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The latest financial news from the reporters at Yahoo Finance.
Wall Street's furious 2024 rally took a breather to start the final week of the year's first quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Federal Reserve told the stock market what it wanted to hear last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks closed mixed on Friday with the the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite logging a fresh record high with the prospect of a reversal from interest rate hikes buoying investors' spirits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks on Wall Street rose to build on a record-setting rally as relieved investors continued to celebrate the Federal Reserve's signals it will delay but not slow rate cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stock indexes hit record highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged and stuck to its projection of three rate cuts this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wall Street closed the trading session on a high note Tuesday, as investors braced for the results of a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tech stocks jumped on Monday ahead of a key Federal Reserve rate decision, as investors set aside worries about stalled interest rates to focus on hopes around AI developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The major US stock indexes have backed off record highs ahead of the Federal Reserve's all-important March meeting. On Wednesday, that tension will finally resolve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks finished lower on Friday, notching the second consecutive losing week for Wall Street, as investors weigh the impact of hot inflation prints on the Federal Reserve's policy decision next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks slid on Thursday following the release of another hotter-than-expected inflation print. The reading served as one of the last pieces of data that could sway the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week. Learn more about your ad choices....
US stocks were a mixed bag on Wednesday with the S&P 500's record-setting run hitting pause as several tech giants saw their stocks retreat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks notched gains across the board on Tuesday after key inflation data came in hotter than expected to help set expectations for the timing of a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks closed mixed on Monday while bitcoin extended its record rally as investors counted down to crucial inflation data that will test bets on interest rate cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks finished the week lower after a sell-off in tech led the markets lower Friday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the losses for the week, falling more than 1%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks ended the week with a thud, closing down on Friday, as investors pulled back from the heady gains of big tech names, chiefly Nvidia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks rose on Thursday as the S&P 500 hit a new record high, staying upbeat amid a second day of closely tracked testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and ahead of Friday's release of the February jobs report. Learn...
US stocks popped on Wednesday, with techs vaulting back from a steep sell-off as investors digested Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's stance that interest rate cuts are still likely this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks closed in a sea of red on Tuesday, pulling further away from record highs as uncertainty over interest rate cuts and a shakeup in "Magnificent Seven" stocks brought a note of wariness to the market. Learn more about your...
US stocks closed lower on Monday as investors girded for a week where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony and the monthly jobs report could put equity gains to the test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The stock market keeps hitting new record highs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March arrived with a bang on Wall Street as stocks set new records, fueled by a promising inflation reading and a relentless tech rally, which saw Nvidia hitting a $2 trillion valuation for the first time. Learn more about your ad...
US stocks rallied to close out the best February for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in nearly a decade as investors digested a crucial inflation reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks retreated on Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of a crucial inflation report that will guide expectations for interest rate cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday after a pullback from all-time highs, with retail earnings on tap to occupy investors counting down to a crucial inflation report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks took a breather on Monday after closing out a dizzying week at record highs as investors braced for a looming inflation update that could put that rally to the test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A blowout earnings report from AI darling Nvidia sent stocks to record highs last week. New inflation data will test that rally in the coming days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks lost steam Friday but powered through a dizzying week of record breaking stoked by AI chipmaker Nvidia's blowout earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks soared on Thursday, breaching record highs, powered by blockbuster earnings from AI darling Nvidia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks rallied late in the day on Wednesday as investors counted down to high-stakes earnings from AI darling Nvidia (NVDA) and digested the release of Federal Reserve minutes which reiterated the central bank's focus on not cutting interest rates too soon. Learn...
US stocks closed in the red on Tuesday as investors looked to big retailer earnings to provide insight into consumer resilience amid doubts about the odds of a "soft landing." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spring is around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning the ongoing slump in natural gas is likely set to continue. In metals markets, palladium’s premium over platinum is fading while in agriculture, falling fertilizer prices are squeezing crop nutrient...
US stocks closed lower on Friday after another hotter-than-expected inflation reading undermined the case for interest rate cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks popped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a fresh record high, despite a disappointing retail sales report that raised questions about a "soft landing" scenario for the US economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing back after hotter-than-expected inflation data drove a sell-off and dashed hopes for interest rate cuts in early spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks tumbled on Tuesday, falling from recent highs as investors digested a hotter-than-expected January inflation report that showed prices cooling slower than forecasts anticipated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks ended mixed on Monday after the S&P 500 index notched a historic close in the prior session, as investors prepared for the first key inflation update of the year and the next wave of earnings reports. Learn more about...
The S&P 500 closed above 5,000 for the first time ever on Friday as the three major averages logged a positive week for the 13th time in the last 14 weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks traded mostly in the green on Friday afternoon, pointing to another record-setting session as investors applauded a revision of December inflation data that showed it was even lower than first reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The major US stock indexes held steady on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average narrowly reaching record highs as investors cheered Disney's upbeat earnings report and digested other corporate results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks rose on Wednesday as investors digested a fresh inflow of quarterly earnings, with the debate over timing of interest rate cuts still rumbling in the background. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks ended Tuesday's session in the green as the Dow Jones Industrial Average led gains, rising about 0.3%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks dipped on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell put a chill on prospects for an early interest rate cut, raising the stakes for a packed week of corporate earnings to keep the recent rally alive. Learn more about...
Stocks are back near record highs with the S&P 500 finishing Friday at 4,959, its highest close ever. All three major indexes logged gains for the week, surviving a tumultuous week of trading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks closed the week with a warm embrace Friday after a thunderous January jobs report and a triumphant series of market-moving earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks edged higher on Thursday after the worst sell-off in months on Wall Street, as investors recalibrated their timeline for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and prepared for a heavy-hitting round of mega-cap tech earnings. Learn more about your...
US stocks retreated Wednesday following the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady and Chair Jerome Powell's hint that the central bank would not begin cutting rates at its next meeting in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks closed mixed on Tuesday — just ahead of the kickoff to Big Tech results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
US stocks inched higher on Monday as investors braced for a busy week packed with Big Tech earnings updates, a Federal Reserve rate decision, and the crucial US jobs report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks closed out another week hovering near record highs as one of the busiest weeks of the quarter is set to greet investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stocks bounced around Friday before landing in mixed territory as investors digested a key inflation reading ahead of next week's Fed meeting on the future of interest rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices