- June 11, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Panel on today’s markets, jobs, the Federal Reserve and the latest headlines about Jeff Bezos.
U.S. equity markets rose Thursday as traders digested a hotter than expected inflation reading.
Ticker Security Last Change Change %I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34564.85 +117.71 +0.34%SP500 S&P 500 4236.38 +16.83 +0.40%I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 13969.724455 +57.97 +0.42%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 100 points, or 0.34%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.4% each. The S&P 500 is now on track to close at an all-time high.
The consumer price index in May rose 5% annually, the most since August 2008, according to the Labor Department. Prices were up 0.6% month over month.
Ticker Security Last Change Change %GME GAMESTOP 262.97 -38.43 -12.75%
In stocks, GameStop Corp. shares were under pressure after the video game retailer announced plans to sell 5 million shares.
Ticker Security Last Change Change %AMC AMC…