)
35723
Goldman Sachs
GS
386.5
1.61(0.42%)
2175
Google Inc.
GOOG
2,700.10
9.68(0.36%)
2226
Hewlett-Packard Co.
HPQ
27.55
0.24(0.88%)
11398
Intel Corp
INTC
53.74
0.25(0.47%)
29735
International Business Machines Co...
IBM
140.6
1.42(1.02%)
24324
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
164.5
0.48(0.29%)
3530
JPMorgan Chase and Co
JPM
166.75
0.80(0.48%)
9774
Merck & Co Inc
MRK
75.65
0.56(0.75%)
60481
Microsoft Corp
MSFT
285.72
1.72(0.61%)
63424
Nike
NKE
146.65
0.63(0.43%)
7832
Pfizer Inc
PFE
43.57
0.04(0.09%)
84310
Procter & Gamble Co
PG
142.2
0.18(0.13%)
558
Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ
SBUX
111.45
-0.72(-0.64%)
19770
Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ
TSLA
783.5
2.19(0.28%)
153639
The Coca-Cola Co
KO
53.09
0.13(0.25%)
14286
Twitter, Inc., NYSE
TWTR
60.41
0.34(0.57%)
15466
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
54.51
0.13(0.24%)
13059
Visa
V
227.25
0.57(0.25%)
1792
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
WMT
141
0.56(0.40%)
7556
Walt Disney Co
DIS
173.4
0.72(0.42%)
8127
Yandex N.V., NASDAQ
YNDX
79.1
0.15(0.19%)
4142
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12:42
Downgrades before the market open
Starbucks (SBUX) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities; target $105
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