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The S&P 500 is on the brink of a bear market. Here’s the threshold.
The latest bull market for U.S. stocks was on the brink of expiring Thursday afternoon, with the benchmark S&P 500…
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U.S. stocks bounce in choppy trade after CPI shows inflation slows less than expected
Major stock indexes were higher in choppy price action after an eagerly awaited consumer price index reading showed U.S. inflation…
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Investors haven’t begun to price in recession — Here’s how far the S&P 500 could fall
The battered S&P 500 index is not pricing in a recession, according to DataTrek Research. “At 4,000, the recession odds…
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Dow erases 500-point rise as stock-market bounce gives way
A sharp bounce for U.S. stocks after three days of heavy losses was erased Tuesday, with major indexes turning lower…
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Bitcoin slips below $35K, down nearly 50% from its all-time high
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto asset, extended its slump into the weekend, falling below $35,000 after a volatile week…
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As Dow sinks over 1,000 points, signs of panic-selling emerge in the stock market
Panic-like behavior was starting to set in on Wall Street on Thursday, at least from a technical perspective, as the…
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Dow tumbles more than 900 points Friday, Nasdaq books worst month since 2008 crash
Stocks tumbled into the closing bell Friday, with all three major equity indexes shedding more than 2.7% to end an…
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Dow drops more than 700 points as S&P 500, Nasdaq head for worst month since March 2020
U.S. stocks were trading sharply lower Friday afternoon, as investors weighed fresh inflation data while technology-related stocks suffered after disappointing…
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‘So bad, it’s good.’ This beleaguered stock market has one big asset on its side, say strategists.
A rough month for stocks is drawing to a close, and many investors likely won’t be sad to see the…
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U.S. stocks attempt bounce after Nasdaq’s biggest dive since 2020
U.S. stocks traded higher early Wednesday, with investors sizing up a mixed batch of results from Boeing Co., Microsoft Corp.…
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U.S. stocks extend selloff as China’s COVID spread adds to Fed rate-hike worries
U.S. stocks fall, but trade above session lows Monday, as investors juggled concerns over the pace of Federal Reserve rate…
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Dow closes down 981 points Friday, books worst day since October 2020
Stocks finish sharply lower Friday to book weekly losses, as Wall Street focused on a potentially compressed timeline for the…
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Why is the stock market falling? Dow drops over 500 points as investors weigh Fed’s policy path, earnings
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
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Why is the stock market falling? Dow drops over 600 points as investors weigh Fed’s policy path, earnings
U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, extending losses as investors weighed up hawkish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve Chairman…
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Is the stock market open on Good Friday?
It’s a shorter week for markets heading into Easter weekend, with U.S. stock exchanges closing a day early, ending the…
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U.S. stocks rise amid hopes CPI data marks inflation peak
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, after two days of falls, as investors focused on a report showing so-called core inflation slowing…
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U.S. Dollar Index hits fresh 2-year high as yields rise and yen keeps taking a hit
The dollar touched another two-year high on Monday, pummeling the yen, as yields continued to rise on expectations for further…
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Fed must ‘inflict more losses’ on stock-market investors to tame inflation, says former central banker
So much for the Fed put. “‘It’s hard to know how much the U.S. Federal Reserve will need to do…
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Here are the stock market’s trading hours for Thanksgiving and Black Friday
U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early on Black Friday. Black Friday, Nov. 26, is…
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Here are the five dumbest ways you could have gotten rich in 2021
After a record-breaking start to the week for stocks, markets are looking less charged for Tuesday. A two-day Federal Reserve…
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Wall Street set for weaker start after China data
U.S. stock futures edged lower Monday as slower-than-forecast growth in China set off a cautious tone ahead of huge slate…
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Investment advisers ‘extremely skeptical’ about first U.S. bitcoin ETF: ‘It’s a hard thing for RIAs to recommend an inferior’ crypto product
Happy Sunday! Welcome to the penultimate installment of Need to Know Crypto Edition, ahead of the launch of a new…
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This development may fully reopen the global economy — and the stock market has mostly ignored it
The buzz surrounding the potential for the antiviral drug from Merck & Co. MRK, -0.43% and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics is hot…
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Dow sinks 140 points as data shows economy produced weaker-than-expected 235,000 jobs in August
U.S. stock indexes retreated Friday, after a report on monthly employment from the Labor Department came in far weaker than…
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