Stock market news live updates: Stock futures open higher after tech-led drop

Shares of Coinbase , the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., jumped more than 5% in late trading after closing below its opening trade price in a volatile first day on the public markets.

Consensus economists expect to see a 5.8% jump in monthly retail sales, with stimulus checks and easing social distancing standards helping fuel the biggest gain in retail sales since January.

Members of the Federal Reserve has also underscored the recent pick-up in economic activity.

But even given the recovery, central bank officials have stuck to their script that the economy still needs significant support as it emerges from the pandemic.

His death comes just over a year after he asked a US judge for early release, saying he was suffering from terminal kidney failure and other health problems and had 18 months to live.

Although Dimon also noted that stock market valuations are “quite high,” the fact markets are pricing in economic growth and surplus savings that could be parked into equities, suggests a multi-year boom could serve as justification for present levels.

GameStop is currently looking for a new CEO to replace Sherman as it pivots from a brick-and-mortar video game retailer to an e-commerce firm, Reuters reported on Monday, citing three sources.

Wall Street indexes closed mixed on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 falling despite another record intraday high for the latter and big banks’ stellar results on the first day of earnings season.

Major global stock indexes scaled new peaks on Wednesday before shedding gains that anticipated a strong recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, while the dollar dipped to three-week lows as Treasury yields held below recent highs.

BofA has beat EPS expectations the past three quarters, and in 19 of the past 20 quarters, according to FactSet data, while revenue has missed the past two quarters but beat in 12 of the past 20 quarters.

import prices increased more than expected in March, lifted by higher costs for petroleum products and tight supply chains in the latest data to show inflation is heating up as economies reopen.

Treasury yields weighed on bullion’s appeal, while investors awaited speeches by several Federal Reserve officials in the wake of data showing higher inflation.

central bank has a legacy of missing its 2% inflation target consistently since it was installed in 2012.“Really it’s about changing peoples’ mindsets and experience for the last ten years,” said Tiffany Wilding, economist at Newport Beach, California-based Pacific Investment Management Co.“You are going to need several periods, maybe several years, of inflation that is running above the Fed’s 2% target to really anchor those expectations, because they have moved down.”For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.

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