Apple shares led the fallers on the Nasdaq shortly after open following a disappointing second quarter trading update from the tech giant.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman Jim O'Neill looks back over a week of mixed economic indicators from two of the world's leading powerhouse nations.
BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, has reported its profits fell 11% in the second quarter, as the global downturn in markets cut into fee income.
PIMCO's Bill Gross has predicted the US is poised to fall back into recession amid a climb in unemployment and tough times for corporates.
GMO's Jeremy Grantham has said there will be a number of opportunities for investors to snap up discounted European equities, as the crisis continues to roll on.
SocGen permabear Albert Edwards has said the S&P 500 is in danger of breaching a crucial support level, a move that may coincide with US 10-year treasury yields moving below 1%.
JP Morgan Chase is to restate its Q1 results downwards by a net $459m after it revealed the losses it has sustained from its ‘London Whale' positions have widened to $4.4bn.
The JPMorgan Chase employee, dubbed the ‘London Whale', who was responsible for an estimated $2bn loss has left the bank.
Ten-year US Treasury bonds were sold at a record low yield at auction yesterday, as fears that the US economic recovery is fading mounted.