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U.S. stock futures hold latest bounce as bulls not cowed by tough Fed talk

Wall Street was striving to record a second day of gains despite more warnings the Federal Reserve would maintain its aggressive stance on defeating inflation.

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Dow, S&P 500 score best day in a month and Nasdaq snaps 7-day losing streak despite flurry of hawkish Fed talk

U.S. stocks end sharply higher Wednesday, with the Dow climbing over 430 points and the Nasdaq Composite snapping its longest losing streak since 2016.

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Stocks close lower, Dow swings 400 points as Nasdaq sees longest losing streak in 6 years

Stocks closed lower on Tuesday as the Dow swung 400 points from peak to trough, while the Nasdaq clinched its longest losing streak in six years.

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‘The psychology has changed so quickly’: Why stock-market lows may be retested as S&P 500 enters its weakest stretch of year

With summer winding down, the stock market is set up for a potentially shaky fall.

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U.S. stocks close sharply lower, suffer 3rd straight weekly loss after giving up gains seen on ‘Goldilocks’ jobs report

U.S. stocks gave up early gains to end sharply lower Friday, with all three major benchmarks booking a third straight losing week, after "Goldilocks" August jobs data did little to alter the view that the Federal Reserve w...

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Dow, S&P 500 finish higher to snap 4-day losing streak ahead of August jobs report

Stocks recovered from the earlier decline in the first day of September --- historically the weakest month for equity returns --- with the Dow and the S&P 500 snapping a four-day losing streak, following news of another C...

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U.S. stocks end lower for 4th straight day, with major indexes finishing August down 4%

U.S. stocks extended a losing streak to four sessions on Wednesday as three major benchmarks recorded around 4% of losses for the month of August.

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Dow ends 300 points lower as stocks retreat for third straight day

U.S. stocks finish lower Tuesday for a third straight day, as strong labor-market data gives the Fed more ammunition for aggressive interest-rate hikes.

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Stocks finish with back-to-back losses as investors digest Fed’s vows not to waver in inflation fight

Major U.S. stock indexes finish lower after booking their worst market rout in months on Friday.

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Fed’s Powell sparked a 1,000-point rout in the Dow. Here’s what investors should do next.

Investors are looking for places to hide as the Federal Reserve makes no bones about inflicting pain if that's what it will take to win its inflation fight.

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Dow closes down 1,000 points and Nasdaq falls 3.9% after Fed chief Powell warns of pain to households in inflation battle

U.S. stocks close with big losses Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will continue its inflation battle until it falls back to around 2%.

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Dow, S&P 500 book best day in 2 weeks ahead of Powell speech at Jackson Hole

U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the main benchmarks scoring back-to-back gains ahead of Fed Chair Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.

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Dow snaps longest losing streak in a month and stocks end modestly higher ahead of Jackson Hole summit

U.S. stocks finish higher on Wednesday after three days of losses as the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped its longest losing streak in a month.

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Dow closes down over 150 points as blue-chip gauge posts longest losing streak in a month

U.S. stocks finish lower on Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average posts its longest losing streak in a month, while the Nasdaq Composite closed less than a point in the red after holding on to gains for most of the s...

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Here are 5 reasons that the bull run in stocks may be about to morph back into a bear market

July and August were good months for equity bulls. But the bears might soon retake the upper hand, one Wall Street strategist warned.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq snap 4-week win streaks as U.S. stocks drop and Treasury yields jump

U.S. stocks close lower Friday, with major benchmarks suffering weekly losses, as investors digested hawkish commentary out of the Federal Reserve and more than $2 trillion equity-linked options expired.

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U.S. stocks eke out gains as investors digest mixed signals on Fed’s pace of interest rate hikes

U.S. stocks finish slightly higher on Thursday, with the Dow avoiding its first back-to-back losses in two weeks.

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U.S. stocks end lower as investors weigh Fed minutes, retail sales

U.S. stock indexes fall but close off session lows, after minutes of the Federal Reserve's July meeting indicate policy makers were prepared to keep lifting rates but were wary of overdoing it.

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Dow rises for fifth day to highest close since April as retailer stocks fuel rally

A rally in retail stocks helps drive the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to their highest levels in more than three months on Tuesday.

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Dow posts longest win streak in almost 3 months as investors brush aside signs of slowdown in China

All three major U.S. stock indexes finish higher as investors look past soft data out of China and U.S. data that missed forecasts.

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Inflation surge cools in July. Should you still play defense with your portfolio?

Cooler-than-expected inflation readings in July are sending stocks higher, with shares of growth companies leading the rally. Is it time to pivot away from defense plays?

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U.S. stocks jump, with S&P 500, Nasdaq scoring longest weekly win streak since November 2021

U.S. stocks end sharply higher Friday, with the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite leading the way up, as investors weigh signs of easing inflation and improving consumer sentiment. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each booked a four...

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U.S. stocks end mixed as rally tied to cooler inflation data takes breather

Stocks finish mostly lower Thursday, despite hitting a three-month high in morning action after another batch of July data suggested U.S. inflation may be easing.

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U.S. stocks close at highest level since May after CPI data shows cooling inflation in July, easing pressure on Fed

U.S. stock indexes closed on Wednesday at their highest levels since early May, after the July consumer price index report showed a slowdown in headline inflation, primarily thanks to falling energy prices.