Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks higher after breaking multiday win streaks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. Ukraine retakes Kyiv suburb; Biden says Putin ‘against the wall’ Service members of the Ukrainian […]
Text size The S&P 500 saw its best week since November 2020 last week. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images The stock market slide Monday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank could be more aggressive in lifting interest rates. Tea Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 202 points, or 0.6%, while the […]
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE US stock futures were little changed Monday after strong gains last week that saw the […]
US 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 the norm this month as investors struggle to forecast economic growth and corporate profitability amid […]
US 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 the norm this month as investors struggle to forecast economic growth and corporate profitability amid […]
Text size Fed Chair Jerome Powell will host a press conference at 2:30 pm Eastern. Graeme Jennings/POOL/AFP via Getty Images After a brief bout of weakness, the stock market ended the day sharply higher after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point and signaled that another six could follow. It was a wild […]
Text size Russia continues to attack Ukraine. Above, a resident carries belongings out of a heavily damaged apartment building in Kharkiv on Sunday. AFP via Getty Images Stocks gave up earlier gains Monday, as investors monitored continued talks between Russia and Ukraine ahead of Wednesday’s decision from the Federal Reserve. Technology stocks were hit hard. […]
US stocks gave up or pared Monday morning gains as investors monitored Russia-Ukraine talks and a COVID lockdown in China, while awaiting this week’s Federal Reserve decision. What’s happening? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.07% was up 210 points, or 0.6%, at 33,154 after rising more than 400 points earlier on Monday. The S&P […]
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 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% […]
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