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
Apr 03 Stocks waver after goverment reports 700,000 job losses By Associated Press Stocks are wavering in early trading on Wall Street after the government reported that more than 700,000 jobs were lost last month. Continue reading
Apr 02 Wall Street rises as higher oil prices revive energy stocks By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday, largely due to gains for energy companies, after the price of oil bounced further off its lowest level in 18 years. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 5:50 Economist Ken Rogoff on whether the U.S. has ever experienced a crisis like this one The coronavirus pandemic is causing immense economic damage. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has surged as businesses nationwide close down and are forced to lay off workers. Has the country ever experienced anything like this? Paul Solman… Continue watching