The sting of gasoline prices above $4 a gallon leaves some Americans rethinking their driving options, and just how aggressively they burn gas while driving. For some drivers, the double-edged sword of rising inflation after the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine leading to a spike in gas prices has […]
The sting of gasoline prices above $4 a gallon leaves some Americans rethinking their driving options, and just how aggressively they burn gas while driving. For some drivers, the double-edged sword of rising inflation after the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine leading to a spike in gas prices has […]
A further step by the Securities and Exchange Commission toward forcing companies from China off American exchanges helped trigger the worst decline in US-listed Chinese stocks since the global financial crisis, and sparked a selloff in Hong Kong. The steep drops add to a punishing period for Chinese shares—some of which have now lost 40% […]
The Amazon Spheres at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, Wash. John Moore/Getty Images Text size Mathematically, stock splits create no value. Splitting your stock 20-for-1—a move Amazon announced last week—isn’t really any different than swapping a $20 bill for 20 singles. Your wallet might be a little fatter, but you aren’t any richer. The fact […]
US stocks wobbled Friday and oil prices advanced, extending a volatile stretch for markets as investors assessed developments from the war in Ukraine. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 205 points, gold 0.6%, in morning trading. The S&P 500 was up about 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%. Stock futures had turned solidly […]
US stocks opened higher Friday and oil prices advanced, extending a volatile stretch for markets as investors assessed developments from the war in Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 268 points, or 0.8%, shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 added 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8%. Stock futures had turned solidly […]
US stocks fell Thursday, as investors weighed up surging US consumer price inflation, a hawkish tilt from the European Central Bank, and stalled Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Oil prices were also rising again. How are stock-index futures trading? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.37% fell 357 points, or 1.1%, to 32,930. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.56% […]
US stock futures declined, while oil prices rose sharply, as investors monitored developments surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and awaited fresh inflation figures. Futures for the S&P 500 declined 1% Thursday, while contracts for the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 fell 1.4% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.6% lower. All three indexes broke a […]
US stocks climbed and oil prices dropped Wednesday, extending a volatile spell as investors track the economic fallout of the war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 rose 1.9%, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index added 2.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 590 points, gold 1.8%. All three indexes are poised to break a four-session […]
European oil giants Shell SHEL 3.18% PLC and BP BP 5.21% PLC said they were stepping back further from doing business with Russia, with Shell saying it will immediately halt all spot purchase of crude from the country and will phase out its other trading and business dealings. A spokesman for BP said it won’t […]
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