Stock index futures traded with caution on Friday, as investors keep their eyes peeled for a key jobs report, a day after the markets returned from the July 4th holiday. S&P 500 futures (SPX) were flat, Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +0.1% and Dow futures (INDU) +0.1%. The 10-year Treasury yieldContinue Reading
olddays UBS assigned buy ratings to Royal Bank of Canada (RY)(RY:CA) and National Bank of Canada (NA:CA)(OTCPK:NTIOF) as it initiated coverage of Canadian banks, saying it’s “cautiously optimistic” about the Big Six group of lenders in the country. Canada’s macro picture looks “challenging” with slow economic growth, rising unemployment andContinue Reading
koyu Seeking Alpha subscribers were somewhat mixed in their responses to a recent Wall Street Breakfast survey on whether it is a good idea to invest in the tobacco sector in 2024. 31.2% of the 2,110 respondents said it was a good idea to invest in the sector, while 28.4%Continue Reading
