By Caroline Valetkevitch
Treasury yields rose as markets evaluated the possibility of bigger U.S. interest rates in store and the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to hold a summit on the Ukraine crisis
The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 50 countries, was up 0.3% on the day at 1203 GMT, its first gain after three days of drops, each exceeding 0.9%
European stocks were mostly higher or unchanged on the day, while U.S. futures pointed to small declines at the open on Wall Street
Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.5%, to $91.19 a barrel by 0422 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.74 a barrel, up 38 cents, or 0.4%
The S&P 500 was up 63.50 points, or 1.46%, at 4,413.43, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 170.15 points, or 1.26%, at 13,712.27
The Federal Reserve has indicated it is likely to raise U.S. interest rates in March, as has been widely expected
Wall Street's main indexes climbed after two turbulent sessions and ahead of the outcome of a Federal policy meeting, with a stellar outlook from Microsoft boosting technology stocks
Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 764.89 points, or 2.23%, at 33,599.61, the S&P 500 was down 115.61 points, or 2.62%, at 4,294.52
The Fed minutes from December, released on Wednesday, offered more details on the Fed's shift last month toward a more hawkish monetary policy
The country's tech watchdog wants management to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange because of concerns about leakage of sensitive data, sources said
U.S. authorities are moving towards kicking foreign companies off American stock exchanges if their audits fail to meet U.S. standards.
European shares slumped to a three-week low during their biggest daily loss in nearly two months as a resurgence in COVID-19 cases raised fears of tighter restrictions.
Shares in Creatd Inc. surged as much as 69% after the company announced a new non-fungible token art drop through its OG Gallery unit consisting of three photographs of Trump
On the day, MSCI's broadest gauge of global shares was flat, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower
All 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes down; American Airlines, Nucor fall on Goldman Sachs' downgrades
All three major US stock indexes lost ground, with the Nasdaq Composite Index weighed down as rising US Treasury yields pressured market-leading growth stocks.
Michael Burry, whose huge, wildly profitable bets against the housing bubble were made famous in "The Big Short," is wagering that long-term US Treasuries will fall.
Amazon's warning of slowing growth gave investors a reason to tamper recent market exuberance and cash in profits