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Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.34%, and Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.45%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher after a smaller-than-expected increase in Nov ADP employment bolstered speculation the Fed is done raising interest rates. Stock index...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.24%. Stocks on Tuesday settled mixed. A decline in bond...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.35%. Stocks this morning are mostly lower. Higher bond yields...

Ministry rebuffs Moody's report on Aadhaar, citing its trustworthiness, security and privacy protections. Over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it 100 billion times. International agencies, nations have lauded Aadhaar and its role in enhancing financial inclusion.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.87%. Stocks on Tuesday closed moderately lower but well off...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.39%. Stocks this morning are sharply lower, with the S&P...

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.65%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.61%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately lower. Weakness in regional bank stocks in pre-market trading is weighing on the overall market after Moody’s Investors Service...

Stability, Quality, and Sentiment are critical when investing in stocks. Financial stocks Moody’s (MCO), FLEETCOR Technologies (FLT), and EVERTEC (EVTC) score high on these fronts and could be wise investments now. Read more….

Fitch Ratings late Wednesday placed the United States ‘AAA’ long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) on rating watch negative. Fitch said the watch negative reflects increased political partisanship that is hindering reaching a resolution to raise or suspend the debt limit despite the fast-approaching date when the U.S. Treasury exhausts...