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
Jul 27 Price of gold surges but stocks mixed amid U.S.-China feud and pandemic By Associated Press Major indexes in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined while Frankfurt and Shanghai edged up. U.S. stock futures were slightly higher ahead of the open. Continue reading
Jul 24 Wall Street dips as tension mounts between U.S. and China By Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic remains the most dominant force in markets, with its potential to destroy lives and economies. But other risks are also bubbling up, headlined by Friday's worsening relations between the United States and China. Continue reading
Jun 12 Stock market makes modest gains after losses in Asia By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Losses were milder in global markets than in the U.S. on Thursday, partly because markets in the region have not seen the same massive gains in recent weeks. Continue reading
Jun 11 Dow sinks 1,800 as virus cases rise, deflating optimism By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The Dow Jones industrials lost more than 1,800 points, nearly 7%, as increases in coronavirus cases deflated optimism that the economy could recover quickly from its worst crisis in decades. Continue reading
Apr 30 Wall Street pulls back as dismal economic data piles higher By Stan Choe, Associated Press The U.S. government reported more than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, and data showed the European economy contracted by a record 3.8% in the first three months of the year. Continue reading