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3 Min Read NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Benchmark U.S. bond yields edged back from 14-month highs on Friday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s move to let a key leverage exemption expire, while oil prices rebounded after getting pummeled a day earlier. FILE PHOTO: A Wall St. street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed in afternoon trading as gains in U...

Markets at record highs as infrastructure debate begins Thoughts A late surge drove the S&P 500® Index to a record high last week, as economic optimism outweighed valuation worries. Investors worry that we could see elevated equity and bond market volatility in this holiday-shortened week, as large institutional investors rebalance portfolios following a quarter that saw strong equity performance and weak bond returns. Dispersion of performance in the capital markets is wide this year. To date...

Investors have seemingly cleared airline stocks for takeoff, but the industry still faces a long and bumpy climb. The S&P 500’s airline index, which includes American Airlines and other major carriers, has jumped nearly 25% so far in 2021 as vaccine distribution ramps up and begins to clear the way for a full economic recovery. […]

Overall passenger volumes aren’t expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2023

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief act signed Thursday by President Joe Biden gives airlines another $14 billion to cover about 60% of their payroll costs and bars layoffs through September.

Technology companies led another broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday as a spike in bond yields put more pressure on the market’s high-flying stocks. The S&P 500 was fell 1.3%, its third straight loss. The benchmark index, which briefly dipped into the red for the year, is on track for its third consecutive weekly loss. […]

Technology companies led another broad sell-off on Wall Street Thursday as a spike in bond yields put more pressure on the market’s high-flying stocks. The

Asian shares slipped Friday after surging U.S. bond yields renewed pressure on high-flying technology companies.

Asian shares slipped Friday after surging U.S. bond yields renewed pressure on high-flying technology companies.

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 9:40am     George Darrell Jensen, 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 16, 2021.     Anyone who knew Darrell enjoyed his nurturing spirit and joyful sense of humor. He was a kind, caring and genuine soul with a huge heart and an infectious smile. He had a special way of making evervone he knew feel loved. His favorite things in life were his family and farming, both of which he adored with all his heart. He was a devoted husband, father, gran...