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Nasdaq sinks into 'Death Cross' for first time since April 2020

The formation occurred in June 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst and again in January 2008 ahead of the global financial crisis

Shift to a diversified passive fund to survive fickle US market: Analysts

Besides growth-oriented active fund, add value-oriented fund to your portfolio

Dollar recovers from two-week low after US employment surprise

But the dollar was still down 1.7% on the week, on pace for its largest weekly percentage decline since November 2020.

Sensex slips 143 pts; Nifty holds 17,500; Realty, PSBs dip, metals shine

Among the Sensex pack, SBI was the biggest loser as it dropped over 2 per cent. M&M, NTPC, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Power Grid, and RIL were the other losers, all down between 1-1.8 per cent

Oil extends gains above $90/bbl as winter storm sweeps through the US

By Roslan Khasawneh

Earnings whiplash points to more volatility for the US markets

Many market participants hoped that earnings from the big, tech-focused stocks that have led markets for years would lend equities a modicum of support after January's sharp declines

US economy regained speed in Q4 at 6.9%, 2021 growth best since 1984

The economy grew 5.7% in 2021, the strongest since 1984. It contracted 3.4% in 2020, the biggest drop in 74 years

US stock futures bounce ahead of Fed, oil gains on Russia-Ukraine

U.S. S&P futures jumped 1.34%, indicating a stronger open on Wall Street, after the S&P 500 index lost 1.22% in the previous session.

Wall St: Investors may take shelter in US regional banks as Fed hikes loom

Treasury yields have risen in anticipation of tighter policy, with those on the benchmark 10-year Treasury up 40 basis points from recent lows.

Nasdaq 100's unrelenting declines ring a dot-com bust alarm bell

The Nasdaq 100 tumbled 7.5% this week as what started as an aggressive selloff in speculative corners spread to the rest of the market.

Asian shares turn negative as treasury yields rise 1% ahead of Fed

Each of the region's major markets, apart from some Chinese indexes, gave up their earlier gains.

US stocks bounce, investors digest news of 2022 rate hikes by Fed

US stocks bounced and Treasury yields retreated in choppy trade as investors absorbed remarks from the Federal Reserve that interest rates are likely to rise this year

Wall Street rises on 1st trading day of 2022; Apple hits $3 trn market cap

Tesla charges ahead on better-than-expected deliveries; banks gain as Treasury yields rally on rate hike hopes

Investors flee US corporate junk debt on inflation, Omicron concerns

Worries over surging inflation and a new variant of the coronavirus are roiling the US corporate junk bond market

Wall Street turns red as Omicron reaches US; Dow Jones falls 460 points

All three indexes breach key technical levels; Salesforce falls on disappointing profit forecast

Wall Street: Dow Jones plunges 800 pts on fears over new Covid variant

The S&P 500 is down 1.4% in early trading, heading for its worst fall since late September

Zoom shares drop as big client additions fall short, growth concerns mount

The firm missed predictions for big clients last quarter as well

Dollar at 16-month high after US retail sales higher than expected

The dollar rose to a 16-month high on Tuesday after data showed US consumers looked past rising prices and drove retail sales higher than expected last month

Wall Street: Hedge funds raise bearish bets at fastest pace in two years

Bears, driven almost into extinction amid the relentless equity rally and January's retail-fomented short squeeze, are staging a comeback

Global shares slip in cautious trading, shrug off US rally

Global shares slipped in cautious trading Wednesday, shrugging off a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from the previous day's sell-off. France's CAC 40 dipped 1.9% in early trading to 6,450.56, while Germany's DAX dropped 2.1% to 14,869.63. Britain's FTSE 100 was down 1.6% at 6,964.13. The future for the Dow industrials fell 0.9% to 33,860.00. S&P 500 futures was 1.2% lower at 4,280.00. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 1.1% to finish at 27,528.87 for its eighth straight session of losses. South Korea's Kospi dipped 1.8% to 2,908.31. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.6% to 7,206.50. Hong Kong's Hang Seng edged down 0.6% to 23,966.49. Trading was closed in Shanghai for the Chinese national holidays. Worries remain in Asia about ongoing coronavirus infections, although hopes are growing that economic activity will return closer to normal later this year, bouncing back from the deep downturn in 2020. On the risks front, China .