Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday, recovering some of the ground they lost last week in their biggest weekly drop since October. The S&P 500 index rose 1.6%. Investors large and small continued to focus on GameStop and other […]
NEW YORK — The erratic trading in shares of underdog companies like GameStop that turned markets combustible last week appears to have migrated to commodities, sending silver prices surging to an eight-year high.
Silver futures jumped more than 9% on Monday […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank close to 6% in midday trading Wednesday, part of another worldwide sell-off, and wiped out the big gains and optimism that Washington had sparked the prior day with promises for massive aid for […]
NEW YORK — Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as a combination of coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic halt in trading in over two […]
NEW YORK — Stocks fell sharply Monday on Wall Street on a combination of coronavirus fears and plunging oil prices, triggering a brief, automatic halt in trading to let investors catch their breath.
The price of oil sank nearly 20% after Russia refused […]
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel Monday for the first time in over three months amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States.
The Brent contract for oil touched a high […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks nudged higher again on Tuesday, and the modest gains put the S&P 500 on pace to rise for a fifth straight day.
After flitting between small gains and losses in the first hour of trading, […]
Airlines, cruise lines and other companies in fuel-dependent industries dragged U.S. stocks lower Monday after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil processing facility sent crude prices soaring.
The U.S. and international benchmarks for crude each vaulted more than 14% — […]
Major U.S. stock indexes were drifting sideways in afternoon trading Wednesday, giving back some of the market’s gains a day after the S&P 500 hit a record high.
Energy stocks led the decliners as crude oil prices fell after a three-day […]
Major U.S. stock indexes drifted sideways in afternoon trading Monday as a rally in energy companies was mostly held in check by broader declines elsewhere in the market.
Energy sector stocks climbed along with the price of crude oil, which surged […]
NEW YORK — Global stock indexes jumped Wednesday to reverse some of their big losses from the week before. In the U.S., technology companies rallied and energy companies rose along with crude oil prices. Health care and industrial companies […]
NEW YORK — Stocks around the world are falling Monday morning, and U.S. indexes gave up modest early gains and turned lower, hurt by sharp drops for energy and financial companies.
The British pound is dropping after the U.K. prime […]
Stocks moved higher in morning trading on Wall Street Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their escalating trade dispute.
Technology companies led the rally, which followed gains in overseas markets as investors welcomed news of […]
NEW YORK — Stocks are skidding Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies push the market back into the red for the year.
Energy companies are slumping because of a 7 percent plunge in […]
U.S. stocks were sharply lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, extending a losing streak for the benchmark S&P 500 index to a sixth day. Technology stocks, banks and media and communications companies accounted for most of the selling. Disappointing quarterly results […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed Tuesday as energy companies continue to rise with oil prices, but airlines fall as investors anticipate higher fuel costs. Interest rates are rising as investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise […]
NEW YORK — U.S. market indexes are wobbling in midday trading as weakness in big technology companies cancels out gains in energy stocks and elsewhere in the market.
The market staged a brief rally around midday following a report that […]
NEW YORK — Apple surged to its biggest gain in a year and a half Wednesday and drew closer to $1 trillion in value after it reported stronger iPhone sales and rising prices. But losses for energy and industrial […]
A slide in technology companies weighed on U.S. stocks Friday, adding to the market’s losses from a day earlier. Twitter plunged after the social media network said its monthly users declined in the second quarter. Smaller-company stocks fell more than […]
NEW YORK — After a weak start, U.S. indexes are climbing Tuesday as retailers and smaller companies rise and investors applaud strong second-quarter results from health care products giant Johnson & Johnson and financial services company Charles Schwab. Technology […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are mostly slipping Monday as energy companies sink along with the price of oil. Banks are rising along with interest rates, and Bank of America is climbing after a solid second-quarter report. Stocks finished at […]
NEW YORK — The surging price of oil lifted energy stocks on Wednesday, but other areas of the market were more subdued and U.S. indexes were mixed in early afternoon trading.
Investors are still gauging how worried to be about […]
NEW YORK — With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, U.S. stocks are little changed Wednesday after they finished at all-time highs the day before. The price of oil is rising on reports OPEC might extend its cuts in production, and […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are mostly lower Thursday morning as oil prices continue to drop and energy companies take sharp losses. Banks are climbing as bond yields increase, which will allow lenders to charge higher interest rates on loans. […]
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