Finance

Stocks are dropping in Thursday morning trading on Wall Street, with energy stocks taking the hardest hits as the price of oil falls back, despite a round of encouraging reports on the economy. The S&P 500...

Stocks were moving higher on Wednesday, helped by a recovery in bank and industrial stocks. Bond yields were steady after rising earlier this week. Investors continue to turn their attention to Washington, where Federal Reserve Chair...

Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Monday as a modest drop in bond yields was helping lift the broader market. Technology stocks were among the better performers, while banks fell. The S&P 500 index was...

Stocks were mostly lower in afternoon trading Thursday, as another tick up in bond yields once again pulled down shares of technology companies and the energy sector. The S&P 500 index was down 0.2% as of...

Stocks were mostly lower in afternoon trading Friday as technology stocks, which had spent most of the week holding steady or climbing, fell broadly. The move was once again caused by a rise in bond yields....

Technology stocks were pushing the broader market higher on Thursday, as investors welcomed another reprieve from the volatility in the bond market that has dominated the conversation on Wall Street for the last several weeks. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and...

Major U.S. indexes are moving higher Wednesday as stability in the bond market translates into gains for stocks. A key measure of inflation was lower than expected last month, helping to calm investors who had worried...

Stocks were higher in morning trading Monday, as weakness in technology companies was more than offset by strength in banks and other sectors. Investors continued to closely watch the bond market, where another tick up in...

Stocks were mixed in late morning trading Friday as investors balanced news that hiring by U.S. employers picked up last month at the fastest pace since October with another unsettling rise in bond yields. The S&P...