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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Dow ends more than 200 points higher as inflation cools in line with forecasts
Stocks ended a choppy session with gains Thursday, finding support after the December consumer-price index showed inflation continued to slow, in line with forecasts, last month. The data appeared to Read more
U.S. stocks open higher, building on gains ahead of inflation report
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, building on their gains from the prior session ahead of Thursday’s closely watched inflation report. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.48% gained 15 points, or Read more
‘Markets are going to get rocked’ as Fed is likely to push rates higher, economist warns
The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates more than the markets now expect, says Ricardo Reis, an economist at the London School of Economics. “Markets are going to Read more
U.S. stocks open higher after employment report shows wage growth cooling
U.S. stocks opened higher at the opening bell as investor digested an employment report that showed signs of wage growth slowing in a strong labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Read more
U.S. jobless claims move higher in latest week
The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 to 225,000 in the week ended December 24 , the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal Read more
U.S. stocks moving higher, trying to snap four-day skid despite Bank of Japan surprise and possible recession fears
U.S. stocks are reversing a Tuesday start in the red and now trading higher as investors think through the implications of the Bank of Japan’s surprise announcement to put a Read more
U.S. stocks turn lower, yields tick higher after Fed rate decision
U.S. stocks turn lower, yields tick higher after Fed rate decision
Dow jumps more than 500 points as stocks end higher ahead of highly-anticipated inflation data
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Monday, bouncing from last week’s losses ahead of a highly-anticipated reading on inflation for November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.58% ended up more Read more
U.S. stocks open higher after five straight day of losses for S&P 500
U.S. stock indexes opened modestly higher on Thursday after the S&P 500 booked its five consecutive declines as fears of a recession gripped Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Read more