U.S. stocks ended modestly lower Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, as investors questioned whether the sharpest rise in the consumer price index in more than 40 years marks peak inflation. What happened The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 87.72 points, …
U.S. stocks were under pressure Monday, with tech and other growth names bearing the brunt, as Treasury yields continued to soar ahead of a busy week in inflation data. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 140 points, …
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a second day of gains on Friday, as investors continue to digest the Federal Reserve’s commentary on interest rates with key inflation data looming. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, …
Executives from major oil companies defended themselves on Wednesday at a long U.S. House hearing on high gasoline prices, as Democratic lawmakers asked pointed questions. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee …
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of declines on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s plan to reverse the size of its $9 trillion balance sheet. What’s happening Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average …
U.S. stock futures pushed higher on the first day of second quarter on Friday, as investors waited for important jobs data and monitored developments surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. How are stock-index futures trading? On Thursday, the Dow DJIA …
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday afternoon, but were off session highs, buoyed by optimism over negotiations on a cease-fire in Ukraine while Russia was reported saying it would cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital. How are stock indexes performing? The Dow …
BlackRock founder Larry Fink declared that the Russia-Ukraine war is bringing the era of globalization to an end, but investors should keep in mind that the global economy and the financial system can’t turn on a dime, analysts say. “There …
The numbers: U.S. new-home sales decreased 2% to an annual rate of 772,000 in February, the government said Wednesday. That figure represents the number of homes that would be sold over a yearlong period of time if the same number …
President Joe Biden on Thursday during a key trip to Europe called for kicking Russia out of the Group of Twenty forum of the world’s largest economies, as his administration rolled out more sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s country in response …
Bitcoin on Tuesday reached its highest level since March 3, despite an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve. The cryptocurrency BTCUSD, +4.24% traded as high as $43,300 on Tuesday, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin was trading around $42,754, up 3.7% over the …
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with all three major indexes notching their best weekly performance since November 2020, as investors took the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war in stride. Volatility in markets has become …