Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks

Stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its all-time high set the ...

Wall Street sets more records, but bond yields drop following discouraging data on the job market

The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading, though it remains near its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 51 points, or 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, a day after setting ...

Wall Street Strategists Split Over Potential Fed Policy Rate

Wall Street strategists are divided on what to replace the federal funds rate with should the Federal Reserve decide to abandon the long-used policy target following remarks from a central bank ...

Wall Street Futures Slip as Government Shutdown Complicates Fed Rate Path

The shutdown, which independent analysts warn could last longer than the budget-related closures of the past, comes at a time when markets are leaning heavily on hopes of a dovish Fed policy, and ...

Wall Street yawns at DC’s looming shutdown as the Dow sets another record

Asian shares are little changed in narrow trading as investors brace for a possible U.S. government shutdown. U.S. futures were flat early Tuesday and oil prices fell.

Wall Street Brunch: Jobs, Shutdown And A Fed Cartoon

September payrolls expected to rise by just 39,000. But will a government shutdown throw data into flux? And does a cartoon mean Trump will try to fire Powell this week?

Fed Chief Jerome Powell Just Delivered a Dire Warning to Wall Street. History Offers Us a Strikingly Clear Picture of What May Happen Next.

Powell closely studies the broad financial picture when making decisions. Investors were eagerly awaiting the recent rate cut, as lower interest rates are positive for the stock market. The Federal ...

Wall Street ticks toward more records, led by technology stocks

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are ticking toward more records on Thursday as technology stocks keep rising and as Wall Street keeps ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government.

Fed chief Powell is talking about the U.S. economy again. And Wall Street is all ears.

Wall Street has been hanging on every word of Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell as stocks charged to record highs. Investors hope he’ll give more clues Tuesday as to how much the Fed will cut U.S.

Fed interest rate cut finally comes and Wall Street swoons

On Thursday, the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones and small-cap Russell 2000 all closed at all-time highs as investors celebrated the Fed’s move.

US stocks drift near their records as tech keeps rising and Wall Street keeps ignoring DC’s shutdown

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Thursday, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 78 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0 ...