stock market

Stories 1621 - 1640 | << Prev   Next >>

Dow Ends Day Up 214
Dow Ends Day Up 214
MARKETS
May 16, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 214

US stocks rise for the 3rd day in a row

(Newser) - Stocks marched higher on Wall Street for the third straight day, erasing most of the plunge they took at the start of the week on worries about the worsening trade fight between China and the US. Technology stocks, banks and health care companies accounted for much of the market's...

US Stocks Notch Solid Gains
US Stocks Notch Solid Gains
MARKETS
May 15, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

US Stocks Notch Solid Gains

As tariff worries ease

(Newser) - Stocks are closing solidly higher on Wall Street as traders become more hopeful that some of the US's frictions with its trading partners will ease, the AP reports. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that Washington is getting closer to lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and...

Stocks Bounce Back a Day After Plunge
Stocks Bounce Back
a Day After Plunge
MARKETS
May 14, 2019 3:03 PM CDT

Stocks Bounce Back a Day After Plunge

Dow ends day up 207

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as investors got a reprieve a day after the market took a nosedive on worries over the worsening trade relations between the US and China, the AP reports. Technology companies, which took a beating a day earlier, led the market higher on...

Nasdaq Sees Biggest Drop of Year as Trade War Escalates

Dow plunges 617

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply lower as an escalating trade war between the US and China rattles investors, the AP reports. Technology companies, which do a lot of business with China and would stand to lose greatly in an extended trade battle, fell far more than the rest of the market...

Trump Hits China Again as Markets Tumble

Beijing 'should not retaliate,' warns president

(Newser) - Will China retaliate? Uncertainty over what happens next in the US-China trade dispute took a toll on markets Monday in both Asia and Europe, reports the Wall Street Journal . Dow futures, meanwhile, suggested the American index would follow suit and open about 250 points in the red, per CNBC , with...

Markets Calm as Trump Praises 'Candid' China Talks

Dow rises 114, and president says his relations with Chinese counterpart are solid

(Newser) - The stock market ended a bumpy week with a late gain as traders hoped that this week's flare-up in trade tensions between the US and China would fade. Stocks fell sharply early Friday after the US raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Hours later, remarks from...

Dow Ends Day Down 138
Dow Ends Day Down 138
MARKETS
May 9, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 138

Stocks sink as tariff deadline approaches

(Newser) - Stocks recovered much of an early swoon and ended moderately lower as a midnight deadline approached for the US and China to reach a trade deal, the AP reports. Negotiators met in Washington Thursday. If they don't reach a deal, the US has said it would raise its tariffs...

Mixed Finish for Stocks After Choppy Day
Mixed Finish for Stocks
After Choppy Day
MARKETS
May 8, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Mixed Finish for Stocks After Choppy Day

Investors still on edge over tariff threat

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street after a late wave of selling wiped out what was left of a modest midday rally, the AP reports. Internet and media companies fell the most Wednesday. Netflix sank 1.6% and Google's parent company Alphabet lost 0.7%. Tripadvisor plunged 11....

Dow Falls 473 Amid Trade Tensions
Dow Falls 473
Amid Trade Tensions
MARKETS
May 7, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Dow Falls 473 Amid Trade Tensions

S&P 500 sees biggest loss since late March

(Newser) - An escalating showdown between the US and China over trade sent shudders through the stock market, handing the S&P 500 is biggest loss since late March, the AP reports. Technology and industrial stocks, which do a lot of business with China and would stand to suffer greatly in a...

Latest Tariff Threat Spooks Stock Market
Latest Tariff Threat
Spooks Stock Market
MARKETS
May 6, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Latest Tariff Threat Spooks Stock Market

Sell-off mostly impacts companies with heavy business interests in China

(Newser) - New jitters over the possibility of an escalation in the costly trade war between the US and China pulled stocks broadly lower, the AP reports. The sell-off, which eased toward the end of the day Monday, came a day after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on goods from China....

