(Reuters) – Consumer stocks drove Wall Street higher on Tuesday as Walmart forecast a strong holiday quarter and monthly retail sales beat expectations, helping investors look past uncertainty over hawkish […]
Wall Street ends higher with boost from big tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday, with market-leading growth shares kick-starting indexes’ climb as investors looked past disappointing U.S. economic data.FILE PHOTO: Traders work on […]
Apple, Amazon set to knock S&P 500, Nasdaq off record peak
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes looked set to drop from record highs on Friday, as results from mega-cap firms Apple and Amazon.com reignited concerns of labor […]
S&P, Nasdaq enjoy boost from big tech firms, Dow dips
(Reuters) – The S&P and Nasdaq were gaining on Monday with a helping hand from heavyweight technology companies as investors appeared optimistic about the third-quarter earnings season.FILE PHOTO: Traders work […]
Futures edge lower ahead of earnings, inflation worries persist
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, led by technology shares, ahead of a slate of earnings reports this week, while a relentless surge in oil prices […]
Wall St ends choppy session lower on earnings jitters; financials down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended a choppy session lower on Monday as investors grew nervous ahead of third-quarter earnings reporting season.FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street […]
S&P 500, Dow gain amid inflation concerns, debt ceiling debate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended firmer on Wednesday in a partial rebound from the previous day’s broad sell-off, with remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and […]
Wall Street swoons on rising Treasury yields, growing inflation worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Tuesday in a broad sell-off driven by rising U.S. Treasury yields, deepening concerns over persistent inflation, and contentious debt […]
Fed's Powell: Don't assume Fed can thwart default fallout
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve may not be able to shield the economy and financial markets from the effects of a U.S. debt default, the central bank’s chief said on […]
Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended near flat on Tuesday after a broad sell-off the day before, with worries over troubles at developer China Evergrande and caution ahead of […]