^IXIC - NASDAQ Composite
| Previous Close | 7,485.14 |
| Open | 7,530.15 |
| Volume | 2,272,499,037 |
| Day's Range | 7,428.30 - 7,582.89 |
| 52 Week Range | 6,517.93 - 8,133.30 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,246,356,153 |
- Yahoo Finance•23 hours ago
S&P closes lower for the 10th time in last 12 sessions
Stocks closed mixed on Friday with the S&P closing lower for the 10th time in the past 12 trading sessions.
- MarketWatch•7 hours ago
Investors weigh whether to ditch stocks for bonds as yields finally offer an alternative
Rising bond yields are putting an end to the “there is no alternative” mantra that provided a pillar of support for stocks. But it might be too soon to underweight equities just yet, some investors argue.
- Barrons.com•18 hours ago
31 Years After Black Monday, the Fed Still Plays a Supporting Role in the Market
At the end of a tumultuous week, few investors took note that Friday was the 31st anniversary of Black Monday—Oct, 19, 1987. The Dow popped up 548 points on Tuesday, but that amounted to less than a tenth of the percentage change of Black Monday. Black Monday’s significance, more than being the single worst day for stocks in U.S. history, is that it established what became known as “the Greenspan put.” To counter the feared economic impact of a stock-market meltdown, the Fed under then-Chairman Alan Greenspan cut interest rates, stoking a huge bond rally, which led to a recovery in equities.
- Barrons.com•20 hours ago
Stocks Post Mixed Results After Huge Moves
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 104.35 points, or 0.4%, to 25444.34 last week, while the S&P 500 squeaked out a 0.65 point rise to 2767.78, and even the Nasdaq Composite finished off just 0.6%, to 7449.03.
GuruFocus.com•21 hours agoStocks Continue Losses, US Market Indexes Flat for the Week
S&P 500 closes at 2,767.78 with a loss of -0.04%
- Associated Press•22 hours ago
Business Highlights
China's economic growth has sunk to a post-global crisis low as officials launch a media blitz to reassure investors about its sagging stock market. Retail spending, factory output and investment all weakened. The National Association of Realtors says sales declined 3.4 percent last month, the biggest drop in 2 ½ years, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million.
- Reuters•22 hours ago
Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; stocks dip
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report said ...
- Associated Press•22 hours ago
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
U.S. stocks gave up an early rally Friday and struggled to another mixed finish as investors continued sell former favorites like retailers. Household goods makers rose again as a week of choppy trading ...
Reuters•22 hours agoEuro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip
Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report said Britain is ready to drop a key Brexit ...
- Reuters•23 hours ago
US STOCKS-S&P falls on interest rate, trade concerns; P&G lifts Dow
The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index edged lower on Friday as strong earnings from Procter & Gamble Co were offset by ongoing concerns about rising interest rates and tensions over trade policy denting economic growth. Shares of Procter & Gamble jumped 8.8 percent after the consumer goods company reported a surprise rise in first-quarter sales. The climb in Procter & Gamble shares lifted the Dow and helped advance the S&P 500 consumer staples index 2.3 percent.
- Yahoo Finance Video•yesterday
Minding the Markets: Chinese stocks hit 4-year lows
Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith and Adam Shapiro talk markets-- with a focus on emerging markets John Creswell, executive managing director at Duff & Phelps
