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U.S. stocks nosedive as trade jitters return
The Dow Jones industrial average sank almost 800 points Tuesday as investors worried that a U.S.-China trade truce reached over the weekend wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
State fines investment firm $450K for ‘deficiencies’ in Indiana
Investment firm LPL Financial has agreed to pay a civil penalty for "various deficiencies" related to supervision of its Indiana operations, the Secretary of State’s office said Monday.
Stocks have best day in months after Fed chairman hints at fewer interest hikes
Stocks surged on Wall Street on Wednesday, with huge gains by every major U.S. index, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested the central bank might consider a pause in its interest rate hikes next year.
Powell: U.S. economy healthy, rate hikes aren’t automatic
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cast a bright picture of the U.S. economy Wednesday and appeared to suggest that the Fed might consider a pause in its interest rate hikes next year, igniting a rally on Wall Street.
Q&A: Stocks slide into another market ‘correction’
According to research firm CFRA, this is the first time since World War II that the S&P 500 has had two corrections in the same calendar year.
Worst day of an awful year leaves no corner of market unscathed
One of the toughest years for financial markets in half a century got appreciably worse Tuesday, with simmering weakness across assets boiling over to leave investors with virtually nowhere to hide.
Global markets sink again as tech, retail stocks struggle
Stocks were skidding again Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies pushed the market back into the red for the year.
Turbulent stock market spooks some older workers, retirees
Volatility has sparked concern with some investors, particularly the group that was hit particularly hard during the most recent financial crisis.
New consortium to promote, facilitate investments in state ‘opportunity zones’
Investors who want to take advantage of the “opportunity zones" provision created by last year’s federal tax overhaul are about to receive more help in Indiana.
Allegion, Heritage among corporations leaping into venture investing
A wave of corporations in central Indiana is creating venture capital arms, pushed partly by the desire to join the technological movement.
Stocks rally again, but finish October with steep losses
Stocks climbed for the second day in a row Wednesday at the end of a brutal month for the global market.
U.S. stocks surge on solid earnings to break losing streak
The rally wiped out a large part of the market’s plunge from the day before, but stocks are still down sharply over the past three weeks.
Buckle up: Wall Street volatility is back with a vengeance
If you're an investor who was lulled to sleep by the stock market's calm, steady gains this summer, you're wide awake by now.
Think tank Sagamore Institute promotes ‘impact investing’
Commonwealth Indiana aims to create both economic and social returns for investors.
With stock market in freefall, earnings mean almost nothing
A quarter of the way through earnings season and 10 months into what is sure to be the biggest year for profit growth this decade, the numbers are strong. The market doesn’t care.
Scale Computing scores $34.8M round of funding, plans to add 100-plus employees
Scale Computing Inc. has landed one of the biggest rounds of financing in Indiana in recent years and is planning to more than double its workforce over the next two years.
NASDAQ suffers worst day since 2011 amid market rout
Major market indexes had a dismal day Wednesday, especially the tech-heavy NASDAQ.
Stocks surge, recovering much of last week’s losses
U.S. stocks rocketed to their biggest gain in six months Tuesday following strong earnings from major financial and health care companies as well as encouraging reports on the economy.
High Alpha venture studio launches worker-safety software firm
Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha on Tuesday announced the start of a new cloud-based software firm that plans to market business-safety applications to reduce and prevent injuries for maintenance workers.