NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets are churning on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates. The initial reactions were uneasy because of the uncertainty. U.S. stocks fell, with the S&P 500 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft’s worst drop in years and a sudden reversal for the price of gold, finished with only relatively modest moves on Thursday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% after flirting with its record high in the morning and ...
NEW YORK (AP) — As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. In the U.S., economists have said that businesses are largely at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill, leading many to limit new work, if not pause openings entirely amid economic uncertainty. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting in mixed trading on Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks heads toward a quieter close. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged and remained on track to finish a second straight week with a modest loss. The Dow Jones ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday as the first week of corporate earnings season closes out with markets trading near record levels. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% after shifting between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 ...
(AP) — The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to take urgent steps to boost energy supply and curb price hikes, holding a Friday event aimed at addressing a rising concern among voters about the enormous amount of ...
