Stocks were slightly lower Tuesday as investors focused on talks between Republicans and Democrats on a second coronavirus aid package and a deluge of second-quarter corporate results. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.39% was down 141.16 points, or 0.5%, at 26,443.61, while the S&P …
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Stocks rallied Monday as investors cheered news that the Food and Drug Administration granted “fast track” status to a pair of vaccine candidates produced by Pfizer Inc. and German biotech firm BoNTech SE. The upbeat mood on Wall Street comes even as investors prepare for a tough earnings season. What …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Dow rises and Nasdaq carves out fresh intraday record as Apple, financials power Tuesday gains
[unable to retrieve full-text content] U.S. stock indexes headed higher late-morning Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite up for an eighth straight session, helped by improving economic data, after an overnight scare over trade relations with China. MarketWatch.com – Top Stories
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U.S. stocks slumped in the final hour of trade Wednesday to end three days of gains, as investors monitored signs of a revival of the coronavirus pandemic in some U.S. states and China, while still hoping for a quick economic recovery as business activity resumes. Investors also parsed the second …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Dow futures rise as stock market aims to add to rally headed into Fed week
U.S. stock-market futures edged higher Sunday evening in thin trading, as Wall Street equities looked to add to a rally toward records for the Nasdaq Composite that concluded trade last week on the back of improving economic data in the face of a viral outbreak. How are benchmarks faring? Futures …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Stock-market futures knocked around as U.S. cities rocked by protests amid pandemic
U.S. stock-index futures bounced around in thin trading early Monday morning, amid violent protests that reverberated throughout the country. The clashes between police and protesters come while the U.S., and much of the world, is in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic that has rocked the domestic economy to its …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Dow futures flat as stock market braces for private-sector report from ADP that could show 20 million jobs losses in April
U.S. stock-index futures on Wednesday were seeing lackluster early action in thin trade as investors braced for an update on private-sector employment from ADP for April and react to corporate quarterly updates from some of the nation’s largest companies, which are mostly swooning from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Dow rises 300 points as optimism grows on easing lockdowns
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as the market took heart from the easing of restrictions on businesses in the U.S. and Europe, amid hopes for an early vaccine to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors also were watching a rise in crude oil prices and continued to monitor …
Read More »Market Snapshot: Dow set to stumble a second day after historic plunge in oil prices
U.S. stock-index futures early Tuesday pointed to a second day of losses for the major benchmarks after a historic fall for oil, as investors braced for a fresh slate of earnings and weighed the impact of overnight developments. President Donald Trump said he planned to sign an executive order to …
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