Stocks suffered a mid-week drop in part, due to a decline in energy stocks and increased confidence in the possibility of a December rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said this morning that the U.S. economy is performing well and a December rate hike is...
After a volatile past couple of days, markets tried to salvage a win on the last trading day of the week. Financial stocks were among the issues that advanced as the major averages attempted to recoup some of the losses for the week after falling amid renewed concerns of...
U.S. stocks were even on Tuesday, as investors kept a wary eye on oil prices that continued their July plummet on the first day of August.
Throughout the month of July, oil prices fell 21%. They added another 4% to that drop before stabilizing this morning. Oil is currently trading...
Stocks eked out some meager gains today but much of the focus was on a report from federal regulators that says five of the biggest banks in the U.S. have inadequate plans in case of failure, potentially leaving them unable to cope with financial distress without another taxpayer bailout....
Stocks showed modest gains today as the market extended its winning streak to 3 in a row. The Dow closed above 18,000 for the first time since April. The string of positive gains on Wall Street has come as a bit of a surprise to Peter Boockvar, chief market...
A day after the Fed decided to raise interest rates a quarter of a percent for the first time in a decade, the volatile price of oil along with the energy sector caused the markets to drop today. Energy finished down 2.5% to lead nearly all S&P 500 sectors...
Monday, August 11
While Friday was seen as a victory for Wall Street, the higher close highlighted the day-to-day volatility of the market.
Despite the widespread reports of an ongoing bull market, Friday’s rally was needed to push the Dow Jones average just barely into the black for 2014. Overall, the...
Stocks were down on Monday, following a bounce-back week for a market that’s seen continued volatility since the outset of 2015.
On Friday, the Dow closed above 18,000 while the S&P 500 is back within 1% of its all-time high. Many insiders expect the volatility to return this week, when...
Stocks floundered as Wall Street's three day winning streak ended. The financial sector was down as was the price of oil. Oil closed below yesterday's high of $51- the highest level in nearly a year.
Watch more on today's financial activity from CNBC's Bob Pisani & Art Cashin-Director of Floor...
U.S. stocks traded close to even on Thursday, one day after the Dow plunged nearly 300 points in an ugly Wednesday for equities. The day pushed the Dow index back into negative numbers for 2015.
The Dow is now down about 2.5% thus far this week (remember, a 5% drop...
