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Wall Street buoyed by signs of progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

The materials index, which includes miners and chemical companies, dipped 0.4%; the spread between US 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields moved another step closer to inversion

Stocks edge lower on Wall Street as crude oil prices slump

Stocks turned lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as crude oil prices slumped and bond yields eased lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 12:27 pm Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 271 points, or 0.8%, to 34,591 and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Technology stocks were among the biggest weights on the market. Companies in the sector tend to push and pull the broader market more forcefully because of their pricey valuations. Chipmaker Intel fell 2.2%. Energy companies had some of the biggest losses as crude oil prices fell sharply. Exxon Mobil fell 2.6%. US crude oil slumped 5.2% and Brent crude, the international standard, fell 5%. The drop follows news that China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai. That could put a dent in global demand for energy. Oil prices remain volatile amid the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United Arab Emirates' energy minister doubl

Wall St slips as banks, energy stocks weigh; Tesla up on stock-split plans

Oil prices tumble on concerns of weaker Chinese demand

Wall Street pauses stock comeback, keeps Treasury yields climbing

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%

Nasdaq leads Wall Street lower as tech stocks lose ground

S&P 500, Nasdaq eye second straight weekly gain; financial, energy among top S&P 500 weekly sectoral gainers

Wall Street steadies as market focuses on rate outlook, Ukraine

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

Wall St rises as investors buy beaten-down chipmakers, tech stocks

US business activity rises to eight-month high in March; Uber surges on deal to list all NYC taxis on its app

Dropping gains, Wall Street pulls back on stocks, US Treasury yields dip

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

Dow falls 290 pts as oil climbs, Adobe drops; focus on US rate outlook

GameStop jumps after chairman picks up more shares; Adobe falls on lackluster current-quarter forecast

Wall Street rises as bank shares rally, Nike boosts Dow Jones

Nine of the 11 major S&P sectors were up in early trading with financials and consumer discretionary rising the most.

Wall Street slides after Powell's hawkish comments; Dow drops 235 pts

Energy stocks rise as EU mulls Russian oil embargo; Alleghany stock rises on Berkshire's $11.60-bn takeover deal

Wall Street refocuses on risk as stocks dip, oil prices climb

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, oil prices rise after aggressive Fed hike outlook

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

Wall St rises in choppy trade after Fed boost; Dow up 150 pts

Big banks mixed after rallying sharply; Ralph Lauren gains on JPMorgan upgrade to 'overweight'

Accenture posts strong Q2, warns of potential impact from Ukraine conflict

Accenture forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, but it excluded the impact of the war

Wall Street stocks, US yields rise after Fed Reserve's rate hike

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

Wall Street surges on Ukraine peace talks, looming Fed rate hike

Big banks rise in anticipation of interest rate hike; China ADRs surge on Beijing's move to support markets

Wall Street climbs as oil prices slide, Fed in focus; Dow up 240 points

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, oil falls about 8%

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 sway on Wall Street as oil slides to $100 per barrel

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 ...