国际英语资讯:U.S. equities eke out modest weekly gains amid economic data, stimulus stalemate
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="digested">digested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slew">slew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="released">released</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="grappling">grappling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dow">Dow</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> 1.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="P">P</span> 500 <span word="rose">rose</span> 0.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="up">up</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="S">S</span>&<span word="P">P</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Listed">Listed</span> <span word="China">China</span> 50 <span word="index">index</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50 <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>, <span word="logged">logged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="unknowns">unknowns</span>," <span word="Mitch">Mitch</span> <span word="Zacks">Zacks</span>, <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Zacks">Zacks</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Management">Management</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> '<span word="first">first</span>-<span word="time">time</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="history">history</span>' <span word="territory">territory</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamentals">fundamentals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Latest">Latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="spiraling">spiraling</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 1.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> 8.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="MarketWatch">MarketWatch</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span>, <span word="registered">registered</span> 963,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upwardly">upwardly</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> 1.191 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p>
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