Good morning. Here's what's happening today. Economic data:Initial jobless claims (week ending Nov. 9); Producer Price Index (October); Import & Export prices (January); Industrial production (January); NAHB housing market index February (44 prior) Ear...
Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech pull US indexes lower That dud of a jobs report raised worries the U.S. economy could buckle under the weight of high interest rates brought by the Federal Reserve, and it contributed to turmoil in stock markets worldwide. But Thursday’s reports ...
It was a vicious return of volatility for a market that had been rising smoothly, and a measure of fear on Wall Street briefly surged toward its highest level since the 2020 COVID crash. It also may not be over. Worries are still high about the strength of the U....
Here's a recap of MarketWatch's coverage of markets after a key inflation report was released Friday.
After keeping its main interest rate at a two-decade high to stifle inflation, the Federal Reserve has hinted it’s about to begin cutting rates in order to protect the job market and keep the overall economy from sliding into a recession. The question on Wall Street is if that ends up ...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 logs highest close since August as investors await jobs data Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here. Last Updated: June 1, 2023 at 4:19 PM EDT Thursday's top reads Don't miss these key stories as another month of trading kicks off: Mar...
With just a few days left in February’s trading month, utilities stocks are shaping up to be the sole market laggard. TheS&P 500sector has shed more than 1.4% in February, making it the only of the 11 sectors that comprise the broad index on track to end the month in the red. By...
time, the market has been rallying. But even though theS&P 500hit another all-time high on Friday, Suttmeler said the broader market is showing "pesky bearish divergences," with only 34% of NYSE stocks rising on the day. This kind of market breadth is a risk for market dips, he said...
Stock market today: Dow closes at a record even as losses for Big Tech pull S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to an all-time high, even as big tech companies weighed on the broader market, leading U.S. stock indexes to a mixed finish on Wall Street....
The U.S. stock market has recently shifted its focus to economic growth from inflation, with the S&P 500 reacting more strongly to data showing the state of the economy than inflation figures, according to BofA Global Research. The S&P 500 earlier this month had the biggest reacti...