Category: Trading

April 6, 2020

U.S. stocks advanced Monday on signs of a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and new cases in some of the hardest-hit areas throughout the world. The Dow Jones industrial average soared nearly 1,000 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 4.5%, […]

April 1, 2020

Global shares skidded Wednesday as reports of rising numbers of coronavirus cases deepened the gloom over the likely impact on the world economy. France’s CAC 40 slipped 3.6% to 4,241.02 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX shed 2.9% to 9,648.42. […]

March 31, 2020

Stock-index futures flipped between small gains and losses Tuesday, after initially finding support following a rebound in Chinese manufacturing activity, as the country comes out of a lockdown due the coronavirus epidemic. What are the major indexes doing? Futures on […]

March 30, 2020

Sheltering in place, shutting down large parts of the economy and skyrocketing job losses due to coronavirus are bad for America’s health, the economy and for corporate profits. So be prepared for unsettling news when companies start reporting how much […]

March 27, 2020

U.S. stock-index futures on Friday were trading lower to end the week, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index booked their best three-day win streak since the 1930s on Thursday. However, investors are worried that there are […]

March 20, 2020

U.S. stocks moved higher Friday, capping a turbulent week on hopes government and central bank action can shield the global economy from the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 300 points, after a relatively modest change a day […]

March 19, 2020

U.S. stock-index futures traded lower Thursday in seesaw price action after the European Central Bank in a late-night move rolled out an expanded asset-purchase program and the Federal Reserve announced a facility to backstop money-market mutual funds. What are major […]

March 18, 2020

U.S. stocks fell sharply again at the start of Wednesday’s session as investors grappled with a flood of plans by governments to limit the economic blow of the COVID-19 outbreak and debated whether the measures will be enough to limit […]

March 17, 2020

U.S. stocks opened higher Tuesday after the Trump administration said it planned financial support for an airline industry devastated by a drop in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The gains following the market’s worst sell-off in more than three […]

March 13, 2020

European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market’s worst session in over three decades. Shares rose in Paris and London but fell 6.1% […]