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36 min ago1:24 p.m. Nov. 25, 2016
- By Ryan Vlastelica
While most traders are off for the extended Thanksgiving Day holiday, Wall Street edged up to hit fresh record highs.
11:02 a.m. Nov. 24, 2016
- By Victor Reklaitis
U.S. stock futures show little change on Thursday, as traders focus on their Thanksgiving Day celebrations rather than making big bets.
4:47 p.m. Nov. 23, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Russell 2000 close at all-time highs Wednesday, while the Nasdaq lags behind ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
5:47 p.m. Nov. 22, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks close higher Tuesday as the Dow industrials and S&P 500 cleared psychological milestones but major indexes simultaneously reached record highs for a second straight day.
4:27 p.m. Nov. 21, 2016
- By Anora Mahmudova
U.S. stocks close higher at fresh records Monday, aided by a jump in oil prices and a pullback in the dollar, giving the Dow industrials, S&P 500, and Nasdaq their third simultaneous all-time closing highs this year.
8:00 a.m. Nov. 19, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
Investors will likely spend the holiday-foreshortened week digesting the last two weeks of stock market gains before they move on to digesting their Thanksgiving holiday feast.
4:24 p.m. Nov. 18, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks edge lower, pulling back from near record levels as investors keep an eye on a continued rally by the U.S. dollar.
4:28 p.m. Nov. 17, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday as an improving economic picture and greater clarity on Federal Reserve policy allowed the market’s postelection uptrend to continue, putting them within reach of attaining new record closing highs.
4:15 p.m. Nov. 16, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower Wednesday, snapping a seven-session winning streak, along with a streak of four record closes in a row, as a rally in financial stocks came to an end.
4:21 p.m. Nov. 15, 2016
- By Ryan Vlastelica
U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday as the market’s postelection updraft continues, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average turning in a seventh winning session in a row and a fourth straight record close.
4:28 p.m. Nov. 14, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks retreat on Monday as the postelection rally loses steam with investors seeking more clarity on the policy proposals of president-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
3:56 p.m. Nov. 12, 2016
- By Sue Chang
V is for victory. V also represents the shape of the stock market’s trajectory as Donald Trump’s historic upset to win the White House will likely recharge this bull market which had been languishing until this week, according to analysts.
4:34 p.m. Nov. 11, 2016
- By Ryan Vlastelica
U.S. stocks pulled back slightly Friday after four straight days of gains but the main indexes were still on track to post their biggest weekly gains in years
4:25 p.m. Nov. 10, 2016
- By Sue Chang
The Dow industrials is on track for record close Thursday as investors continued to reposition in response to Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the presidential election.
4:41 p.m. Nov. 9, 2016
- By Anora Mahmudova
U.S. stocks rally Wednesday, with the Dow industrials jumping 257 points, led by a surge in financial, health-care and industrial stocks, as investors bet on the infrastructure spending policy promised by President-elect Donald Trump.
4:35 p.m. Nov. 8, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks came off earlier highs but still closed higher Tuesday as voters head to the polls in a historic presidential election. Although it is still early, Wall Street appears to be betting on a Hillary Clinton victory.
5:11 p.m. Nov. 7, 2016
- By Sue Chang
Appetite for riskier assets such as stocks surged on Monday after the FBI says its latest review of Hillary Clinton’s emails hasn’t led to any new findings.
7:08 p.m. Nov. 6, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
Investors might want to take a break from the polls and position themselves to ride out what is expected to be a short burst of volatility following the election, money managers say.
3:52 p.m. Nov. 4, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks fail to defend gains to extend losses for a ninth session on Friday, their longest losing streak since December 1980 when Jimmy Carter was president. The market had traded higher earlier but slid into negative territory in afternoon trade.
3:34 p.m. Nov. 3, 2016
- By Anora Mahmudova
U.S. stocks shed earlier gains to close near session lows Thursday, as the S&P 500 extended its losing streak to the longest in eight years while investors grapple with mixed economic data and earnings, as well as growing uncertainty about the tightening presidential race.
