Workers voted to establish the company’s first U.S. union

Equity benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while Sydney advanced

Shares of Juniper Networks Inc. JNPR, +0.34% inched 0.34% higher to $35.70 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.43% rising 0.43% to 4,500.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.25% rising 0.25% to 34,583.57. The stock’s rise snapped a six-day losing streak. Juniper Networks Inc. closed $2.44 below its 52-week high ($38.14), which the company reached on March 31st.

Shares of Merck and Walgreens Boots are posting strong returns Thursday afternoon, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory.

The Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF is also taking a hit amid rising yields

Shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX, -3.10% slid 3.10% to $368.35 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.97% falling 0.97% to 4,481.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.42% falling 0.42% to 34,496.51. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of losses. Netflix Inc. closed $332.64 short of its 52-week high ($700.99), which the company achieved on November 17th.

Shares of Levi Strauss & Co. rose nearly 3% in the extended session Wednesday after the retailer reported quarterly earnings and sales that topped Wall Street views, saying it started the year enjoying “strong consumer demand and solid momentum.”

Warren Buffett’s company has been scooping up shares over the last few days

Meanwhile, assets under management in crypto exchange-traded products, or ETPs, could double to $120 billion by 2028, according to a Bloomberg report.

The Asian Development Bank lowered slightly its 2022 economic growth forecast for developing Asia and raised its inflation projection, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine clouds the global economic outlook and Covid-19 continues to pose a threat to the region.