U.S. stocks booked modest gains Friday, while advancing for a second week in a row to kick off 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.33% gained about 112 points, Read more
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MarketWatch Live: Stocks move slightly lower at Friday open after inflation data
MarketWatch Live: Stocks move slightly lower at Friday open after inflation data
Dow, S&P 500 end lower Friday, posting second week of declines
U.S. stocks closed lower for a third session in a row Friday, but avoided the session’s lows, as investors feared higher Federal Reserve rates could tip the economy into a Read more
Stocks could face another explosion of volatility Friday as $4 trillion of options expire in ‘quadruple witching’
Stocks have been on a wild ride this week, and conditions could still get weirder as traders brace for “quadruple witching” on Friday, when a flurry of equity options and Read more
Dow ekes out gain Friday, stocks book second week in a row of gains
Major U.S. stock indexes ended a choppy session mixed Friday, while still posting weekly gains, after monthly jobs data showed the Federal Reserve’s rapid pace of interest rate hikes has Read more
Black Friday online sales top $9 billion to break all-time record
A record $9.12 billion was spent online for Black Friday, Nov. 25, up 2.3% from Black Friday in 2021. Electronics were the major driver of the increase in sales, with online sales up Read more
5 things NOT to buy on Black Friday
It’s a year for shopping prudently. Americans will spend between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion this holiday season, according to projections from the National Retail Federation. That’s up from last Read more
Is the stock market open on Black Friday? Thanksgiving week trading hours for major assets.
It’s going to be a short week on Wall Street. U.S. stock exchanges will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 24, and will reopen the next day only Read more
Dow, S&P 500 end higher Friday, but stocks book weekly drop
The Dow and S&P 500 finished a choppy session higher Friday, but with the main U.S. equity indexes still booking a weekly loss as doubts emerged about the staying power Read more
Black Friday surprise: Jeff Bezos tells people NOT to buy cars, refrigerators and other big-ticket items. Critics call him out.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded the e-retail behemoth Amazon, has some spending tips as Americans gear up for a holiday shopping season — amid four-decade high inflation and recession worries. Read more