Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 score record closes after Powell remarks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 17.15 points, or 0.04%, to end at 42,330.15, a record closing high. It is the index's 33rd record close of this year. The Dow rose 3211.29 points, or 8.21%, in the third quarter.
Stock market today: Wall Street sets more records to close a winning September and third quarter
Wall Street closed its latest winning month and quarter with more records on Monday. The drift higher for U.S. stocks followed a wild start to the week for financial markets in Asia, where Japanese stocks tumbled and Chinese indexes soared.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 hit fresh records to cap strong September, quarter
Typically the cruelest month for stocks, Wall Street indexes recorded monthly wins to close out the last trading day of September. Notably, the S&P 500 notched its best year-to-date performance at September's end since 1997. The S&P also enjoyed its best quarter since the fourth quarter of 2021.
Stock market today: US indexes edge higher to records as Powell talks up strength of the economy
"Overall, the economy is in solid shape," Powell said in his prepared remarks on Monday. "We intend to use our tools to keep it there."
Stock Market Today: Dow falls over 150 points after Powell's remarks as traders trim bets on aggressive rate cuts
An unusual pattern that emerged in the stock market last week suggests traders scooped up protection that would buffer their portfolios from another market-shaking selloff in October, according to a report from Cboe Global Markets shared with MarketWatch on Monday.
Dow, S&P eke out closing highs after Powell's speech
The S&P 500 sputtered to a record high close on Monday, rebounding from a brief setback after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to implement further interest rate cuts.
Stock Market Today: Dow ends lower as S&P 500, Nasdaq suffer worst day in nearly a month after Iran launches missile attack on Israel
President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. military to aid Israel in its defense against the Iranian attack and is monitoring ...
The stock market is off to its best start to a year since 1997 under Bill Clinton
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The biggest stock market winners and losers of the US port strike
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Stock market today: Nasdaq leads stock declines while oil spikes on Iran attack
Technology ( XLK) was the day's biggest laggard, with the Nasdaq Composite down nearly 2% in afternoon trading. Within tech, ...
The stock market's as strong as it's ever been, but there's a catch
But, there's a catch. Unlike most of the time prior to 2000, now you need 20-year holding periods to ensure you're achieving ...
Stock market today: US indexes drop as investors prepare for wave of jobs data this week
The ADP employment report on Wednesday, initial jobless claims on Thursday, and the September jobs report on Friday are on ...
China’s Stock-Market Revival Fails to Register With Fed-Obsessed US Traders
Back in the emerging-market heyday, the sudden frenzy that has pushed Chinese equities to a bull run would be big news on ...
Stock Market News: Dow Set to Open Down After Iran Attacks Israel
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are falling in premarket trading Wednesday as the stock market digests Iran's missile attack on Israel.
Communist China is celebrating its 75th birthday and its stock market is soaring. But not everyone is in the party spirit
For much of the past year since China reopened to the world following the Covid-19 pandemic, a pall has hung over large ...
What's the Difference Between the Equity Market and the Stock Market?
Equity market and stock market are synonymous. They refer to the exchanges on which shares of public companies are bought and ...