Apr 22 Stocks open lower on Wall Street, capping another bumpy week By Associated Press Health care stocks were leading the way lower. Continue reading
Apr 04 Elon Musk buys 73.5 million shares of Twitter's stock, becoming biggest stakeholder By Michelle Chapman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The ultimate aim of Musk's purchase worth $3 billion is not clear, yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy. Continue reading
Mar 07 Wall Street tumbles after oil prices hit $130 per barrel By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks are tumbling on Wall Street Monday as another big leap for oil prices threatens to squeeze inflation's grip on the global economy. Continue reading
Dec 31 Stocks notch big yearly gain despite ending 2021 on a weak note By Alex Veiga, Associated Press A wave of consumer demand fueled by the reopening of economies pumped up corporate profits more than expected in 2021, which helped keep investors in a buying mood. Continue reading
Dec 27 Stocks slightly higher as traders return from holiday By Associated Press Stocks are opening higher in muted trading on Wall Street Monday as traders return from the Christmas holiday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Stocks edge lower on Wall Street, pulled down by Big Tech By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks edged lower in midday trading on Wall Street Friday, pulling major indexes back from record highs as investors review the latest round of corporate earnings. Continue reading
Oct 26 Solid earnings drive U.S. stocks further into record heights By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The S&P 500 was up 0.3%. Big technology companies were doing much of the heavy lifting, and that helped send the Nasdaq up 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1%. UPS jumped 7.4% after the package delivery service reported… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: R&B star R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering, immoral acts across state lines A federal jury in New York found rhythm and blues star R. Kelly guilty of racketeering and crossing state lines for immoral acts. President Joe Biden defended giving booster shots for COVID-19 now that the Centers for Disease Control has… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: California bars worker productivity quotas used by Amazon, other warehouses By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, California is now the first state to bar Amazon and other giant warehouse employers from punishing or firing workers over productivity quotas. Democratic congressional leaders now say they have a framework deal to pay for… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Senate Dems, GOP end police reform talks, face stalemate over debt ceiling By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic Senators say they ended bipartisan negotiations on police reform and collecting data on use of force. Senators have also reached a stalemate on the fight over the debt ceiling. There's word that large numbers… Continue watching