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The U.S. stock-market correction has more downside ahead, according to contrarian analysts. That’s because the mood on Wall Street in March and early April hasn’t been pessimistic enough to trigger a contrarian buy signal.
Instead, short-term stock-market timers have remained relatively bullish during the Iran war that began on Feb.
US stocks opened Friday’s session mixed, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq rising as much as 0.5% and the blue-chip Dow falling about 0.4% after the March inflation report showed energy costs surged last month, and investors await the results of weekend talks on the tenuous ceasefire in the US-Iran war.
About 20 minutes into Friday’s session,
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street and oil prices are holding steady amid a shaky ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average barely budged, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%. Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency claimed that talks set for Saturday wouldn’t happen unless Israel stopped its attacks in Lebanon.
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, while a firmer dollar and fading hopes for near-term interest rate cuts due to higher oil prices continued to weigh.
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US socks opened Friday’s session higher as a surge in inflation due to energy costs met forecasts and investors await weekend talks on the tenuous ceasefire in the US-Iran war.
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq each opened Friday’s session up about 0.3%. US stocks have gained ground for 7 days in a row,
