‘Focus on 19,400/64,900 as the key resistance levels for the Nifty/Sensex.’ Rising bond yields, driven by hawkish central bank policies and flaring crude oil prices, have cast a shadow over the markets in recent days. The decline from their recent peak levels, as indicated by technical charts, has not yet pushed the front line indices into oversold territory according to […]

European stocks may open higher on Wednesday, even as the upside may remain capped ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision later in the day. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but traders will pay close attention to the accompanying statement for clues about the outlook for rates. At the press conference following the […]

Contrails, the lines of clouds left by high-flying aircraft as they cut through air, are found to be trapping heat in the atmosphere. Working with Boeing, United Airlines, and other industry, government, and international partners, NASA researchers are collecting data to see how new, greener aviation fuels can help reduce the problem. NASA’s contrail research through Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program is […]

Home Prices, Chicago PMI for October, and Consumer Confidence might be of interest to investors on Tuesday. Earnings results also will get attention today. Oil prices are recovering, while Gold futures eased. Early trends on the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open higher. Asian shares finished mostly down, while European shares are trading higher. As of 8.00 […]

Asian stocks ended Tuesday’s session on a mixed note, as Chinese data disappointed and investors awaited cues from the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting. The Japanese yen languished near a one-year low against the dollar after the Bank of Japan allowed more flexibility in the conduct of yield curve control. Gold eased and traded below the $2,000 per ounce level ahead […]

European stocks may open flat to slightly lower on Tuesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas and vowed the country would “fight until this battle is won.” Growth worries also returned to the fore after an official survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to contraction in October – suggesting […]

Stocks moved sharply lower last week but are likely to move back to the upside in early trading on Monday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.6 percent. Traders may look to pick up stocks at reduced levels following the steep drop seen last week, […]

After moving sharply lower over the two previous sessions, the major U.S. stock indexes turned in a mixed performance during trading on Friday. While the Dow and the S&P 500 extended the recent downward move, the tech-heavy Nasdaq managed to regain some ground. The Nasdaq pulled back well off its best levels of the day but still closed up 47.41 […]

Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported Friday a profit for the third quarter that plunged from last year, reflecting lower natural gas and crude oil realizations as well as weaker industry refining margins. However, adjusted earnings per share and quarterly revenues topped analysts’ expectations. For the third quarter, the company reported net income attributable to ExxonMobil of $9.07 billion […]

NASA says it has discovered a system of seven sweltering planets orbiting a Sun-like star. This was revealed in a study of data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Each planet in this system, named Kepler-385, is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area than any planet in the solar system. All the seven planets are larger […]