• US stocks surge as Moderna COVID-19 vaccine hopes fuel Wall Street rally

    US stocks surge as Moderna COVID-19 vaccine hopes fuel Wall Street rally

    Moderna's vaccine announcement put Wall Street on pace to build on last week's massive rally sparked by Pfizer's announcement that its experimental vaccine was more than 90 percent effective.
  • News Corp stock surges on better-than-expected quarterly profits

    News Corp stock surges on better-than-expected quarterly profits

    Shares of News Corp. surged 10 percent on Friday after the publishing giant said it swung to profit with better-than-expected quarterly results. The parent of the New York Post and the Wall Street
  • Stocks slide as Wall Street watches nail-biting vote count

    Stocks slide as Wall Street watches nail-biting vote count

    US stocks were set to drop Friday as investors appeared ready to cash out their gains following the market's dizzying election-fueled rally.
  • US stocks climb again as polls open for Election Day

    US stocks climb again as polls open for Election Day

    US stocks appeared poised for a second straight day of gains Tuesday as Wall Street watched the first polls open for the long-awaited presidential election.
  • Stocks drop as COVID-19 fears lead to Wall Street’s worst week in months

    Stocks drop as COVID-19 fears lead to Wall Street’s worst week in months

    US stocks tumbled again Friday as renewed fears about the coronavirus pandemic put Wall Street on pace for its worst week in months. The Dow Jones industrial average sank as much as 127.87 points, or
  • Stocks climb as strong economic data follows COVID-19 selloff

    Stocks climb as strong economic data follows COVID-19 selloff

    US stocks posted tentative gains Thursday as strong economic data helped Wall Street recover from its coronavirus-fueled selloff.The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 89.19 points, or
  • Dow plunges 700 points, Nasdaq drops 5 percent as tech stocks stumble

    Dow plunges 700 points, Nasdaq drops 5 percent as tech stocks stumble

    Technology stocks took a tumble on Wall Street Thursday, giving back some of their spectacular gains over the past several months and dragging the rest of the market down with them. The S&P 500 was down 3.4 percent as of 11:20 a.m. Eastern time, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4.8 percent. Both indexes had set …
  • Dow Jones closes above 29,000 for the first time since February

    Dow Jones closes above 29,000 for the first time since February

    The Dow Jones industrial average once again topped the 29,000 mark on Wednesday, bringing it within striking distance of an all-time high just months after sinking below 19,000. The blue-chip index has been making a steady recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic sent it plummeting 10,000 points in March. Wednesday saw it close up 1.6 percent, …
  • Stocks dive on coronavirus spike, Fed’s cap on shareholder payouts

    Stocks dive on coronavirus spike, Fed’s cap on shareholder payouts

    Wall Street’s major indexes dropped on Friday as the US set a new record for a one-day increase in coronavirus cases and bank stocks tumbled after the Federal Reserve decided to cap shareholder payouts. The S&P 500 banks sub-index declined 5 percent after the Fed limited dividend payments and barred share repurchases until at least …
  • Dow sinks 700 points as coronavirus resurgence fears rattles Wall Street

    Dow sinks 700 points as coronavirus resurgence fears rattles Wall Street

    The Dow dropped 700 points on Wednesday amid growing fears that the sudden spikes in COVID-19 cases could delay the economy from rebounding as quickly as some had hoped. The Dow Jones industrial average index of blue-chip stocks ended the day down 710.16 points, or 2.7 percent, to 25445.94, while the S&P 500 fared only …