US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
- On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 201 points, or 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.5% to reach a new all-time high.
- Markets rallied as oil prices dropped 2% to $98.30 per barrel, easing inflation pressure, while the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 5.25% from 5.31% late Monday.
- Constellation Energy jumped 15% on Tuesday following a deal to supply Google with nuclear-scale electricity, while Lamb Weston shares rallied 11.1% after beating profit projections.
- Option Care Health shares soared 33.1% after private investment firm CD&R and healthcare company McKesson announced a roughly $5.8 billion acquisition deal.
- Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to deliver nearly 30% earnings growth, potentially marking a third straight quarter of growth exceeding 25%.
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The slight rise in the price of oil and the recovery of U.S. Treasury securities revenues are weighing on investors.
The New York Stock Exchange opened in decline on Wednesday, undermined by rising bond yields and oil prices.
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By Mike Dolan Oct 7 (Reuters) - As the US third-quarter earnings season gets set to kick off, Wall Street's S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in setting a new record high on Tuesday - its first in about six weeks. Consensus forecasts are for another AI-led blo...
The major US stock indexes set new records yesterday: the NASDAQ jumped another 0.45 percent and the S&P 500 rose 0.58 percent.
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