US stock futures edged down to start the week, while European stocks rallied, as investors continue to assess the odds of a global economic slowdown. Futures tied to the S&P 500 slipped 0.3% while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 fell 0.5%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 0.1%. .
US stock futures drifted lower at the start of the second half of the year, with investors bracing for more volatility amid heightened inflation and expected interest-rate increases. Futures for the S&P 500 shed 0.6% Friday. The broad index closed out Thursday lower, heaping on additional losses to mark the worst first half of the … Read more
US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors digested comments from central bankers at a panel in Europe and looked toward another round of quarterly earnings reports. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, after the broad-market index closed down 2% on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged … Read more
Stocks rallied after fresh economic data tempered investors’ expectations of aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes, giving the S&P 500 its first weekly gain in the last four weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 826 points, or 2.7%, while the S&P climbed 3.1%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 3.3%. .
US stocks advanced amid a second day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after he warned that rapidly rising interest rates threatened a recession. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% Thursday afternoon, after trading roughly flat around midday. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1% while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose … Read more
US stock futures fell, oil prices dropped and bond yields ticked lower after major indexes rallied to start the trading week, with recent volatility in markets showing few signs of abating. Futures for the S&P 500 declined 1.4% Wednesday. Contracts for the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 contracted 1.6% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average receded … Read more
