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Market Snapshot: U.S. stock-index futures slump as investors keep focus on coronavirus numbers

Stock-index futures fell Sunday, pointing to a lower start for Wall Street on Monday, as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise and investors brace for data in the week ahead expected to underline the sharp economic toll of the pandemic. Futures on the Dow jones Industrial …

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Market Snapshot: Dow futures plunge as coronavirus slams market, Fed official warns unemployment could hit 30%

U.S. stock-index futures fell by the most allowable for the day Sunday evening as the cases of coronavirus globally neared 330,000 and the market appeared unhappy with a lack of government action to address the current and expected fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of that, a U.S. central …

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Market Snapshot: Stock futures struggle for traction at the end of a miserable week for Wall Street

U.S. stock futures were pointing at a rebound attempt for Wall Street on Friday, after a week of dramatic losses across the globe. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average in bear-market territory Thursday, commonly defined as a decline of at least 20% from a …

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Market Snapshot: Stock futures slide after Tuesday’s rebound

U.S. stock futures slid early Wednesday, suggesting more volatility when trading begins Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. What are the major indexes doing? Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YMH20, -2.23%   were last down around 700 points, or 2.8%. S&P 500 futures ESH20, -2.33%   and Nasdaq-100 …

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Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures fall as crude oil prices plunge 30% on price-war fears

U.S stock futures and crude oil prices plunged in electronic trading late Sunday, as fears of a global oil-price war combined with coronavirus fears to rattle traders. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -4.86% were last down more than 1,100 points as S&P 500 futures ES00, -4.89% and Nasdaq Composite …

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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks end lower, but book weekly gains, as coronavirus cases break above 100,000

U.S. stocks finished lower Friday, but after a volatile session that saw the Dow recover about half of the day’s losses and even notch a gain for the week as investors watched cases of COVID-19 climb above 100,000 globally while and oil prices tumbled by the most in five years. …

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Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures sink, suggesting the worst isn’t over for Wall Street

U.S. stock market futures fell sharply shortly after electronic trading began late Sunday, suggesting further losses when trading begins Monday, following the worst week on Wall Street since 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -1.24%  fell more than 300 points, and S&P 500 futures ES00, -1.22%   and Nasdaq …

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Market Snapshot: What can Fed do to heal a coronavirus-stricken stock market that has seen $4.3 trillion in value vanish over past 7 sessions?

A historic week for the stock market ended with a big, fat question: What will the government and the Federal Reserve do about the coronavirus outbreak that threatens to decimate the longest-running bull market on record? The infectious disease, COVID-19, which reportedly originated in Wuhan, China, late last year, reached …

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Market Snapshot: A pause after the plunge? U.S. stock futures rise, suggesting Tuesday gains

Stocks on Wall Street plunged Monday, but futures trading suggests a rebound — or a least a respite — on Tuesday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.73%   rose more than 200 points on Tuesday, while S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.84%  gained 0.8% and Nasdaq Composite futures NQ00, +1.20% …

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