Wall Street ticked higher to start a week full of updates on where interest rates and profits for the stock market’s most influential companies are heading. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent Monday, coming off its eighth winning week in the last 10. The Dow added 183 points, or 0.5 percent, and the Nasdaq composite…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 21
Wall Street drifted to a mixed closed but still marked another weekly gain. The S&P 500 eked out a gain of less than 0.1 percent Friday. The index had its eighth winning week in the last 10. The Dow edged up just 2 points and the Nasdaq fell 0.2 percent a day after tumbling to…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 20
Drops for Tesla, Netflix, and other big tech-oriented stocks are clamping the brakes on Wall Street’s torrid rally. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent Thursday, coming off its highest close since early April 2022 and its seventh gain in the last eight days. The Nasdaq lost 2.1 percent, its biggest drop in more than four…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 19
Wall Street closed modestly higher following profit reports from a spate of banks and other big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent Wednesday after its seventh gain in the last eight days. The Dow added 109 points, or 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq edged up less than 0.1 percent. Elevance Health helped lead…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 18
Wall Street’s growing frenzy around artificial intelligence pushed stocks to their best level in more than 15 months. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent Tuesday to its highest finish since early April 2022. The Dow added 366 points, or 1.1 percent, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8 percent. Microsoft was the biggest force pushing the…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 17
Wall Street is closing higher ahead of a week full of updates about where profits for U.S. companies are heading. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent Monday. The Dow and the Nasdaq also rose. Stocks elsewhere around the world slipped after China reported weaker economic growth for the spring than expected. While that’s helped to…
Fire Breaks out at Dow Louisiana Facility
A fire broke out at Dow’s Plaquemine chemical facility in Louisiana, the U.S. chemical maker said in a statement late on Friday. Everyone at the facility was accounted for and the fire was being managed by the company’s Emergency Operations Center, Dow Louisiana said in a statement posted on Facebook, adding that they were in…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 14
Another winning week for Wall Street drifted to a quiet close following profit reports from several big U.S. companies that topped expectations. The S&P 500 fell 0.1 percent Friday, coming off its highest close since April 2022. The Dow rose 113 points, or 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq slipped 0.2 percent. UnitedHealth Group jumped after…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 13
Wall Street’s winning streak barreled into a fourth day following the latest signal that inflation is easing its chokehold on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent Thursday for its highest close since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 percent, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6 percent as Big Tech stocks…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 12
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after a report showed inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent Wednesday. The Dow added 86 points, or 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq rose 1.2 percent. Treasury yields tumbled in the bond market as the cooler inflation data pushed traders to…
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