Sep 11 Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press 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%. Continue reading
Jul 10 Wall Street drifts as week of erratic swings comes to close By Stan Choe, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 2:35 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,… Continue watching
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 01 Stocks slide worldwide as coronavirus infections keep soaring By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press 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. … Continue reading
Mar 27 Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains after a big rally By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 25 Stocks jump, heading for first back-to-back gain in 6 weeks By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 10:54 When will U.S. be able to meet demand for COVID-19 tests? 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… Continue watching
Mar 18 Tumbling stocks erase nearly all Dow gains since Trump’s inauguration By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Even prices for investments seen as safe during downturns fell as the coronavirus outbreak chokes the economy and investors rush to raise cash. Continue reading
Mar 10 These strategies may protect your money in times of economic turbulence By Alexander Kurov, The Conversation With a global recession looking increasingly likely, a finance scholar offers guidance on how to ride it out. Continue reading