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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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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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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COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that was first identified late last year in Wuhan, China, has been a dominant theme in the earnings releases and conference calls of S&P 500 companies as investors press for answers on how it will impact their financials. A FactSet search of …
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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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Low unemployment rates, rising wage growth, a relentless bull market — by many measures, the good times are rolling. Just ask President Trump, who is glad to take credit for “the greatest economy in our nation’s history.” But there is an ugly side to this boom that you obviously won’t …
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