Stock market today: Wall Street sinks after good news on the economy raises worries about inflation
U.S. stocks are sinking on worries that Friday’s good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in early trading and on track for its fourth losing week in the last five.
Global Stock Markets Mixed as Wall Street Closed to Honor Jimmy Carter
Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday as Wall Street remained closed to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter. The U.S. stock market was closed Thursday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for Carter who died at the age of 100 late last month.
Will the Stock Market Soar or Crash in 2025? Most Wall Street Analysts Share This Opinion.
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Stock market today: A mixed day for world shares as Wall Street steadies
BANGKOK -- World shares were mixed on Thursday after the latest U.S. economic data calmed frazzled nerves on Wall Street.
Here's what Wall Street expects for the stock market in 2025 after 2 straight years of big gains
A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,
Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as markets take in corporate news ahead of jobs report
Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, deriving optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street, led by Nvidia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4% in morning trading to 40,248.68. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 0.
Stock market today: Wall Street slips as the ‘Magnificent 7' weighs down the market
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.8% to 40,285.25, as shares in automakers and other major exporters rose. A weak yen boosts profits for exporters and companies with big operations overseas when they convert their earnings into yen.
Why Wall Street Expects the Stock Market to Have a Big 2025
The estimated year-over-year S&P 500 earnings growth rate for 2025 hovers at 14.8 percent, according to FactSet. That’s well above the trailing 10-year average of 8 percent, and the bump reflects an expectation for strength beyond the big tech names that have recently fueled the market.
Wall Street’s riskiest stocks are melting down as retail traders face ‘day of reckoning’
Retail traders who had developed a taste for gambling on speculative stocks were facing a day of reckoning on Wednesday as many of their favorite trades suffered a startling meltdown.
Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries
U.S. stocks are recoiling on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.
Stock Market News: Dow Gains After Fed Minutes
The Dow and S&P 500 closed higher, while the Nasdaq was down, after minutes from the Fed's monetary policy meeting were released.
Jobs Report Shows the Economy Is Strong. Why the Stock Market Is Falling Anyway.
Wall Street’s reaction to the strong December jobs report shows just how much bond yields and interest-rate expectations are driving the stock market these days. The Dow was down 630 points, or 1.5%, ...
RTX Stock Has 31% Upside, According to 1 Wall Street Analyst
A Wells Fargo analyst recently raised the company's price target for RTX ( RTX 0.98%) stock to $151 from a previous target of ...
VIX climbs after U.S. jobs data stronger than Wall Street expected
The stock market’s so-called fear gauge was climbing Friday, as investors assessed a U.S. jobs report that was stronger than Wall Street anticipated. The Cboe Volatility Index, which trades under the ...
As Wall Street eyes tokenization, a lack of market infrastructure presents hurdles
Regulatory uncertainty prevented the building of crucial infrastructure for tokenization, but that may soon change.
Stocks Open Lower as Bond Yields Rise After Strong December Jobs Data
Stocks opened lower on Friday after strong U.S. jobs data sent bond yields spiking. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1.9%. The Labor Department said the U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs in December, which ...