
Listed below are 5 important factors financiers require to know to start the buying and selling day:
1. Good points and losses
The S&P 500 staged a comeback Thursday, posting its first positive day this week and snapping a three-day losing streak. The index added 0.21%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.76%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average didn’t fare as well, losing 140.59 points, or 0.33%, for its first four-day losing streak since June. Treasury yields moved lower, easing back slightly after hitting three-month highs on Wednesday. Follow live market updates.
2. Tapes-try again
Coach and Michale Kors bags.
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3. Tesla stock gets a lift
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024.Â
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Tesla is partying like it’s 2013. The company’s stock saw its best day since May 2013 on Thursday, surging 22% to close at $260.48. The rally came a day after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and CEO Elon Musk predicted vehicle growth that surpassed analyst expectations. The rally, which was the electric vehicle maker’s second-best day ever on the stock market, lifted Musk’s net worth by roughly another $26 billion.
4. Microsoft CEO pay
Executive Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella speaks during the “Microsoft Build: AI Day” event in Bangkok, Thailand, May 1, 2024.Â
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5. Pulling onions
An exterior view of a Burger King fast food restaurant.Â
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â CNBC’s Pia Singh, Gabrielle Fonrouge, Jacob Pramuk, Lora Kolodny, CJ Haddad, Ari Levy, Jordan Novet and Amelia Lucas contributed to this report.