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    http://www.folkd.com/user/ericavillalon The Dow climbed higher Thursday, led by gains in technology ahead of earnings from big tech, while positive economic data helped eased worries about the pace of recovery amid a surge in coronavirus cases. The  Dow Jones Industrial Average  rose 0.75%, or 199 points. The  S&P 500  was up 1.36%, while the  Nasdaq Composite  gained 1.78%. FAANG, with the exception of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ), led tech higher as bargain-hunting investors appeared to swoop in for big tech stocks following a rout a day earlier.   Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Google-parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ), all of which report earnings after the bell, traded in the green. Facebook was up more than 5% as investors bet the social media giant is set to report a solid quarter of earnings following impressive quarterly results from its social media peers including Snap (NYSE: SNAP ) a...

  Erica Villalon Trading Desk   Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday as investors were hopeful of more stimulus from Washington, with Senate Republicans preparing to vote on a bill to help small businesses hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJI ) rose 50.43 points, or 0.18%, at the open to 28,245.85. The S&P 500 ( SPX ) opened higher by 12.46 points, or 0.36%, at 3,439.38, while the Nasdaq Composite ( IXIC ) gained 52.95 points, or 0.46%, to 11,531.83 at the opening bell. http://www.folkd.com/user/ericavillalon

Erica Villalon Trade Desk  

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https://sites.google.com/site/ericavillalonforex/ The three main stock indexes were headed for their worst week since mid-March as hopes of a quick recovery were doused by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's somber outlook on the economy and leading U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci's warning that the virus was not yet under control. Economic readings continued to reflect the pain caused by the pandemic, as data showed 2.98 million Americans filed for state unemployment benefits last week, higher than economists' estimates. However, this marked the sixth straight weekly drop in jobless claims, since topping 6 million in the final week of March. The focus now turns to retail sales data on Friday that will reflect the impact of stay-at-home orders on the U.S. consumer in April.