U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as protests in China raised the risks to global growth and Federal Reserve policy makers said more interest-rate increases are needed to control inflation. How Read more
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Stocks open lower as China protests rattle markets
U.S. stocks opened lower Monday as growing protests in China over the country’s strict COVID curbs contributed to worries over the global economic outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, Read more
U.S. oil price erases 2022 gain as China protests stoke demand fears
Oil futures fell sharply Monday, with the U.S. benchmark wiping out what remained of this year’s big gain, as protests over China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions stoked worries over demand for Read more
MarketWatch Live: Stock futures dip as China unrest sparks global growth concern
MarketWatch Live: Stock futures dip as China unrest sparks global growth concern
Stocks open higher as investors watch China, Fed
U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday, after falling three of the past four sessions, as investors remain nervous about COVID-19 lockdowns in China and look for more clues to the pace Read more
Tesla stock at two-year low, other EV-maker shares plunge as concerns simmer about China, oil futures
Tesla Inc. shares on Monday were poised to end at a fresh two-year low, with shares of other electric-vehicle makers also underperforming the broader equity market as worries about China’s Read more
China announces first COVID deaths in months and unveils restrictions in Beijing and Guangzhou
China’s zero-COVID strategy was back in the headlines on Monday, after the country announced its first COVID deaths in nearly six months, announced new restrictions in the capital Beijing and Read more
Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing gauge sinks further in November
The numbers: The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said Thursday that its gauge of regional business activity sank to negative 19.4 in November from negative 8.7 in the prior month. Any reading Read more
China locks down Peking University over one COVID case, showing commitment to zero-COVID policy
Chinese authorities have locked down Peking University after finding a single COVID case, evidence of their continued commitment to the country’s zero-COVID policy. Beijing reported more than 350 new cases Read more
Alibaba, Tencent, lead Hong Kong tech stocks higher after upbeat China online retail sales data
Shares of Chinese internet giants jumped in Hong Kong, after official data showed better-than-expected October retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA HK:9988 jumped 9.8%, Read more