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Hong Kong, Mainland China Stocks Open Higher After Dow Jones Index Passes 20,000 Mark

... Sands China tumbled 1.84 per cent to HK$34.70 after it reported a 15.9 per cent year-on-year drop in its 2016 net income. Galaxy Entertainment fell 0.82 per cent to HK$36.15, reflecting concerns over the pace of recovery in Macau’s gaming market. Mainland China shares also opened higher on the last trading session before the Year of the Rooster. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.14 per cent or 4.38 points to 3,153.94 while the blue-chip CSI 300 gained 0.26 per cent or 8.88 points to 3,384.78. The Shenzhen Component Index edged up 0.12 per cent or 11.89 points to 9,989.85 and the Nasdaq-style Chi Next climbed 0.08 per cent or 1.44 points to 1,872.14. One initial public offering in Shanghai, ADD Industry, hit its increase limit after rising 44.02 per cent to 16.75 yuan. Two other newly-listed companies gained more than 30 per cent in Shenzhen. In the US, the blue-chip Dow Jones index ended 0.78 per cent or 155.12 points up to 20,067.83 on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was up 0.80 per cent to a record high of 2,298.37. The Nasdaq Composite also hit a record for a second day after rising 0.99 per cent to 5,656.34. Although investors had been ...

Penngrove Expert On Isis, Dow Jones Prediction And Crab Cakes

... post-production costs. Light appetizers will be served at the trailer premiere at WOW, and there will be a Q&A with Rogers and others involved in making the film. UP AND UP: Santa Rosa business/community champion Chuck Bartley recalled on Wednesday the predict-a-thon that members of the Downtown Rotary Club played in 1967. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was inching just then toward 1,000. It seems to Bartley that some Rotarians forecast that it would eventually reach 12,000, maybe 14,000. Guffaws followed the prediction by Leonard Talbot, the Santa Rosa-born stockbroker who would become renowned far and wide for continuing to work happily and full time right up to his death in 1994 at the age of 95. Friend Bartley said Talbot declared to the Rotary Club 50 years ago that the Dow would reach 20,000. And look here. AFTER THE CRAB: As crab-feed season peaks, ...

Dow Jones Closes Above 20,000 Points For First Time Ever

... to get enacted quickly and spur bigger earnings. KOTOK: What if that all doesn't come together? In that case, the market has gone too far too fast. ARNOLD: OK, so what should the everyday investor do now that the Dow has crested 20,000? We talked to Daniel Egan, the director of behavioral finance and investing at __link__. It's an online financial adviser. We should also say they've been an NPR sponsor. And as the Dow approached 20,000, this supposed milestone, Egan was not on a trading floor. He was home giving his baby a warm bottle. (SOUNDBITE OF BABY COOING). DANIEL EGAN: OK, come here. We're going to do this. Come here, you. ARNOLD: Egan says all the hoopla could be used as a reminder of the importance of what's called rebalancing your portfolio. Say you have a long-term financial ...

Dow Jones Industrials Breach 20,000

... 30 major industrial companies, was up 136 points, or 0.7 percent, at 20,049. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 13 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,293. The Nasdaq composite rose 40 points, or 0.7 percent, to 5,641. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.50 percent. 9:35 a.m. The Dow Jones industrial average is trading over 20,000 points for the first time, the latest milestone in a record-setting drive for the stock market. The market has been marching steadily higher since bottoming out in March 2009 in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The rally continued after the election of Donald Trump as U. S. president last fall. The Dow was up 102 points, or 0.56 percent, to 20,018. The Nasdaq rose 48 points, or 0.9 percent, to 5,600. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,290. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.51 ...

Dow Jones Industrial Average Passes 20,000 Points For First Time

... pipeline projects that had been blocked by former president Barack Obama. The pipeline move "wasn't a surprise as it was consistent with campaign rhetoric, yet it was a timely reminder for a listless market of the Trump Administration's push to increase economic activity in the US," said __link__ analyst Patrick O'Hare. The rally spurred more stock buying by investors who were caught off guard in what O'Hare dubbed "FOMO" or the "fear of missing out.". The renewed market confidence suggests investors are shrugging off worries about Trump, which include fears he will ignite a trade war with protectionist policies and push hard on controversial social policies. Trump was expected later Wednesday to announce the first steps towards building a massive wall on the Mexican border, a campaign promise that pleased his political base but has been ...

Eastnets Partners Dow Jones On Financial Crime Watchlist Filtering

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Rane Partners With Dow Jones To Create Unique Risk & Compliance Insights

... information. “The Dow Jones suite of compliance solutions helps our clients evaluate third party risks faster and with more confidence,” said Joel Lange, Managing Director, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. “The insights generated from RANE’s network are a great complement to the risk data, research tools, and regulatory compliance solutions we provide, and we look forward to partnering with RANE on this program.”. To learn more about RANE’s suite of risk management products and services, contact RANE at 844-RUN-RANE or visit __link__. About RANE. RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is an information and advisory services company that connects business leaders to critical risk insights and expertise, enabling risk professionals to make more informed decisions and more efficiently manage complex risk. RANE provides access to, collaboration with, and unique insights from a global network of credentialed risk experts. Through curated network intelligence, risk news monitoring, in-­house analysts and subject matter experts, and collaborative knowledge­-sharing events, RANE helps subscribers get the information and expertise they need to address their most ...

Dow Closes Above 20,000 Milestone As Stocks Notch Records

...  (154.6 points), International Business Machines Corp. IBM, +1.36%  (90.6 points), Boeing (75.5 points), Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.13%  (69.8 points), and United Health Group Inc. UNH, +0.50%  and Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.59%   tied at 56 points a piece, according to Dow Jones data. Don’t expect, or hope for, 21,000 too soon however, said Ryan Detrick, senior market strategist at LPL Financial, in an interview. That would raise red flags of a top about to blow off. Plus, the February after an election has traditionally been the weakest month for the S&P 500 since 1950, he said. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.80%  gained 18.30 points, or 0.8%, to close at a record 2,298.37, with eight of the main 11 sectors trading higher. Financial and industrials shares were leading gains, while telecoms and real estate lagged behind. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.99% ...