Tag: Dow Jones

October 19, 2021

Following a fairly disappointing European trading session, market sentiment improved during Monday’s Wall Street period. While the Dow Jones underperformed, the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures climbed 1.03% and 0.34% respectively. The turnaround in sentiment might have been due […]

February 25, 2021

Jobless claims fell sharply last week despite severe winter storms that swept across Texas and other parts of the South, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for unemployment insurance totaled 730,000 for the week ended Feb. 20, well below […]

September 10, 2020

U.S. stock benchmarks early Thursday were trading firmly higher, but off their best levels, as investors found reasons to buy assets after a round of economic reports and a policy update from the European Central Bank. Technology shares turned higher […]

August 17, 2020

U.S. stock benchmarks rose modestly early Monday, with the S&P 500 index trading near record territory but finding few reasons to trade higher amid a congressional stalemate over fresh stimulus to help Americans and businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. […]

July 23, 2020

The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week as the coronavirus pandemic inflicted more damage to the U.S. economy. The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims came in at 1.416 million for […]

July 6, 2020

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June 30, 2020

U.S. stock-index futures were sliding lower early Tuesday as investors awaited a congressional hearing featuring Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that could provide more investor guidance about the government’s economic response to rising coronavirus cases. […]

June 26, 2020

U.S. stock benchmarks skidded sharply lower Friday, adding to losses after Texas, one of the coronavirus hot spots, further tightened social-distancing rules in the state, highlighting worries about a resurgence in the viral outbreak. Investors were also paring the results […]

June 22, 2020

Major stock indexes held gains Monday afternoon, led by technology-related shares, as investors weighed optimism over a quick recovery for the domestic economy, or V-shaped rebound, against evidence of an acceleration of COVID-19 infections in half of all U.S. states […]

June 18, 2020

U.S. stocks were trading mixed to moderately lower on Thursday as investors digested a weekly report on the labor market in the U.S. and contend with signs of rising cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 in several American states. How are […]

June 16, 2020

Retail sales shattered already-lofty expectations for May as consumers freed from the coronavirus-induced lockdowns began shopping again. The 17.7% headline gain including food sales easily topped the previous record from October 2001 and beat the 8% estimate from economists surveyed […]

June 3, 2020

U.S. stocks added to their gains on Wednesday, a day after major equity benchmarks closed at their highest levels since early March, as labor and services data showed a slowdown in the pace of the economic damage wrought by the […]

May 4, 2020

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Tuesday as investors remained focused on the reopening of the U.S. economy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 202 points, implying a Tuesday opening gain of around 135 points. S&P 500 […]

April 27, 2020

Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors continued to be optimistic about the prospect of states re-opening the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 245 points higher, or 1%, putting it on pace for its first five-day winning streak […]

April 8, 2020

U.S. stocks were rising on Wednesday, a day after the Dow and S&P 500 staged their biggest reversals since the 2008 financial crisis, as investors hoped that the U.S. could roll back containment measures put in place to fight the […]

March 30, 2020

Gains for the Dow firmed midday Monday, supported by shares of health-care related companies like Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group, as investors assessed efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and cushion the economy against the impact […]

March 27, 2020

U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a three-year low as the coronavirus outbreak takes a toll on the economy, according to data from the University of Michigan released Friday. The index of consumer sentiment dropped to 89.1 in March — its […]

March 24, 2020

The US S&P 500 fell more than 3% in late-morning trading, alongside a similar decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. US Treasuries whipped around but by late morning the Fed’s promised buying spree appeared to be having an effect […]

October 18, 2019

U.S. stock-index futures were flat to slightly lower Friday morning after data showed China’s economic growth slowing further in the third quarter, with investors looking for direction at the end of a week that saw equities buoyed by a strong […]

October 3, 2019

U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday morning after a report on the U.S. services sector showed it growing at a slower pace than at any point since 2016, following a report on manufacturing earlier this week that showed it contracting for […]