Oil prices tumble on concerns of weaker Chinese demand
The Nasdaq fell about 0.16% as technology and healthcare stocks pulled back, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 edged up about 0.5%
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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
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Wall Street pushed stocks and Treasury yields down after both had powered higher earlier in the week as investors took in the strength of the economy and hawkish comments from US policymakers
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Nine of the 11 major S&P sectors were up in early trading with financials and consumer discretionary rising the most.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 197.09 points, or 0.57%, to 34,557.84, the S&P 500 lost 17.31 points, or 0.39%, to 4,445.81 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 160.70 points, or 1.16%, to 13,733.14
Wall Street stocks rebounded from early session losses on Thursday as investors weighed economic implications of the Federal Reserve's surprisingly aggressive interest rate stance
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Accenture forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, but it excluded the impact of the war
Main Wall Street stock indexes and Treasury yields rose after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and laid out an aggressive plan for further increases to combat inflation
Big banks rise in anticipation of interest rate hike; China ADRs surge on Beijing's move to support markets
The S&P 500 was up 39.26 points, or 0.94%, at 4,212.37, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 148.51 points, or 1.18%, at 12,729.73
Wall Street heads for gains after world shares sink Wall Street pointed toward gains in premarket trading Tuesday after world share prices sunk lower, with Hong Kong down almost 6% and Shanghai losing 5%. Oil prices slid about 8% as virus lockdowns and rising numbers of COVID cases in China threaten to disrupt manufacturing and trade. The sell-off gathered pace late in the session despite the release of data showing strong increases in Chinese retail sales, industrial production and investment in January-February. It followed a decision by China's central bank not to ease interest rates to spur economic growth. Futures for the Dow industrials gained 0.3% while futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4%. Prices of oil and other commodities slid as Russian forces pounded the Ukraine capital ahead of another round of talks between the two sides. Germany's DAX and the CAC 40 in Paris both fell 1.2%, while Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.8%. Anxiety over the war in Ukraine and an upcoming ...
Stocks are swaying on Wall Street as waves of market-moving forces crash into each other and keep trading jumbled, from war in Ukraine to an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% in afternoon trading after the yield on the 10-year Treasury touched its highest level since the summer of 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 171 points, or 0.5%, at 33,115, as of 12:18 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.2%. Elsewhere around the world, markets pulled in opposing directions. European markets climbed, while stocks fell sharply in Hong Kong after the neighboring city of Shenzhen was ordered into a shutdown to combat China's worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years. Oil prices tumbled to take some pressure off the high inflation sweeping the world, with a barrel of U.S. crude falling toward $100 after touching $130 last week. Markets have careened in recent weeks amid uncertainty about whether the economy may be heading for a ...
US markets headed for a higher open Friday following solid gains in Europe as uncertainty over the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation continue to roil markets. Asian markets declined overnight. Investors are fretting over a world economy faced with price pressures and slowing growth. Oil prices advanced on Friday as Russian forces broadened their offensive in Ukraine, attacking two major cities to the west and an industrial center in the east of the country. On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1% Friday morning and the same for the S&P 500 were up 1.3%. Germany's DAX rose 3.2% by midday, the CAC 40 in Paris added 2.2% and London's FTSE 100 gained 1.4%. A plan to revoke Russia's most favored nation trade status over its invasion of Ukraine added to unease over the economic repercussions of the deepening conflict after talks between foreign ministers of the two countries failed to show any concrete progress. President Joe Biden plans to
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