Wall St mints strong gains on rosy economic data, encouraging Omicron update
* Tesla jumps as CEO Musk says he has sold 'enough' stock. * Pfizer rises as oral COVID-19 pill wins approval. Dec 22 - Wall Street's main indexes powered higher on Wednesday in a broad rally after upbeat economic data and hopeful developments about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant that is sweeping the world.The S&P 500 gained at least 1% for a second straight session, putting it near record levels, as volatility has ratcheted up in the last month of 2021 following the arrival of
Wall Street closes up strongly with boost from Nike, Micron, following Omicron slide
Dec 21 - Wall Street's main indexes ended sharply higher on Tuesday, with strength in travel and tech shares as well as in Nike and Micron Technology following their earnings, as stocks rebounded from a coronavirus-fueled rout the session before.The rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus has rattled stock markets around the world, triggering volatility in the final month of 2021, which has otherwise been a strong year for equities.Gains in massive technology and tech-related stock
After-Hours Stock Movers: Micron,Nike,Aldeyra Therapeutics and more
Micron Technology +6.6%; reported Q1 EPS of $2.16, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $2.11. Revenue for the quarter came in at $7.69 billion versus the consensus estimate of $7.67 billion. GUIDANCE: Micron Technology sees Q2 2022 EPS of $1.85-$2.05, versus the consensus of $1.86. Micron Technology sees Q2 2022 revenue of $7.3-7.7 billion, versus the consensus of $7.27 billion.Nike +3.4%; reported Q2 EPS of $0.83, $0.20 better than the analyst estimate of $0.63. Revenue for the quarter ca
- Wall Street finished lower on Friday, weighed down by Big Tech as investors worried about the Omicron coronavirus variant and digested the Federal Reserve's decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster.All three main U.S. stock indexes ended with a decline for the week after the Fed on Wednesday signaled three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022 to combat surging inflation.Nvidia dropped 2.1% and Alphabet lost 1.9%, both weighing on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.The S