Jan 08 Wall Street drifts near records following weak jobs report By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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
Jun 08 Most stocks on Wall Street rise again on hopes for economy By Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 248 points, or 0.9%, at 27,359, as of 10:52 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.2%. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Parliamentary election victory for South Korea’s ruling party In our news wrap Thursday, South Korea’s ruling party has won big in parliamentary elections held Wednesday. Voters had to wear masks and gloves and have their temperatures checked, but turnout was the highest in nearly 30 years. Also, Israeli… Continue watching
Apr 09 Federal action leads Wall Street to cap best week since 1974 By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years on Thursday after the Federal Reserve launched its latest titanic effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak. The central bank announced programs to provide up to $2.3 trillion… 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
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