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Wall Street ends sharply down as traders fret about AI disruption
Wall Street fell as AI competition worries sent software stocks lower ahead of earnings from Alphabet, Amazon and others.
S&P 500 marks closing record as corporate earnings roll in; Medicare rates hit insurers
Jan 27 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 notched a record closing high and its fifth straight day of gains on Tuesday with a mixed reception to the latest earnings reports and a steep selloff in health insurers countering optimism ahead of megacap reports. UnitedHealth led losses in healthcare stocks and in the Dow Jones Industrial […]
Wall Street indexes close higher ahead of earnings, Fed meeting
Jan 26 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, as investors geared up for a slew of mega-cap earnings and a Federal Reserve update on interest rate policy later this week. Both indexes hit their highest levels in more than a week and registered their longest […]
Dow ends lower, with S&P flat, as Intel’s outlook weighs on risk appetite
Jan 23 (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average stumbled to a lower close on Friday, while the S&P 500 ended largely unchanged, as investors’ risk appetite was dimmed at the end of a topsy-turvy week by Intel‘s plunge on a downbeat outlook. All three Wall Street benchmarks had rebounded in the past two sessions […]
Wall Street ends flat ahead of long weekend
NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended nearly flat on Friday in a choppy session ahead of the long weekend, although all three major indexes posted losses for the week as fourth-quarter earnings season kicked off. Shares of chipmakers rose, with an index of semiconductors extending gains from Thursday. Big U.S. banks posted […]
Wall Street indexes finish higher with tech, Walmart
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Dow registered record closing highs on Monday, with shares of technology companies and retailer Walmart gaining and as investors mostly brushed aside concerns about the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Technology was among the day’s biggest sector gainers. Shares […]
Wall Street Holds Near Records on Mixed Earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its records on Tuesday following some mixed profit reports, as General Motors and other big U.S. companies give updates on how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting or helping them. The S&P 500 was shaving 0.1% off its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up […]
Stocks rise ahead of earnings; Domino’s, Verizon pop
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising toward more records on Monday ahead of a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies, which Wall Street expects to keep growing despite pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading and above its all-time high set on Thursday. The […]
Wall Street is higher and airlines surge on a stronger outlook from Delta
U.S. stock indexes rose in afternoon trading Thursday as Wall Street sized up quarterly results from several companies including Delta Air Lines, which led a rally in airline stocks after releasing a solid outlook for the rest of this year. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%. The benchmark index was on pace to surpass the record it […]
