On a volatile day, tech stocks pared steep initial losses, with the Nasdaq composite turning higher in morning trading and holding some of those gains in the afternoon. The tech-heavy index finished 0.1% higher. The Dow industrials suffered deeper losses…
Stocks fell sharply Thursday, weighed down by technology shares and concerns that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady in December. The Nasdaq composite led indexes lower, falling 2.3%, as chip stocks including Nvidia and Broadcom were hit hard.…
Investors are hoping this will be the day the record-long government shutdown finally ends. The House is set to pass the spending package late Wednesday intended to reopen the government. The bill, which extends federal government funding until Jan. 30,…
Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday, as investors considered signs of labor-market weakness and a likely end to the government shutdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was solidly higher in recent trading. The S&P 500 inched up, while declines in tech…
A note of caution is creeping into markets. Stocks stumbled Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite leading declines. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX index of stock volatility, jumped. Indexes are close to record highs after a rapid run-up since…
Stock indexes climbed in afternoon trading, with investors weighing new signals about the health of America’s banking sector and comments from President Trump about tariffs on China. In a television interview, the president said the U.S. is “going to do…
New worries about the health of regional banks weighed on major indexes. The Dow industrials fell 301 points, or 0.7%. The KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking index slid 6.3% after Zions Bancorp said late Wednesday that it had taken a $50…
Stocks mostly climbed Friday, with two major indexes notching fresh records. The Dow industrials climbed 0.5% to a new all-time high. The S&P 500 rose by less than 0.1%, just barely cinching a new record close, while the Nasdaq Composite…