Stock Market

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Friday after the federal government said employers added 250,000 jobs in September, far more than analysts expected. Hourly pay jumped 3.1 percent, the most since the beginning of...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher Thursday morning as major indexes extend a rebound into a third day. Health care companies are rising after insurer Cigna topped Wall Street’s expectations in the third quarter and...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are climbing again Wednesday morning as investors applaud quarterly results from companies including Facebook, General Motors and Estee Lauder. After a rally a day earlier, the S&P 500 index is now...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping Monday morning as the market rapidly changes course once again. Technology companies are climbing, with open-source software company Red Hat surging after IBM agreed to buy it for...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re an investor who was lulled to sleep by the stock market’s calm, steady gains this summer, you’re wide awake by now. Stocks have swooned over the last three weeks as...

U.S. stocks fell sharply in morning trading Wednesday, adding to losses from a day earlier. Technology and internet companies and banks took the heaviest losses. Investors bid up shares in utilities, real estate companies and other...

U.S. stocks veered broadly lower in early trading Monday as losses in health care companies and banks outweighed gains elsewhere. Energy companies declined along with the price of crude oil. Toy makers slumped after Hasbro reported...

NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings are sending U.S. stocks higher Friday at the end of a choppy week of trading. Consumer products maker Procter & Gamble is surging after reporting strong sales of beauty products...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Wednesday after their biggest gain in more than six months. Homebuilders are sinking after the Commerce Department said construction of new homes dropped in September, and retailers are...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed Monday as technology companies continue to slump and the Commerce Department said retail sales remained sluggish in September. The S&P 500 and other major U.S. indexes are coming...