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There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.

The London Stock Exchange’s plan to introduce nearly 24-hour trading for equities may fall short of reviving the bourse’s fortunes, the head of GAM Investments’ global equities team said.

China is stepping up efforts to stabilize its stock market, mobilizing a range of state-linked institutions to stem a tech-driven selloff. The chip-heavy STAR 50 index extended gains.

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with chips boost; Iran and megacap earnings in focus Reuters

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SNBR) today announced that it received Court approval for the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets and ongoing business operations to SNBR Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sleep Country Canada Inc., after making significa

Bearish bets across US stocks are surging to a record in the face of market gains, reflecting anxiety about the staying power of a rally that has seen the S&P 500 jump 18% from late March.

As long as the stock is priced above the 200-day SMA on the daily timeframe, it is generally considered to be in an overall uptrend.

Dow Jones Futures Fall, Oil Prices Jump As U.S.-Iran Attacks Escalate; Google, Tesla Ahead

South Korea’s most closely watched stock-market innovation is morphing into a headache for President Lee Jae Myung.