Dow up 300 points as ‘Goldilocks’ report shows US added 315,000 jobs in August

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs last month, perfectly in line with investor expectations. How Stocks Trade The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.52% advanced 332 points, or 1.1%, to 31,999. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.53% rose 45 points, or 1.2%, to 4,015. The Nasdaq … Read more

US stocks generally up as strong economic data bolsters sentiment ahead of Powell speech

U.S. stocks traded mixed midday on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite heading for back-to-back gains after a string of strong economic data as investors awaited news from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How Stocks Trade S&P500 SPX rose 18 points, or 0.4%, to 4,158. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA lost 3 points, … Read more

US stocks climb as strong economic data bolster sentiment ahead of Powell speech

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with major benchmarks heading for back-to-back gains after a string of strong economic data as investors awaited news from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How Stocks Trade S&P500 SPX rose 18 points, or 0.6%, to 4,163. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA advanced 22 points, or 0.1%, to 32,984. Nasdaq Compound … Read more

Dow drops more than 500 points, S&P 500 loses 1.7% as investors question Fed pivot thesis

US stocks slid on Monday on fears that the recent rally was based on an overly optimistic view about the Federal Reserve’s potential to back away from using sharply higher interest rates to fight inflation. How are stocks traded? The S&P 500 SPX, -1.86% fell 71 points, or 1.7%, to 4,156. The Dow Jones Industrial … Read more

Here are 5 reasons why the bull run in stocks could be about to turn into a bear market

Some market gurus are beginning to worry that Wall Street’s summer rally is starting to run out of steam, after stocks quickly went from oversold to overbought. Gene Goldman, chief investment officer of Cetera Financial Group, explained that stocks are likely heading for a pullback, even though the economy is in better shape than many … Read more

Here are 5 reasons why the bull run in stocks could be about to turn into a bear market

Some market gurus are beginning to worry that Wall Street’s summer rally is starting to run out of steam, after stocks quickly went from oversold to overbought. Gene Goldman, chief investment officer of Cetera Financial Group, explained that stocks are likely heading for a pullback, even though the economy is in better shape than many … Read more

South Korea offers North ‘bold’ economic benefits for denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday offered “bold” economic aid to North Korea if it scraps its nuclear weapons program while avoiding harsh criticism from the North days after threatening of “deadly” retaliation against the COVID-19 epidemic he blames the South. In a speech celebrating the end of Japanese … Read more

South Korea offers North ‘bold’ economic benefits for denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday offered “bold” economic aid to North Korea if it scraps its nuclear weapons program while avoiding harsh criticism from the North days after threatening of “deadly” retaliation against the COVID-19 epidemic he blames the South. In a speech celebrating the end of Japanese … Read more