Markets

Business
Analysis

Now more than ever, the stock market is not the economy

The rising 401(k) balances so often cheered by President Trump are virtually meaningless to most Americans, data show.

U.S. stocks end third quarter on a high note, despite rocky September

The Dow and S&P 500 end a see-saw session in the plus column and post their best back-to-back quarters since 2009.

Stocks cut losses after broad sell-off; Dow slides more than 500 points

Financials fell sharply after an explosive report alleging that several major banks knowingly facilitated suspicious transactions.

Tech sell-off slashes 10 percent off Nasdaq in three days; Tesla tanks after S&P 500 snub

The automaker’s shares plunge 21.1 percent after the Standard & Poor’s 500 bypasses it but adds Etsy, Teradyne and Catalent to the index.

Economy
Perspective

Wall Street doesn’t care if Trump loses. Here’s why.

The markets discounted the coronavirus pandemic and recession, and investors look set to shrug off the prospect of a Democratic sweep in November — even though that could bring a reversal of Trump's corporate tax cuts and deregulation.

Economy
Analysis

9 charts that show the good, the bad and the alarming of this early economic recovery

Parts of the economy are more than 80 percent back, but others are barely 25 percent recovered.

Dow tumbles 730 points as covid-19 flare-ups force states to push back reopening

A wave of cases in Texas, Florida and other states sparks a broad selloff, unnerving investors.

Stock market recovers after Fed announces it will buy corporate bonds

Economy

Dow slides more than 1,800 points on fears of coronavirus resurgence, more economic pain

The Wall Street sell-off contrasted sharply with just a few days ago, when the Nasdaq set a record high and the S&P 500 went positive for the year.

Late-session spurt lifts Dow above 25,000 for the first time since early March

The blue-chip index has added nearly 1,100 points over two days, while the S&P 500 moved above 3,000 for the first time since the pandemic took hold.

Stocks flip-flop as investors meander through economic, pandemic crosscurrents

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq eke out gains on the day but end the week lower than they started.

Economy

U.S. stocks pare losses to pull out small gains

Economy

Dow falls more than 600 points as tech and energy sectors fuel Wall Street retreat

The optimism that fueled stocks to their best month in decades all but vanished Friday.

Economy

Stock market rebounds while unemployment spikes, showing reach and limits of Fed’s muscle

Economy

Dow ekes out gains on surging oil prices as investors look past grim jobs numbers

A disappointing report on Gilead‘s highly anticipated coronavirus treatment punctures rally.

Economy

Technology shares lift stocks to a late-day surge

Analysts say the steep drop in demand has bottomed out as states begin to reopen.

Economy

U.S. stocks rebound as oil prices stabilize, states move to loosen lockdowns

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged at least 2 percent after a wild, two-day slide in oil prices rattled Wall Street.

Economy

Historic plunge in oil prices sends U.S. stocks reeling, with Dow losing nearly 600 points

U.S. crude prices for May delivery turned negative – a first – amid scarce demand and limited storage capacity.

Economy

Dow jumps 700 points, as U.S. stocks post second week of gains on hopeful coronavirus signs

Investors seized on news of governments taking baby steps toward opening their economies and on early signs that science may be gaining on the pandemic.

Economy

Wall Street selloff follows week-long tear, unprecedented oil production cut

The Dow Jones industrial closed 328 points in the red, dragged down by Caterpillar downgrade.