Stocks rose on Thursday to reverse course after dropping a day earlier, with investors assessing the latest headlines on the Omicron variant and mulling lingering concerns around inflation. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq advanced and extended gains into afternoon trading. The S&P 500’s 1.4{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} gain on Thursday was its […]
Omicron
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, December 2, 2021 ‘The economic impact of COVID seems to be diminishing’ The Omicron variant of COVID-19 made its first domestic appearance on […]
Stocks turned lower Wednesday afternoon as more hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell compounded with concerns around the Omicron variant and its impacts on the economy. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each erased earlier gains to dip into the red. The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control […]
The volatile but never boring market for Bitcoin (BTC) has been whipsawed in recent days, as investors ponder whether there are better returns to be had in other cryptocurrencies, even as a new COVID-19 variant and the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook shake up the landscape. With news of the Omicron […]
Stocks jumped Monday to recover some losses after Friday’s slide, when uncertainty over a new coronavirus variant stoked volatility across global markets. The Dow advanced. On Friday, the index had seen its worst day since October 2020, dropping more than 900 points, or 2.5{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. Bitcoin prices rebounded to trade above […]
