The stock market rallied late Thursday to blot out most of its losses. Investors continued to fret about the impact of inflation and the Federal Reserve’s tighter monetary policy on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 104 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.1%, and the […]
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Text size The floor of the New York Stock Exchange (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The stock market ended the week down after a nasty Friday. The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in May, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive with its rate hikes. […]
Stocks rose on Wednesday after the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s May policy meeting showed the central bank is prepared to raise rates further than the market had anticipated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 191.66 points, or 0.6%, to 32,120.28. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to 3,978.73, and the […]
Text size Stocks have sold off in recent weeks amid investor worries over inflation and growth. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images The stock market was mostly lower Monday, as investors digested a rally to close out last week. Markets are awaiting economic data out Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Stocks jumped Friday, amid signs that central bankers may be starting to take a possible global growth slowdown seriously—and raising hopes in the market that they won’t increase interest rates as quickly as feared. Despite Friday’s performance, the three major U.S. indexes all fell for the week: The Dow, the […]
U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses on Tuesday as uncertainty over inflation, interest rates and the economy continued to weigh on the market. All three major indexes opened higher, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 2.8% at one point. By late morning, stocks had mostly erased those gains and […]