US stocks
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U.S. Equities Swing With Dollar as Bonds Pull Back
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fluctuated with the dollar, while Treasuries retreated as post-U.S. election asset moves stalled a day before Donald Trump is slated to hold a press conference that…
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U.S. stock futures dip with oil prices; all eyes on Dow 20,000
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stock index futures were slightly lower as oil prices dipped on Monday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average came tantalizingly close to 20,000 on Friday.
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Dow 20,000 Fails to Yield in Best Week for U.S. Stocks in Month
EghtesadOnline: Yet again, investors watched the Dow Industrial Average stop just short of the 20,000 level, even as U.S. equities resumed their post-election rally with the best week of gains…
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Wall Street’s Most Outspoken Stock Bull Reverses, Now Top Bear
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street’s most vocal champion on U.S. stocks over the past two years is now its biggest bear.
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U.S. Stocks Set Record, Dollar Gains on Jobs Data
EghtesadOnline: Fresh signs of strength in the U.S. labor market reignited the dollar rally and sent U.S. stocks to all-time highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing within one point…
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U.S. Stocks Halt 3-Day Drop as Dollar, Gold Climb
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose with the dollar as economic data bolstered confidence that the American economy is poised to accelerate. Gold rose and Treasuries erased losses as a slide in…
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Dollar, stocks log yearly gains, oil the biggest winner
EghtesadOnline: The dollar, oil and U.S. stocks slipped on Friday in thin pre-holiday trading on the last trading day of 2016, but ended the session with sizable gains for the year.
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Wall St. thinks stocks will rise in 2017 - What could go wrong?
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's rally could be derailed by renewed worries about President-elect Donald Trump's policies, a resurgent dollar or potential wild-card events like cyber attacks or…
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U.S. Stocks Pare Yearly Gain as Dollar, Oil Slip: Markets Wrap
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks completed the fourth annual gain since 2011 on the longest losing streak since the election, while oil and gold posted the best yearly advances since at least that…
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Tech, bank stocks set Wall St. for second day of losses
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday and were headed for a second day of losses as bank and technology stocks came under pressure.
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U.S. Stocks Near Record as Oil Gains, Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks traded near a record high amid thin trading as oil posted its longest winning streak in four months. Treasuries fell amid soft demand in an auction of two-year notes.
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US stocks could suffer as Trump trade policy takes shape
EghtesadOnline: The year-end stocks rally on the heels of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president was built on expectations of reduced regulations, big tax cuts and a large fiscal stimulus.
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Trump rally pauses as stocks, dollar slip on profit taking
EghtesadOnline: Stocks edged down and the dollar eased from 14-year highs on Wednesday, giving back some of the gains chalked up since Donald Trump's U.S. election victory as investors took profits…
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Wall Street little changed in muted pre-holiday trading
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks were little changed in muted pre-holiday trading on Wednesday as investors paused, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record…
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Stocks Climb as Markets Show Resilience; Bonds Drop With Gold
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose with equities in Europe, while bonds and gold retreated in a demonstration of financial markets’ resilience to recent geopolitical events as investors focus on…
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Dollar's post-Fed rally pauses, U.S. stocks end lower
EghtesadOnline: The dollar and U.S. stocks dipped on Friday, taking a breather following this week's big moves after the Federal Reserve signaled a faster pace of U.S. interest rate increases…
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Hurdles emerge for stocks after rally
EghtesadOnline: Benchmark U.S. stock index rallies, in anticipation of fiscal stimulus measures by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, could also be laying the seeds…
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Dow Stops Short of 20,000 in Worst Week for Banks Since Election
EghtesadOnline: What began as a record-setting streak for U.S. stocks fizzled as the week progressed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average approaching and ultimately falling short of 20,000,…
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Raging Stocks, Fed Fears Trigger ‘Dislocation’ in Global Markets
EghtesadOnline: The Trump rally in stocks and expected interest rate increase at the Federal Reserve meeting next week is whipsawing traders in most asset classes who are searching for signs…
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Yields rise, euro dips as ECB trims bond purchases
EghtesadOnline: Bond yields rose and the euro dipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would prolong its bond purchase program but surprised investors by scaling back on how…
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Major US stock indexes rise again to new records
EghtesadOnline: Major U.S. stock indexes climbed again on Thursday and set fresh record highs, bolstered by data showing U.S. labor market strength, as a month-long rally since the presidential…
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Higher U.S. Stocks Expected in 2017 by Most in Bloomberg Poll
EghtesadOnline: A majority of American adults -- 54 percent -- are bullish on the U.S. stock market for 2017 and almost four in 10 say they anticipate being in a better financial situation during…
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Stocks Fluctuate With Bonds as ECB Meeting Looms; Crude Retreats
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fluctuated near all-time highs, while emerging market assets rose as investors speculated the European Central Bank will extend its monthly bond purchases to stoke…
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Wall St. slips as banks, discretionary stocks drag
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks declined on Monday for their worst performance in nearly a month, weighed down by a pullback in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors as some investors…
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U.S. Stocks Rise to Record as Trump Rally Goes on for Third Week
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. stock market is partying like it’s 1999. For the first time since that year, the four major benchmark indexes hit all-time highs, thanks to an ongoing post-election rally…
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Wall St. opens lower as health stocks weigh
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as a drop in the healthcare sector took the shine off a post-election rally that had powered Wall Street to record levels.
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U.S. Stocks Pare Gains as Trump Rally Falters; Commodities Rise
EghtesadOnline: U.S stocks erased gains that took the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 19,000 for the first time as investors assessed the two-week post-election rally. Metals rallied while…
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U.S. stock futures point to extension of post-election rally
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stock index futures were higher on Tuesday, pointing to an extension of the post-election rally, a day after Wall Street closed at record levels on hopes that President-elect…
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Investors bet Trump stimulus will boost U.S. stocks
EghtesadOnline: U.S. voters' decision to install Donald Trump in the White House may extend the life of the aging, seven-year bull market in U.S. stocks.
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After initial Trump trade, politics keep stocks on edge
EghtesadOnline: Arguing over politics is a Thanksgiving Day tradition, but Donald Trump's presidential election adds a new twist to any bickering at next week's holiday dinner table: What the…