The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been criticized by some market watchers for being a poor barometer of equity-market performance given its relatively small sample size of just 30 stocks. Read more
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Dow hits 2-month high as blue-chip gauge heads for longest winning streak since May
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 600 points on Friday to its highest level in two months as the blue-chip gauge remained on track for a sixth straight session Read more
Tech set to drive losses on Wall Street after Amazon adds to batch of disappointing results
U.S. stock futures were poised for losses on Friday, after Amazon.com Inc. added to a batch of disappointing results from big names in the tech sector. Investors were also waiting Read more
Tech set to drive losses on Wall Street after Amazon adds to batch of disappointing results
U.S. stock futures were poised for losses on Friday, after Amazon.com Inc. added to a batch of disappointing results from big names in the tech sector. Investors were also waiting Read more
This Earth-friendly sugar alternative from discarded plants boosts fiber intake
It’s hard to kick the sugar habit entirely, even when we know our lives can be much healthier without the dozen-plus teaspoons many of us consume daily in cookies, our Read more
Intel stock rises as earnings, PC-chip sales come in ahead of Street view, and billions in cost cuts planned
Intel Corp. shares surged Thursday after the chip maker topped Wall Street earnings estimates for the quarter and PC-chip sales came in slightly higher than expected, while the company trimmed Read more
Mortgage rates surpass 7%, Freddie Mac says — ‘leading to greater stagnation in the housing market’
High mortgage rates continue to pressure the housing market, as the sector undergoes a deep slow down after two years of blockbuster growth. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.08% as Read more
What recession? Caterpillar keeps repeating that demand is ‘healthy,’ ‘strong’ and ‘robust’
In case there was any doubt, Caterpillar Inc. executives said about a dozen times on one conference call that demand remained ‘healthy,’ ‘strong’ and ‘robust.’ Shares of the construction- and Read more
Gold ends lower, a day after prices settle at their highest in nearly 2 weeks
Gold futures settled lower on Thursday, after settling to their highest price in nearly two weeks in the previous session — when a pullback in the U.S. dollar gave bulls Read more
U.S. stock futures mixed after Meta shocker, as traders nervously await Apple and Amazon results
U.S. stock-index futures were trading mixed on Thursday after Meta Platforms Inc. became the latest tech giant to release disappointing results and traders nervously awaited earnings from Apple and Amazon. Read more