Jan 29 GameStop soars, and Wall Street bends under the pressure By Stan Choe, Associated Press GameStop’s stock is back to the races Friday, and the overall U.S. market is down again, as the saga that’s captivated and confused Wall Street ramps up the drama. Continue reading
Jan 28 Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcry By Alex Veiga, Associated Press GameStop stock has rocketed from below $20 to more than $400 this month as a volunteer army of investors on social media challenged big institutions who has placed market bets that the stock would fall. Continue reading
Jan 20 Wall Street hits records amid profit reports, inauguration By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press U.S. stocks are rallying to records Wednesday on encouraging earnings reports and continued optimism that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the struggling economy. Continue reading
Jan 01 Stock exchange delisting 3 Chinese companies under Trump order By Associated Press Trump issued an order Nov. 12 barring investment in publicly traded companies that the U.S. government says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. Continue reading
Dec 27 2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter By Molly Enking It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the… Continue reading
Nov 24 Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The gains extend a monthlong market rally driven by growing optimism that development of coronavirus vaccines and treatments will loosen the pandemic's stranglehold on the economy. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. stocks tumble toward worst day in a month amid virus woes By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks of companies that need the virus to abate and the economy to return to normal had some of the sharpest losses on Wall Street. Stocks also weakened across much of Europe and Asia. Continue reading
Oct 06 Stocks drop after President Trump calls off stimulus talks By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks dropped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to negotiations with Democrats over another round of aid for the economy until after the election. Continue reading
Oct 02 Stock markets sink after Trump tests positive for coronavirus By Associated Press The future contracts for the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials dropped 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively while the price of oil tumbled almost 4%. Continue reading
Aug 18 S&P 500 closes at a record, erasing last of pandemic losses By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Wall Street clawed back the last of the historic, frenzied losses unleashed by the coronavirus, as the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high Tuesday. Continue reading