3:26 p.m. Nov. 2, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks extend losses on Wednesday with the S&P 500 recording its longest losing streak in five years even as the Federal Reserve, as expected, kept interest rates unchanged.
3:57 p.m. Nov. 1, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks fall to their lowest since early July as the S&P 500 extends its losing streak for a sixth session as investors grappled with a tightening presidential race, economic data, corporate earnings, and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision.
3:35 p.m. Oct. 31, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks edge modestly higher after stronger-than-expected consumer spending data underline the view that the economy is growing at a steady pace, while a drop in oil prices and election uncertainty weighed on the minds of investors.
2:49 p.m. Oct. 29, 2016
- By Sue Chang
The stock market, gripped in a torpor so powerful that even peak earnings season couldn't wake it, got a jolt from an unexpected corner—Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton—underscoring the political risks in the remaining days ahead of the election.
3:33 p.m. Oct. 28, 2016
- By Ryan Vlastelica
U.S. stocks end lower Friday after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was restarting a probe into Hillary Clinton’s email, adding a new dose of political uncertainty into the market.
3:23 p.m. Oct. 27, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks fluctuate between slight gains and losses Thursday as an uptick in bond yields prompts a selloff in defensive sectors such as real estate and utilities while investors sift through mixed earnings results and deal news.
3:44 p.m. Oct. 26, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks close mostly lower Wednesday as Apple Inc., the largest U.S. company by market cap, tumbled, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend thanks to Boeing Inc., which soared on robust earnings.
3:37 p.m. Oct. 25, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks on Tuesday finish lower, giving up some of the previous day’s advance, as worries about a lackluster spate of earnings, and a slip in a reading of consumer confidence weighed on market sentiment.
3:16 p.m. Oct. 24, 2016
- By Anora Mahmudova
U.S. stocks advance modestly Monday, getting a lift from merger announcements, including AT&T’s planned buyout of Time Warner.
7:00 a.m. Oct. 22, 2016
- By Sue Chang
The stock market may finally get the excitement that it has been craving next week with the two most valuable companies in the U.S.—Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.—slated to report financial results.
4:14 p.m. Oct. 21, 2016
- By Ryan Vlastelica
Stocks end Friday mostly flat as sentiment was torn between disappointing GE earnings and strong results from both McDonald’s and Microsoft.
3:19 p.m. Oct. 20, 2016
- By Anora Mahmudova
U.S. stocks close lower Thursday as a sharp drop in oil and telecommunications shares weigh on investor sentiment.
3:28 p.m. Oct. 19, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by a rally in the energy sector and stronger-than-expected quarterly results from Morgan Stanley. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, an anecdotal economic survey, also indicated that the U.S. economy continues its steady expansion.
3:22 p.m. Oct. 18, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks end higher Tuesday as investors welcome better-than-expected quarterly results.
3:43 p.m. Oct. 17, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks finish lower Monday as crude-oil prices trade below $50 a barrel while warnings about accelerating inflation also weigh on sentiment.
8:43 a.m. Oct. 16, 2016
- By Sue Chang
A third of the Dow Industrials are scheduled to report, while 1 in 5 members of the S&P 500 index are expected to post their latest quarterly numbers.
3:21 p.m. Oct. 14, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks close slightly higher Friday, finishing near lows of the session to turn in a second losing week in a row, after a trio of quarterly bank results topped analyst estimates and Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said there may be benefits to running the economy with a tight labor market.
3:45 p.m. Oct. 13, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks finish in the red Thursday as investors grew jittery following the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes as well as weak Chinese economic reports. But the market closed off intraday lows.
3:41 p.m. Oct. 12, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
U.S. stocks finish mostly higher Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting show support for a rate rise relatively soon but still veered toward the dovish side.
3:39 p.m. Oct. 11, 2016
- By Sue Chang
U.S. stocks trade firmly lower as disappointing results from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. set the tone for the broader market as the third-quarter earnings season gets under way.
