Wednesday was a short, quiet day on Wall Street as the markets closed at 1 p.m. in observation of the Christmas Eve holiday.
During the brief trading day, most investors chose to focus on the weekly jobs report, where claims fell below 300,000 to bring some holiday cheer to the...
The next-to-last-day of 2014 was a tumultuous one on Wall Street, as low volume trading led to a decline of almost 2% in the utilities sector.
Overall, 2014 has been a positive year for utilities, which are up more than 25%. That’s why many experts were caught off guard by...
It's been a particularly bad start to the first full week of 2015 on Wall Street, at the major indexes were pummeled Monday in the wake of further drops in oil prices.
The Dow Jones Average was down 331 points—nearly a full 2 percent—as oil continued its freefall, falling more...
Tuesday was a new day, but the same story on Wall Street—considerable losses in the face of declining oil prices. Oil fell another 4.3%, settling just under $48 a barrel. Prices haven't been this low since April 2009, the tail end of the Great Recession.
Stocks were hit to the tune...
Oil prices stayed stable on Wednesday, allowing Wall Street a chance to recover a portion of the losses they sustained Monday and Tuesday.
The market rallied early this morning off stabilizing prices, plus optimism stemming from early fourth-quarter earnings reports. Experts were quick to note, however, that not a single...
After a long losing streak, Wall Street enjoyed a second consecutive positive finish on Thursday as markets rallied behind continued steadiness in oil prices.
Oil prices have been slashed by more than half in the past six months. So two consecutive days without further dips in prices was welcome news...
Following a week of turbulence and volatility, Wall Street got off to another slow start Monday thanks to the continued decline of oil prices.
As of 2 p.m., the Dow was down almost 100 points, as crude oil prices continued their decline—as low as $45.90 a barrel at one point.
Goldman...
Volatility was the story yet again on Wall Street Tuesday. The stock market roared out of the gates this morning, jumping more than 200 points in the first half-hour of trading. By noon, the gains had slowed but the market was still well ahead for the day. But by...
Wall Street finished down yet again on Wednesday, as poor earnings figures compounded the worst retail sales number in a year.
Earnings season is in full swing. The first taste of bad news came in the form of JP Morgan Chase reported a 6.6% drop in quarterly profits. This difference...
U.S. stocks declined in Thursday trading, as investors considered the effect on lower wholesale prices against some discouraging job figures.
The Labor Department issued a weekly number of 315,000 Americans filing for jobless benefits last week—a number that was 6% higher than last week, and represented the largest total since...
