S&P 500 Rises With More Earnings in Focus

U.S. stocks edged higher in the afterglow of a not-too-hot jobs report, which brought back hopes of an interest-rate cut this year. 


 
'Green Shoots' Grow Out of Control on Wall Street

Bankers are dropping the phrase like seeds at spring planting, optimistic about signs of an end to dealmaking's long freeze. 


 
How Online Shopping Is Saving the Bricks-and-Mortar Store

Retailers are increasingly relying on their shops as fulfillment hubs. 


 
India's Boom Faces a Pitfall: Sharing the Wealth

To become an economic powerhouse like China, India urgently needs to address rising income inequality. 


 
China Services-Sector Gauge Shows Slower Activity Expansion

A private gauge of China's services sector showed activity grew at a slightly slower pace in April, though there are signs of a recovery in consumption given strong spending over recent holidays. 


 
Why the Fed Is Right to Bide Its Time on Rate Moves

Not that critics of Jerome Powell's latest move don't have some good points, says Streetwise columnist James Mackintosh. 


 
Indonesia Economy Expands Steadily at Start of Year

Indonesia's economy expanded steadily in the first quarter on resilient domestic consumption, but the impact of tight monetary policy and export weakness casts some doubt about whether that pace of growth can continue. 


 
Stock Funds Fell 5% in April

Month's pullback still leaves performance in the green so far in 2024. Also: A flashback to the 40th anniversary of the Continental Illinois banking crisis. 


 
Property's Waiting Game Is Getting Harder

As hopes of interest-rate cuts fade, some commercial real-estate borrowers want to cut loose. 


 
Investors Were Burned by European Banks for Years-Until Now

After years in the doldrums, European banks have cleaned up their balance sheets. The result: Stock prices have surged.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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