^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,670.71 |
| Open | 2,657.88 |
| Volume | 2,590,517,040 |
| Day's Range | 2,617.27 - 2,657.88 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 4,113,183,770 |
- Yahoo Finance Video•11 hours ago
Global X Fund's Jay Jacobs on China's economy
Yahoo Finance's Jackie DeAngelis discusses China's economy with Jay Jacobs, Global X Funds SVP and head of research and strategy.
- Yahoo Finance Video•14 hours ago
Existing home sales plummeted in December. Here's why.
Existing home sales saw a sharp decline in December, but this Wharton professor says real estate could pick up in 2019. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro and Rick Newman discuss with Lending Tree Chief Economist Tendayi Kapfidze, Rosecliff CEO Mike Murphy, and Wharton School of Finance professor Susan Wachter.
- CNBC Videos•9 hours ago
'Be careful about how much you sell' at these levels, war...
Jim Cramer says investors need to practice discipline when deciding how much stock to sell during the stock market's recent declines.
- CNBC•15 minutes ago
US futures point to a muted open, after Tuesday's sharp losses
On the earnings front, a slew of companies are due to report, including Abbott Labs, Comcast, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Ford and F5 Networks. Investors will keep abreast of domestic politics as the longest-ever government shutdown continues to wreak havoc and trigger uncertainty across the U.S. Around 3:40 a.m. ET, Dow futures popped 9 points, indicating an open of 21.52 points up.
- Bloomberg•43 minutes ago
Stocks Drop as Tech Weighs; Dollar Rally Stalls: Markets Wrap
The yen slid as the Bank of Japan cut its inflation outlook. Bank stocks also fell after Bloomberg reported the Federal Reserve is probing Deutsche Bank amid money-laundering allegations. Futures on the S&P 500 edged lower after yesterday’s tumble, while shares slipped in Japan, rose in Korea and fluctuated in Hong Kong and China.
Associated Press•2 hours agoAsian shares mixed on worries over US-China trade talks
Asian markets were mixed in subdued trading Wednesday as Japan reported weak export data and news surfaced of possible hiccups in China-U.S. trade talks. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.1 ...
Reuters•2 hours agoAsian shares pause amid concerns over growth and trade
Asian stocks trod water on Wednesday as concerns over the outlook for global economic growth and the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war kept investors away from riskier assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.15 percent, stalling after climbing to a seven-week high on Monday. Australian stocks lost 0.25 percent and Japan's Nikkei shed 0.1 percent.
Reuters•3 hours agoGlobal Markets: Asian shares pause amid concerns over growth and trade
Asian stocks trod water on Wednesday as concerns over the outlook for global economic growth and the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war kept investors away from riskier assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.15 percent, stalling after climbing to a seven-week high on Monday. Australian stocks lost 0.25 percent and Japan's Nikkei shed 0.1 percent.
- CNBC•3 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares pause amid concerns over growth and trade
Asian stocks trod water on Wednesday as concerns over the outlook for global economic growth and the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war kept investors away from riskier assets. Spreadbetters expected European stocks to open lower, with Britain's FTSE losing 0.3 percent, Germany's DAX slipping 0.2 percent and France's CAC shedding 0.4 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.15 percent, stalling after climbing to a seven-week high on Monday.
Motley Fool•4 hours agoInteractive Brokers Group (IBKR) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
IBKR earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2018.
- The Wall Street Journal•4 hours ago
What’s News: Business & Finance
Home sales sank in December to their weakest level since 2015, ending a difficult year at a new low and offering fresh evidence the housing market could be in for a bumpy ride in 2019. Two activist hedge funds are circling eBay and suggesting it part ways with its StubHub ticketing and classified-ads businesses. France’s Renault plans to name a successor to jailed Chairman and Chief Executive Ghosn at a board meeting on Thursday.
- CNBC•5 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks pause amid worries over growth and trade
Asian stocks took a breather on Wednesday, with mounting signs of slowing global growth and concerns over a yet-unresolved Sino-U.S. trade dispute putting the brakes on investor appetite for risk assets. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was mostly unchanged, stalling after climbing to a seven-week high on Monday. Australian stocks were a shade lower and Japan's Nikkei nudged up 0.2 percent.
- FX Empire•6 hours ago
Stock Traders Raise Fears Over Global Economic Slowdown, Uncertainty Over Trade Talks
Traders are following up on an a report from the Financial Times which said the U.S. had canceled a trade meeting with Chinese officials, scheduled for later this month. The Treasury Department and the U.S. trade representative’s office did not respond to requests for comment. However, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow denied that an official meeting had been canceled.
- Financial Times•7 hours ago
[$$] Asia stocks choppy on US-China trade concerns
an offer for Chinese officials to travel to the US this week for preparatory trade talks. In Tokyo the Topix was off 0.1 per cent with only the telecoms and technology segments in positive territory while energy stocks were down 1.5 per cent. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 was flat as a 1.7 per cent decline for energy stocks and a 0.8 per cent fall for the mining segment offset gains elsewhere.
- CNBC•8 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares dip, worries over growth and trade sour mood
Asian stocks edged down on Wednesday on mounting signs of slowing global growth and anxiety over a yet-unresolved Sino-U.S. trade dispute. Japan's Nikkei dropped 0.7 percent while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.1 percent. Putting a dent on risky assets was a report by the Financial Times that the Trump administration has rejected an offer from China for preparatory trade talks this week ahead of high-level negotiations scheduled for next week.
- The Wall Street Journal•8 hours ago
[$$] Stock Market’s Next Hurdle: Tech and Industrial Earnings
Investors enjoying tranquility in the stock market are facing a new source of potential volatility: the quarterly earnings of industrial and technology companies that start reporting this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average posted their smallest daily moves over a two-week period since September in the two weeks through Friday, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The average one-day swing for both the S&P 500 and Dow was 0.6%, marking a sharp change from the violent moves that dominated in the fourth quarter.
- The Wall Street Journal•8 hours ago
[$$] The Shutdown Won’t Stop Growth
Does the U.S. government shutdown endanger economic growth? It has led to missed paychecks, a source of enormous pain and anxiety for furloughed employees and their families. Yet these employees represent approximately 0.
Bloomberg•8 hours agoDavos Doesn’t Think There’s Going to Be a Global Recession
(Bloomberg) -- The global economy is stumbling but not falling over.
Associated Press•8 hours ago40 years after his "folly," Bogle's index funds reign
Forty years ago, the thought of buying a stock index fund was ridiculed. Later this year, however, U.S. stock index funds may for the first time control more in assets than mutual funds run by stock-picking managers trying to deliver better returns than an index like the S&P 500. The surge in popularity for index funds is a product of their lower fees, better performance and the preaching of John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard Group, which launched the first index mutual fund for individual investors in 1976.
- MarketWatch•8 hours ago
Maybe investors should take Davos doom and gloom as good sign, says Guggenheim’s Minerd
Executives gathering in Davos this year are a pretty gloomy bunch, and that might be a bullish sign for stocks in the near term, says Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd.
- CNBC•9 hours ago
Major Asian markets end mixed amid uncertainty over US-China trade talks
On Wall Street, stocks dropped to their lows of the day following a Financial Times story which said the U.S. had canceled a trade meeting with Chinese officials. The report was later confirmed by a source familiar with the situation to CNBC's Kayla Tausche. Major stock markets in Asia ended mixed on Wednesday amid concerns over the state of ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations, after reports emerged that the White House canceled a trade planning meeting with Beijing this week.
