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
Apr 24 Stocks push higher on Wall Street following tumultuous week By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks are pushing higher in afternoon trading Friday as Wall Street nears the end of its tumultuous week. Continue reading
Apr 21 Oil prices keep crumbling, stocks around the world tumble By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Stocks are falling in afternoon trading on Wall Street and the collapse in oil prices is deepening as the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic turns markets upside down. Continue reading
Apr 17 Hope finds a foothold on Wall Street, stocks rally worldwide By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press U.S. stocks joined a worldwide rally and closed out their first back-to-back weekly gain since the market began selling off two months ago. Continue reading
Apr 17 Stocks rise worldwide, lifted by hopes for virus progress By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks are rising Friday as investors latch onto strands of hope about progress in the fight against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 09 Wall Street climbs after Fed stuns markets again with aid By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve launched its latest unprecedented effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Apr 07 Wall Street's rally fizzles as oil prices suddenly plunge By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press A big rally on Wall Street is losing steam in afternoon trading Tuesday, undercut in part by another plunge in the price of oil. Continue reading
Apr 06 Stocks rise sharply on signs of progress in battling virus By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks jumped in markets around the world Monday after some of the hardest-hit areas offered sparks of hope that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak may be on the horizon. Continue reading