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‘The Claman Countdown’ panelists Jack Manley and Simeon Hyman discuss market sentiment and earnings as stocks take a major hit amid recession fears Monday.
Stock futures were higher on Wednesday morning after Wall Street ended its three-day losing streak.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose more than 300 points, or 0.83%, while Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 futures were up 1.46% and 1.23%, respectively.Ticker Security Last Change Change % I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 38997.66 +294.39 +0.76% SP500 S&P 500 5240.03 +53.70 +1.04% I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 16366.854541 +166.77 +1.03%
The major indexes rebounded on Tuesday – paring some gains near the close – a day after U.S. recession fears triggered a global market sell-off. The Dow closed 293.66 points, or 0.76%, higher, while the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 finished up 1.03% and 1.04%, respectively.
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Tuesday’s gains followed a trading session that saw Wall Street's worst day since 2022. The Dow had shed more than 1,000 points by Monday’s closing bell as part of the sell-off that was sparked by weak U.S. jobs data and concerns of a slowing of the world’s largest economy.
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"While Friday’s employment report was disappointing, it wasn’t the only worrisome economic indicator, only the latest," said Greg McBride, Bankrate's chief financial analyst. "Couple economic concerns with the cacophony of earnings disappointments and weak corporate outlooks, global unrest and currency gyrations, and you have the recipe for sudden volatility."
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