Wall Street drifts near records following weak jobs report
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was swinging between gains and losses and was down 20 points, or 0.1%, at 31,020, as of 12:15 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% higher. All the major U.S. stock indexes set…
Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months
The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, but only after a roller-coaster day where a gain of 0.9% gave way to a loss of 0.9%.
Wall Street drifts as week of erratic swings comes to close
Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street Friday, the latest eddies in a week full of erratic swings driven by worries about rising coronavirus counts.
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News Wrap: Ukraine wildfires cause surge in air pollution near Kyiv
In our news wrap Friday, smoke from wildfires outside Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv has elevated its air pollution levels to the highest in the world. The fires erupted earlier this month, burning close to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant. Also,…
Stocks are rising Friday as investors latch onto strands of hope about progress in the fight against the coronavirus.
Treasury yields sank as investors moved into safer investments. Stocks worldwide fell following a weak reading on Japanese business sentiment and after big British banks cut their dividends to preserve cash. …
Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package will cushion businesses and households from the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus.
Stocks are adding to their gains Wednesday as Congress moves closer to passing a $2 trillion package to help the economy deal with damage caused by the coronavirus.
President Trump held a contentious news conference Friday in which he downplayed issues with testing for COVID-19 and promised further executive action to fight the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Senate is rushing to draft a third coronavirus relief bill -- but…
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