Trump Tweets Send Stock Futures Tumbling

Dow could open 500 points in the red after president's criticism of trade talks with China

(Newser) - This might not be a good day to check on the 401k. American stock futures were down significantly ahead of the open, and markets in Europe and Asia dropped on new tension between the US and China, reports the Wall Street Journal . More specifically, investors appeared to be rattled after...

Jobs Report Lifts Markets to Strong Finish
Jobs Report Lifts
Markets to Strong Finish
MARKETS
May 3, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Jobs Report Lifts Markets to Strong Finish

Dow rises nearly 200 points

(Newser) - Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Friday, erasing the market's losses from a day earlier and helping the S&P 500 to its second straight weekly gain. Investors welcomed the government's latest snapshot of US employment, which showed that job growth surged in April past economists' forecasts and...

Beyond Meat's IPO Was Beyond Successful

Share price more than doubled on first day

(Newser) - Investors have a big appetite for fake meat. The shares of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, more than doubled Thursday in its Nasdaq debut. It's the first pure-play maker of vegan "meat" to go public, according to Renaissance Capital, which researches and tracks IPOs....

Stocks Fall Along With Price of Oil
Stocks Fall
Along With
Price of Oil
MARKETS
May 2, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Fall Along With Price of Oil

Dow ends day down 122

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly lower Thursday after energy shares sank with the price of oil and some big technology and media names also tallied losses, the AP reports. The price of oil fell 2.8% to $61.81. Marathon Oil dropped 6.1%; the company reported revenue that fell short...

Stocks Give Up Early Gain, Close Lower
Stocks Give Up
Early Gain, Close Lower
MARKETS
May 1, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Give Up Early Gain, Close Lower

Dow ends day down 162

(Newser) - Stocks gave up some early gains and ended broadly lower after the head of the Federal Reserve appeared to play down the possibility of an interest rate cut this year, something some investors had been hoping for, the AP reports. Energy companies and retailers fell more than the rest of...

Another Record Close for S&amp;P 500
Another Record Close
for S&P 500
MARKETS
Apr 30, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Another Record Close for S&P 500

Despite meager gains

(Newser) - Stocks managed to post meager gains on Wall Street, enough to notch another record closing high for the S&P 500 index, the AP reports. Major indexes spent much of the day wobbling or lower on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 edged up in the last few minutes of...

US Stock Indexes End Slightly Higher
US Stock Indexes
End Slightly Higher
MARKETS
Apr 29, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

US Stock Indexes End Slightly Higher

Dow edges up 11 points

(Newser) - Stocks eked out modest gains on Wall Street, enough to push the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes a bit further into record territory, the AP reports. Banks and communications companies did the best Monday, offsetting weakness in retailers and high-dividend companies like real estate and utilities. Bank of America...

Stocks Rise Into Record Territory on GDP Report
Stocks Rise Into Record
Territory on GDP Report
MARKETS
Apr 26, 2019 3:19 PM CDT

Stocks Rise Into Record Territory on GDP Report

Dow gains 81

(Newser) - Stocks closed at a fresh all-time high on Wall Street Friday, as investors weighed a report showing solid US economic growth, per the AP . Gains in financial, health care, and other sectors offset losses in energy companies as the price of US crude oil slumped for the third straight day....

Dow Ends Day Down 134
Dow Ends Day Down 134
MARKETS
Apr 25, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 134

3M leads declines in industrial stocks

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes ended mostly lower on Wall Street, dragged down by losses in several industrial companies, the AP reports. 3M, which makes Post-it notes and many other products, plunged 12.9% in heavy trading after announcing weak results and a restructuring program. It was the biggest loss for...

Stocks Edge Lower on Wall Street
Stocks Edge Lower
on Wall Street
MARKETS
Apr 24, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Stocks Edge Lower on Wall Street

A day after setting records

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and drifted mostly lower on Wall Street as investors continue digesting a steady flow of corporate earnings, the AP reports. Energy and communications companies took some of the biggest losses Wednesday. Exxon Mobil lost 1.9% and AT&T fell 4.1%. Bond prices...

Stories 1621 - 1640 | << Prev   Next >>
Most Read on Newser