equity markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average Fell as Investors Need a Break After the April Rally
Text size After rallying 12.9% and 11.1% in April, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, respectively, each finished their best month in 33 years. But the momentum faded the first day in May, as all three major indexes tumbled into the red. The Dow declined 622.03 points, or 2.55%, to finish at 23723.69. …
Global Stocks Fall After Trump Issues Warning on Pandemic
Global stocks fell Wednesday after President Trump issued a stark new warning on the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., reviving concerns about the potential damage to the world’s largest economy. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3%, suggesting that blue-chip stocks will decline a day after U.S. equities closed …
Stocks record worst week since financial crisis as coronavirus concerns heat up
U.S. stocks capped the week with another session of painful losses on Friday amid worries around the COVID-19 outbreak’s potential to upend the global economy. Stocks trimmed Friday’s losses by the closing bell with the Nasdaq turning positive. The S&P 500 SPX, …
U.S. stock futures point to further sharp declines as Asia follows Wall Street plunge
U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Friday, a day after major benchmarks pushed into correction territory as investor fears heightened over just how much damage the fast-spreading coronavirus will wreak on the global economy. How are major benchmarks trading? Dow Jones Industrial Average futures …
The Dow fell by more than 1,000 points at its low — here’s how the stock market tends to perform after big drops
It’s happening. A bona fide selloff took hold on Wall Street Monday after investors spent weeks attempting to come to terms with the potential impact of COVID-19 as it spreads in countries outside of China, threatening to dent global supply chains and economies. Second-biggest point drop If it holds until the closing bell, the day’s …
Why the coronavirus outbreak is delivering a fresh dose of recession fear to the stock market
The old saw used to be that when the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. Now, a more apropos adage for market bears may be that when an outbreak of coronavirus grinds the world’s second-largest economy to a halt, the rest of the world catches a recession. Indeed, recession fears resurfaced …
Trump wants to spend more on military technology — here are 9 stocks that could benefit
President Donald Trump this week proposed a mere 0.3% increase in military spending to $740.5 billion next year. But inside that budget, there’s a big emphasis once again on high-tech defense capabilities in areas like cyberwarfare, use of the cloud in the battlefield, specialized drones, advanced communications and artificial intelligence. Here’s some of the military …
Big Technology Stocks Dominate ESG Funds
Funds that market themselves as sustainable investments aren’t necessarily focused on companies that fight climate change, develop wind turbines or promote diverse boards. Instead, many of them look a lot like a portfolio of big technology stocks. The five most commonly held S&P 500 stocks in actively managed sustainable equity funds last fall were Microsoft …
Sanders Could Win in Iowa. What It Means for Health-Care Stocks.
Text size Victories by Bernie Sanders tend to rock health-care stocks. Photograph by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders has the best shot in the Democratic primary field at winning the Iowa caucuses this evening, according to pollsters. Sanders is a bit of a boogeyman for health-care investors, given his commitment to a health-insurance scheme …
AMD, Ballard Power and two other stocks that are breaking out
Here are four stocks in a range of industries that are testing or trading just above key resistance levels. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD, +3.53% jumped $1.58 to $56.98 on 70 million …