Economy Mar 03 U.S. stocks fall after surprise rate cut from Fed After popping to a 1.5% gain shortly after the Fed's announcement, the S&P 500 swung between modest gains and losses for about an hour before turning decisively lower in the late morning.
Economy Feb 28 What history can teach us about the latest stock market correction Corrections can be scary, but they can also be healthy events, eliminating excesses that have built up after extended runs of market optimism.
Economy Feb 27 Stock market sinks amid growing coronavirus concerns The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on the global economy.
Economy Feb 25 Stocks sink, bonds soar on fears coronavirus will stunt economy The losses came a day after the market's biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a record low.
Economy Feb 13 The average 401(k) hit a record high last year The average 401(k) balance rose 17% last year to $112,300 from the end of 2018, according to a review of 17.3 million accounts by Fidelity Investments. T…
Economy Nov 25 Charles Schwab’s purchase of TD Ameritrade would create asset management giant The tie-up creates a company so big, however, that it may draw scrutiny from antitrust regulators.
Economy Aug 14 Dow slumps 800 points as bond yield spooks investors The yield on the closely watched 10-year Treasury fell so low Wednesday that, for the first time since 2007, it briefly crossed a threshold that has correctly predicted many past recessions.
Economy Aug 05 Stocks plunge on Wall Street over escalating trade war The escalations in the trade war between the world's largest economies are rattling investors already unnerved about a slowing global economy, falling U.S. corporate profits and possibly too-weak inflation.
Economy May 09 Stocks tumble around world as U.S.-China trade deadline approaches Tensions between the world's two largest economies are dragging down stocks from Mumbai to Milan as a deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Friday approaches, when the U.S. said it would impose more tariffs on Chinese goods.
Economy Apr 23 The stock market just hit a record high. What’s changed since December’s low? Stock investors had to go on a harrowing round trip over the last seven months, but the market may be in a healthier place after it.