Goldman Sachs crushes analysts estimates and Bank of America posts quarterly profit that exceeds analysts expectations (SPY +0.7%). Biggest premarket movers: Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, GE.
Here is the current market situation from CNN Money
European markets are higher today with shares in Germany leading the region. The DAX is up 0.21% while France s CAC 40 is up 0.10% and London s FTSE 100 is up 0.05%.
What Is Moving the Markets
Here are the headlines moving the markets.
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There Is Still Time for Trump to Do the Right Thing
It is amazing to me that President Trump has pardoned some people who he considered heroic while continuing to leave Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, two genuine heroes, in the lurch. Assange, of course, is getting the worst of it, given the brutal conditions under which U.S. and British officials have incarcerated him in England. But it still can’t be a bundle of joy for Snowden to be living in Russia, given the societal jail-like environment that comes with living under the Russian regime.
Consider Trump’s pardons of two former Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Campean. They were chasing an undocumented immigrant who was fleeing back to Mexico. The best account of what happened was detailed in a Texas Monthly article entitled “Badges of Dishonor.”