U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday, as investors and experts looked towards data points for an indication of when to expect an interest rate hike. For weeks, Wall Street’s conventional wisdom has held that the first interest rate hike in nearly a decade will occur in 2015—but not likely before...
U.S. stocks were slightly lower Tuesday, as stocks dropped following a worldwide drop in bond prices. At the start of Tuesday, 10-year benchmark Treasury notes had yields upwards of 2.3% for the first time in almost six months, reaching by far their highest point in 2015. European indices were lower...
U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday, as investors digested a mixed bag of news and data. Widespread selloffs in government bonds pushed 10-year Treasury yields to their 2015 high of 2.25 at one point on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offered her opinion that stock market valuations are...
U.S. stocks were down Wednesday, one day after new trade data raised concerns that 1st-quarter GDP would show an economic contraction. A late, minor rally saved the Dow from falling back into negative territory for the year. 10-year  Treasury yields moved as high as 2.25, their best mark in 2015. After...
U.S. stocks were higher Friday, recovering some losses from a rough week in trading on Wall Street. The Euro climbed to $1.13 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its highest point in months. But the contradictory nature of the market reared its ugly head—after weeks of hearing how a strong...
U.S. stocks were lower Wednesday, following a couple of critical pieces of information that may have raised more questions about the economy than they answered. The highlight of this week on Wall Street was expected to be this afternoon’s Fed statement, marking the end of the Federal Open Market Committee’s...
U.S. stocks were lower Monday, beginning a week that follows new record highs on the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices. The S&P moved up slightly Friday to eclipse its all-time record high by fractions of a point, while the NASDAQ soared past its previous high attained in March 2000. This week...
U.S. stock futures were higher Monday after China’s central bank cut the amount of money that banks are required to hold in reserves. The reserve requirement fell by 100 basis points, giving momentum to a struggling market that was clobbered to the tune of -1.7% on Friday, wiping out all...
U.S. stocks were clobbered on Friday, as a double dose of bad news from overseas sent markets tumbling before the weekend. The sell-off was a continuation of a global trend Friday, as European and Asian markets suffered as well. Chinese government regulators took steps to crack down on margin trading...
U.S. stocks moved up slightly in Tuesday trading, one day after concerns about the upcoming earnings season ended the market’s brief winning streak. The S&P and Dow were each down around 0.5% Monday, based on concerns over earnings as well as the continued strengthening of the dollar. Today, markets reacted...