Market Focus Stocks declined Tuesday on intensifying tension between the West and Russia over Ukraine, a standoff that leads investors to seek the relative safety of bonds and gold. Equities in Japan, Australia and South Korea fell, while U.S. futures …
Market Focus Stocks extended declines Friday to close a second straight week in negative territory with geopolitical tensions intensifying to contribute to a further risk-off tone in markets. Dow Jones closed down 0.68% to 34,079.12 after erasing 1.8% Thursday for …
Market Focus Wall street three major indexes tumbled on Thursday, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest daily percentage drop in two weeks as investors turned to defensive sectors and safe havens such as bonds and gold amid heightened geopolitical …
Market Focus US equities pared most of the earlier losses Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes provided more clarity on the central bank’s thinking about addressing inflationary pressures. The S&P 500 turned slightly positive and recovered losses …
Market Focus Stocks advanced, while bonds fell with the dollar as speculation that geopolitical tensions could be easing overshadowed data showing inflation is still running hot. The equity market halted a three-day drop as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a …
Market Focus All three major indexes fell sharply after Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that he would relocate U.S. diplomatic operations to western Ukraine, a possible sign of an imminent Russian invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday would …
Market Focus U.S. equity futures wavered early Monday and stocks appeared set for a cautious open as investors assessed geopolitical worries about Ukraine that sparked risk aversion at the end of last week. Dow Jones dropped 1.43% to 34738.06 during …
Market Focus Wall Street’s three major indexes ended sharply lower on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. consumer price data and subsequent comments from Federal Reserve officials stoked fears that the central bank will raise interest rates sharply to fight inflation, pushing …
Market Focus Wall Street’s three major indexes rallied higher on Wednesday, as gains in the technology, basic materials and telecom sectors led stocks higher. In addition, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield retreated from multi-year highs hit in …
Market Focus Wall Street’s three major stock indexes closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq recovering early losses and rising late in the session, with Amazon up 2.2% and Apple and Microsoft both up more …
