U.S. stocks gained a day after a worldwide selloff in risky assets. The Nasdaq composite led indexes higher, rising 0.6%. The Dow industrials added 0.4%, or 185 points, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.2%, led by corporate stalwarts Boeing and…
Stocks are riding a wave of optimism heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. U.S. indexes rose for a fourth consecutive session, extending a recovery from last week’s selloff. Rising expectations for an interest-rate cut next month and easing artificial-intelligence bubble fears…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1% Tuesday, overcoming a slump in Nvidia shares. The AI chip giant was down 2.6% after a report highlighting potential competition in AI semiconductors from Google. The Dow industrials added 664 points,…
Chip stocks and other big technology shares rallied Monday, extending Friday’s gains and suggesting fears of an AI bubble are receding. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, adding to gains after President Trump posted on social media that he had held…
Stocks finished higher Friday, with the Dow industrials clawing back the previous session’s losses, after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams made the case for a near-term cut to interest rates. The gains cap a volatile week in which…
Nvidia shares and stock-index futures rose after-hours following the tech giant’s latest earnings report, which beat expectations. The chip maker reported record revenue and a 65% jump in profit, soothing investor jitters over the artificial-intelligence boom. Nvidia also increased its…
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…