Market Update
Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Advance
September 10, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Stocks rose last week, with help from two developments: the announcement of further U.S.-China trade talks as well as August... Read More
China Announces More Tariffs
August 29, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Traders assumed that the week's biggest news event would be Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the... Read More
Equities Face Some Volatility
August 23, 2019
The Week on Wall Street U.S. stock indices saw significant ups and downs last week, with traders looking for economic cues from Treasury yields and... Read More
Trade Tensions Affect Stocks
August 13, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Stocks spent much of last week rebounding from a Monday drop that reflected nervousness about the U.S.-China trade fight. By... Read More
Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Retreat
August 7, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Last week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, in line with Wall Street's... Read More
S&P & Nasdaq Outgain Dow
July 31, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Last week, investors assessed earnings and the initial estimate of second-quarter economic growth, while awaiting the... Read More
Stocks Descend from Recent Peaks
July 25, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Stock benchmarks retreated during the first week of the second-quarter earnings season. As some big names shared quarterly... Read More
S&P 500 Tops 3,000
July 16, 2019
The Week on Wall Street Friday, the S&P 500 settled above 3,000 for the first time, after rising 0.78% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial... Read More
Special Update: Quarterly Report
July 9, 2019
The Week on Wall Street U.S. stock benchmarks opened a new quarter positively. The S&P 500 gained 1.65% in the opening week of July; the Dow... Read More
Down Week Ends Strong Month
July 3, 2019
The Week on Wall Street A month of gains for stocks ended with a weekly retreat. The S&P 500 lost 0.30%; the Nasdaq Composite, 0.32%; the Dow... Read More