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Apple becomes first US company to cross $2 trillion in market value
Shares in the company have surged since blowout quarterly results in July that saw the iPhone maker eclipse Saudi Aramco as the world's most valuable listed company
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Not a good sign: Warren Buffet does away with bank shares, bets on gold
Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, has loved few things more in his life than sweets, soda and compound interest - but banking stocks have come pretty close
 "Not a good sign: Warren Buffet does away with bank shares, bets on gold")
S&P 500 inches closer to record high as coronavirus stimulus bets climb
Ultra-low interest rates, trillions of dollars in stimulus and, more recently, a better-than-feared second-quarter earnings season have allowed all three of Wall Street's main indexes to recover
 "S&P 500 inches closer to record high as coronavirus stimulus bets climb")
Trump admin proposes delisting of Chinese firms failing to meet audit norms
The latest move of Trump Administration is part of its effort to crackdown on Chinese companies
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Federal Reserve wrestles with next moves as coronavirus stalls US economy
No major changes are likely when the Fed releases a statement Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting ends and just before Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference.
 "Federal Reserve wrestles with next moves as coronavirus stalls US economy")
S&P 500, Dow Jones rise after mixed bank earnings; tech-heavy Nasdaq falls
Largest US lender JP Morgan Chase & Co was up 0.2% after it posted a smaller-than-expected 51% drop in second-quarter profit.
 "S&P 500, Dow Jones rise after mixed bank earnings; tech-heavy Nasdaq falls")
US stocks gain as investors weigh Covid-19 impact on economic recovery
The S&P US Listed China 50 index, which is designed to track the performance of the 50 largest Chinese companies listed on US exchanges by total market cap, logged a weekly rise of 6 per cent
 "US stocks gain as investors weigh Covid-19 impact on economic recovery")
Wall Street ends lower after strong recent rally as Covid-19 cases mount
Strategists said investors may be taking profits after the recent run higher.
S&P 500, Dow Jones slip ahead of Fed outlook; Nasdaq scales fresh high
The tech-heavy Nasdaq, by contrast, hit a record high for the fourth straight session, with gains for Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp driving rally
 "S&P 500, Dow Jones slip ahead of Fed outlook; Nasdaq scales fresh high")
Wall Street rallies, led by healthcare stocks; Dow Jones, S&P rise over 3%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 690.7 points, or 3.19%, to 22,327.48, the S&P 500 gained 85.18 points, or 3.35%, to 2,626.65 and the Nasdaq Composite added 271.77 points, or 3.62%, to 7,774.15
 "Wall Street rallies, led by healthcare stocks; Dow Jones, S&P rise over 3%")
Dow Jones, S&P 500 rise over 9% after national emergency declared
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,985 points, or 9.36%, to 23,185.62, the S&P 500 gained 230.38 points, or 9.29%, to 2,711.02
Coronavirus: Wall Street slumps, investors seek shelter in bond and gold
The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 135 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded eight new highs and 415 new lows.
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Apple, Facebook propel Wall Street to three-week peak; Dow jumps 1%
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 jumped to a three-week high on Tuesday, led by Apple, Amazon, Facebook and industrial shares on bets that the United States and China would strike a deal to end their trade war.
S&P 500 closes near record high as earnings season begins in earnest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed near record highs on Friday after the largest U.S. bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, soothed worries that the first-quarter earnings season would dampen Wall Street's big rally back from last year's slump.
 "S&P 500 closes near record high as earnings season begins in earnest")
Beginning of the end: BAML sees S&P 500 rally topping out in second quarter
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index will scale new peaks above 3,000 in the second quarter before topping out, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) said on Friday as data showed more cash was pulled from global equities this week.
 "Beginning of the end: BAML sees S&P 500 rally topping out in second quarter")
Say goodbye to the US stock market's secret sauce
For the first time in over two years, corporate profit margins are falling
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Why the ongoing sell-off in the US stock market isn't a big deal
The worst year since 1937 for the S&P 500 saw the index fall 33 per cent in 115 days as a weakening economy, rising unemployment and spiking inflation pushed investors to head for the exits
US premium over global peers narrows to 1.32 amid massive sell-off
The S&P500 index had plunged 15 per cent in December
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American stocks look cheapest in years. Trump's advice? 'Buy the dip'
S&P 500 at cheapest relative to forward earnings since 2013
Wall Street ends worst week in a decade with Nasdaq entering bear market
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week with a loss of nearly seven per cent, after losing 1.8 per cent or more than 400 points Friday
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