als gedacht mit 4,4% im ersten Quartal,Gewinne sind um 31,6% gestiegen,stärkster Zuwachs seit 1984!
Profits, reported for the first time today, jumped 31.6 percent in the 12 months ended in March, the biggest increase since the first quarter of 1984.
Futures also got a boost from a government report that showed the economy grew at a
faster-than-expected pace in the first quarter.
``If there are indications the pace of economic growth is still strong, it's worth paying a premium'' for U.S. stocks, said Felix Lopez, head of investments at Atlas Capital Inversiones in Madrid, which has $135 million in assets.
Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in June added 1.80 to 1117.80 as of 8:34 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 25 to 10,145 and Nasdaq-100 Index futures increased 2.50 to 1458.
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Profits, reported for the first time today, jumped 31.6 percent in the 12 months ended in March, the biggest increase since the first quarter of 1984.
Futures also got a boost from a government report that showed the economy grew at a
faster-than-expected pace in the first quarter.
``If there are indications the pace of economic growth is still strong, it's worth paying a premium'' for U.S. stocks, said Felix Lopez, head of investments at Atlas Capital Inversiones in Madrid, which has $135 million in assets.
Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures expiring in June added 1.80 to 1117.80 as of 8:34 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 25 to 10,145 and Nasdaq-100 Index futures increased 2.50 to 1458.
www.bloomberg.com/news/regions/us.html
