The strongest market performers in recent months have been companies that pay big dividends and are more likely to hold up during downturns. Investors, meanwhile, remain hesitant to plow their money into stocks.
Financial markets, highly sensitive to the ups and downs of the U.S.-China economic relationship, surged Friday morning. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 420 points, or 1.6%, in late-morning trading.
Charles Schwab is betting the decision to lower or eliminate trading fees will help it attract customers, who’ve grown more vocal about the cost of investing.
Investors in Angie’s List Inc. appeared to have hit the jackpot two years ago after the company merged with rival HomeAdvisor. Unfortunately, that love affair is officially over.
The latest push to sell was fueled by a report showing hiring by U.S. companies slowed more than expected last month, particularly in mining and manufacturing.
U.S. stocks climbed Monday and gave one last nudge to ensure the Standard & Poor’s 500 emerged from yet another tumultuous quarter with a modest gain.
Against the backdrop of a vulnerable economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes center stage Friday with the financial world seeking information on whether last month’s first Fed rate cut in a decade likely marked the start of a period of easier credit.
For now, most economic signs appear solid. Employers are adding jobs at a steady pace, the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year low and consumers are optimistic.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury’s yield Wednesday morning for the first time since 2007. The so-called inversion has correctly predicted many past recessions.
By granting a grace period for everyday items such as some phones and toys, the U.S. concession appears designed to avoid any disruption or additional price increases for American consumers heading into the final four months of the year—from back-to-school purchases to Christmas shopping.
U.S. stocks on Tuesday rebounded from their worst day of the year after Chinese efforts to stabilize the yuan reassured nervous investors that a global currency war had not been declared.
Technology stocks led the gains in a reversal of Monday’s slump, when they bore the brunt of the market sell-off that pushed U.S. indexes 3% lower.
Major stock indexes dropped dramatically on Wall Street on Monday, their worst loss of the year, after China countered President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat by letting its currency weaken to the lowest level in more than 10 years.
U.S. stocks nosedived in morning trading Monday as China’s currency fell sharply and stoked fears that the trade war between the world’s two largest economies would continue escalating.
The rate reduction was the first since December 2008, when the Fed dropped its benchmark effectively to zero as it battled recession and financial crisis.
Shares of the Columbus-based engine maker dropped in early trading after second quarter results missed analyst expectations, even though sales and profit were up over a year ago.
Moving millions of products closer to customers to enable one-day delivery proved more costly and complicated than expected, driving up expenses and reducing efficiency in the second quarter.
A turbulent day on Wall Street ended in the record books Thursday as the Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 27,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit another all-time high.
Investors extended a rally through a holiday-shortened day and pushed major stock indexes to record highs on Wednesday.
The broad rally came after the world's two biggest economies agreed over the weekend to resume negotiations.
