Analysis: Indices

Hershey trims annual forecast as higher prices dent demand

Hershey trimmed its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday after missing Wall Street estimates for third-quarter, as repeated price hikes have dampened demand for its chocolates,...

Wall Street greets Trump's return with greed and trepidation

Wall Street executives by and large are looking forward to business-friendly regulations as they analyze the implications of a second Donald Trump presidency, while some bankers were immediately...

U.S. farm producers brace for hit to exports to China in Trump administration

U.S. agriculture producers are bracing for the prospect of a fresh trade war under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again hitting exports of farm goods to China, but they said while any new tariffs...

Asia ex-China equities have biggest monthly foreign outflow in nearly 2-1/2 years

Asian equities, excluding China, witnessed sharp foreign outflows in October, as investors wary of the U.S. presidential election outcome reacted to concerns over weaker-than-expected corporate...

Vitol CEO sees $70-$80/bbl oil prices in 2025, flags supply uncertainty

Global oil prices are expected to stay in the $70 to $80 per barrel range in 2025, similar to 2024, while geopolitical risks create uncertainty around supply, Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world's...

Uncertainty prevails as top exporter Vietnam braces for volatility with Trump

Vietnam faces trade volatility with a new Trump presidency, officials and supply chain experts told Reuters, as the country could benefit from increased U.S.-China trade tensions but may also become...

Oil prices regain ground as investors eye U.S. election fallout

Oil prices edged up on Thursday following a sell-off triggered by the U.S. presidential election, as risks to oil supply from a Trump presidency and a hurricane building in the Gulf Coast outweighed a...

Facing tariff threat, Europe eyes options to appease Trump

The European Union is considering options to appease Donald Trump on his return to the White House as it braces for a resumption of U.S. tariffs and other trade threats plus tough exchanges on how to...

Super Micro slumps as weak forecast, annual report uncertainty fuel investor worries

Shares of Super Micro Computer tumbled more than 20% in premarket trading on Wednesday as an unclear timeline for its annual report along with weak quarterly forecasts fanned investor worries about...

What's at stake for global markets in a Trump presidency

As Donald Trump appears poised to head back to the White House, the U.S. dollar and stock market are seen as winners, but a Republican presidency could weigh on bonds, emerging markets, clean energy...

Oil edges down ahead of US election, China NPC meeting

Oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday as markets braced for uncertainties from the U.S. presidential election, after rising more than 2% in the past session as OPEC+ delayed plans to hike production...

Hedge funds stung by European stock markets in October, Goldman Sachs says

Hedge funds focused on European stock markets suffered their largest monthly losses in over a year in October, dragged down by a broader market sell off, according to a Goldman Sachs note sent to...

Indices : Why did Nvidia make it into the Dow Jones index?

The next change in the Dow Jones will see the transfer of technological power from Intel to Nvidia, whose meteoric rise is saluted by this entry into the Holy of Holies. In chemicals, the old Dow Inc...

Another US oil refinery to vanish with Lyondell Houston plant closing

Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries on Friday detailed its long-announced plan to permanently shutter its 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston oil refinery in the first quarter of 2025. ...

Nvidia to replace Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average

AI chip firm Nvidia will replace chipmaker Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday. ...

Argentina cuts interest rate as inflation outlook eases

Argentina's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 500 basis points to 35% on Friday in a surprise move, signaling growing optimism that it can tame the country's triple-digit inflation. ...

Futures rise on Amazon results boost ahead of jobs data

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, buoyed after upbeat earnings from Amazon offset a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors awaited crucial nonfarm payrolls data for clues on the...

Argentina debt risk index drops again as default fears recede

Argentina's country risk index, a measure of the premium investors demand to hold local bonds versus equivalent U.S. debt, dropped under 900 basis points on Tuesday as investors grow more bullish on...

Indices: DAX vs CAC 40

Fiscal debacle in France and sluggish growth in Germany! It's hard to say that the macroeconomic data favor the European Union's two largest economies. And yet, on the stock market, each country's...