U.S. stocks rose sharply Thursday even as new data showed financial action contracted for the next-straight quarter in Q2. The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed 1.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, bringing overall gains for the index in the two times quickly subsequent the Federal Reserve’s fee boost to roughly 3.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} — its very best […]
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower Tuesday after social media giant Snap Inc. (SNAP) logged its biggest one-day drop on record and dragged down shares of technology peers. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to its lowest close since November 2020 following an economic warning from the social media platform that sent […]
U.S. stocks were mostly lower Friday as investors assessed more corporate earnings and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that hinted a half-point rate hike was likely next month. The S&P 500 dipped 0.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, on pace to round out a third straight week of losses, while the Dow […]
Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening to hold gains after a recovery rally, with an initial wave of concerns over the economic impacts of the Omicron variant at least temporarily easing. Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced. The blue-chip index closed higher by 1.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} during the regular session, marking its […]
Stock futures opened higher on Monday to hold onto gains after a recovery rally, with investors at least temporarily shaking off concerns over a new coronavirus variant and looking ahead to new market catalysts. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq rose. Each of the three major indexes had […]