(RTTNews) - After reporting average demand for this month's two-year and five-year note auctions earlier in the week, the Treasury Department on Thursday revealed this month's auction of $40 billion worth of seven-year notes also attracted average demand.
(RTTNews) - European stocks closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by a bit of profit taking after recent gains that have taken several markets in the region to record highs amid rising optimism the Federal Reserve will cut interest rate soon.
Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley declined on Wednesday night to say that slavery was one of the main causes of the U.S. Civil War, an omission she corrected on Thursday, but not before drawing rebukes from Democrats and some of her opponents.
A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map, rejecting arguments from voting rights groups and Democrats that the latest district lines illegally diluted the voting power of minority residents near Atlanta.
Russia's state-run carmaker Avtovaz said on Thursday it plans to increase production of its Lada-brand cars to 500,000 next year after targets for 2023 were hit by U.S. sanctions.
Tellurian (NYSEMKT: TELL) stock is making big gains in Thursday's trading. The liquified natural gas specialist's share price was up 7.4% as of 12:15 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.11%. Stocks this morning are modestly high, with the S&P...
With a robust start to fiscal 2024, Micron showcased its strategic advancements toward profitability, making Wall Street optimistic about its long-term potential.
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Kazakhstan-based fintech heavyweight Kaspi.kz disclosed a surge in profits and revenue for its most recent quarter on Thursday, when it took another step towards a U.S. listing by making its IPO paperwork public.
The First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 252,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 37,000. Shares of FTXO were down about 0.1% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, the Invesco China Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Dada Nexus, up about 5.6% and shares of Weibo, up about 4.4% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Gold Fields, off about 7.6% and shares of Vista Gold down about 5.6% on the day.
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If you've been investing long enough, you've no doubt run across the 60/40 portfolio. Maybe you've used this approach yourself. Or maybe your financial advisor told you about it (it's an advisor favorite!).
Buying and holding stocks for the long term has many advantages. For one, it eliminates trying to time the market with buys and sells. Secondly, it allows compounding to occur over many years, increasing returns for investors. The trick is to know which companies to buy and hold