The S&P 500 closed at a record on Thursday in a pre-holiday rally along with the Dow and Nasdaq, buoyed by positive data that suggested the Omicron variant was less likely to lead to hospitalizations. The indexes recouped losses from earlier this week after investors shrugged off worries the variant […]
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Markets rallied on Tuesday, closing higher in a major comeback from the biggest three-day drop since September 30. In a turnaround from earlier losses, all three major indexes closed up more than 1{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} each, with the Dow gaining 560 points, or 1.6{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a}. The S&P also rose 1.78{1b90e59fe8a6c14b55fbbae1d9373c165823754d058ebf80beecafc6dee5063a} in an 81-point […]
Stock futures opened flat Tuesday night immediately after a recovery rally for the duration of the regular investing working day, with the major equity indexes recouping some losses soon after a few consecutive classes of declines. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Futures on the Nasdaq were very little […]
Stock futures opened slightly higher Thursday evening after a rout in technology stocks earlier during the regular trading day, as investors turned away from growth stocks in anticipation of tighter monetary policy next year. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Earlier, the index closed lower, with the tech-heavy information […]
Stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday afternoon as investors mulled the Federal Reserve’s final monetary policy decision of 2021, which came against a backdrop of persistent inflationary pressures. The S&P 500 and Dow turned positive after spending much of the trading day earlier in the red. The Nasdaq outperformed to add […]
Stock futures were up on Monday following declines during the earlier trading session for all three major U.S. indexes as investors set their sights on a prolific week in Washington that includes the Federal Reserve’s final policy-setting meeting of 2021 and the release of new prints on retail sales, housing […]
