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 […]
Stocks climbed and oil prices tumbled Monday, easing fears that a surge in commodity prices could stall the US economy as investors awaited a likely interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 1%, and the S&P 500 gained 0.6%. The benchmark stock index has fallen for […]
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 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 […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 700 points, putting the blue-chip gauge on track to enter a correction, as surging oil prices deepened concerns about economic growth. The Dow industrials were recently down 2.1%, or about 713 points, following four consecutive weeks of losses. At that level they would close in a correction, […]
US stocks and global equity indexes dropped as the threat of a potential ban on Russian oil imports spurred a surge in energy prices that investors worry could smother economic growth, especially in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 declined between 0.2% and 0.4% in early Monday trading. The Nasdaq Composite Index […]
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