^IXIC - NASDAQ Composite
| Previous Close | 7,728.97 |
| Open | 7,705.43 |
| Volume | 925,967,564 |
| Day's Range | 7,705.43 - 7,815.69 |
| 52 Week Range | 6,190.17 - 8,133.30 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,270,442,666 |
Yahoo Finance•40 minutes agoTrump: The economy would've grown over 4% if the Fed hadn't raised rates
President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown over 4% in 2018 if the Fed did not raise rates four times.
- Yahoo Finance Video•9 hours ago
Market growth ‘is just right’ after Fed leaves rates unchanged
Paul Schatz, President and Chief Investment Officer of Heritage Capital, says “the market has priced in what the Fed should have been doing all along” and adds that growth is decelerating but “is just right for right now.” Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous speaks to him, Scott Gamm and Brian Sozzi.
- CNBC•29 minutes ago
Shares in Asia set to slip despite Wall Street surge overnight
Shares in Australia gained in early trade. In overnight market action stateside, stocks advanced as investors continued to grapple with the potential implications of a recent U.S. Federal Reserve policy statement. Stocks in Asia were set to slip at the open despite an overnight surge on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a gain of more than 200 points.
- Barrons.com•2 hours ago
The S&P 500 Eked Out a Gain Despite Biogen’s 29% Plunge
The biotech lost nearly a third of its market value on news Biogen halted trials for its Alzheimer’s treatment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.84% to close at 25,962.51. The S&P 500 gained 1.09% to end at 2854.88, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.42% to end at 7838.96.
- Associated Press•3 hours ago
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Technology companies powered a broad rally for U.S. stocks Thursday, snapping the market's two-day losing streak. Retailers and industrial companies also notched solid gains, which offset losses in financial ...
Associated Press•3 hours agoS&P 500 ends 2-day losing streak as tech leads stocks higher
Technology companies powered a broad rally for U.S. stocks Thursday, snapping the market's two-day losing streak.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
Wall Street powers world stocks; dollar up on Brexit woes
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street led global stocks higher on Thursday on the back of upbeat economic data, while the dollar rallied despite the Federal Reserve's uber-dovish stance as ...
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
Dow logs best day in 5 weeks as tech shares, Apple buoys stock market
U.S. stocks close higher Thursday on the back of a rally in the technology sector, while shares of Apple Inc. surged, helping to propel the Dow.
- Reuters•4 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall Street rises as Apple, tech shares climb
An Apple-led tech rally pushed Wall Street higher on Thursday as jitters over the Federal Reserve's forecast of an economic slowdown were calmed by upbeat economic data. All three major U.S. stock indexes ended the session in the black, with the Nasdaq showing its fifth straight advance, the Dow posting its best day in over a month and the benchmark S&P 500 closing less than 3 percent below its all-time high set in September.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
Stock-market analyst who called 2018 rout says if earnings are weak, ‘I don’t think stocks are going to look through it’
Morgan Stanley’s chief equity strategist Michael Wilson says after the Federal Reserve’s Wednesday decision underlined the central bank’s uber-dovish stance, corporate earnings are going to be paramount for stock-market investors.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
Dow logs more than 200-point gain as Apple leads tech stocks higher
U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday as a sharp surge in tech shares helped to lift key equity benchmarks. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% to end near 2,855. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced around 218 points to end around 25,964, based on preliminary numbers. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.4% to finish around 7,839. Equities bounced back from early weakness on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's March meeting showed the central bank had trimmed its projections for interest rates this year from two to none. China's commerce ministry confirmed Thursday that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would visit China next week. In company news, shares of Apple Inc. climbed 4.2% after Needham rated the iPhone maker as a "strong buy."
- Reuters•6 hours ago
US STOCKS-Tech dominates Wall Street rally in wake of dovish Fed statement
Technology stocks surged on Thursday, leading Wall Street higher as jitters over the Federal Reserve's warning of an economic slowdown were allayed by upbeat economic data. All three major U.S. stock indexes were in the black, with the Nasdaq set to post its fifth straight advance and the benchmark S&P 500 less than 3 percent below its all-time high set in September. On Wednesday, the Fed surprised investors with a policy statement that was more dovish than expected, as it forecast no further interest rate hikes this year due to signs of softness in the U.S. economy.
- GuruFocus.com•6 hours ago
Wall Street Edges Up on Stable Interest Rates
Conagra Brands jumps on earnings beat
- Investor's Business Daily•7 hours ago
Apple Spikes, Leads Dow Jones Today; Biogen Stock Tanks On Alzheimer's News
Top stocks in the Dow Jones today included Apple. Several analysts raised Apple's price target ahead of the company's media event Monday.
- Barrons.com•7 hours ago
Dow Gains 180 Points Because You Don’t Fight the Fed
1:20 p.m. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained nearly 200 points today, making back all its losses—and then some—following the end of the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. The Dow has gained 180.62 points, or 0.7%, to 25,926.29, while the S&P 500 has climbed 0.8% to 2846.91, and the Nasdaq Composite has jumped 1% to 7805.41. After yesterday’s drop, we wondered if the market was worried that the Fed saw trouble for the U.S. economy, or that earnings would be disappointing, or that the Fed isn’t easy enough.
- Reuters•7 hours ago
US STOCKS-Tech powers Wall Street's recovery; banks reel under Fed's dovish stance
A tech rally led by Apple Inc pushed Wall Street's main indexes higher on Thursday, offseting losses in U.S. lenders after the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates this year. In a big shift to their outlook, policymakers said the Fed's benchmark overnight interest rate was likely to remain at current levels at least through this year and flagged an expected slowdown in the economy.
- Reuters•9 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall St gains as tech boost offsets bank losses after Fed stance
In a wholesale shift of their outlook, policymakers said the Fed's benchmark overnight interest rate was likely to remain at current levels at least through this year, while flagging an expected slowdown in the economy. "Investors are digesting the Fed's announcement from yesterday. The negative is the Fed wouldn't be doing this unless they knew things are going to get weaker," said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Globalt in Atlanta.
- Motley Fool•9 hours ago
Stock Market News: Biogen Bombs, but Micron Moves Higher
Markets rose to start Thursday's session.
- Reuters•10 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall St edges higher as tech boost counters losses in bank stocks
U.S. stocks eked out gains on Thursday as declines in financial stocks after the Federal Reserve's move to not raise interest rates this year were countered by gains in technology companies. Having downgraded their U.S. growth, unemployment and inflation forecasts, policymakers said the Fed's benchmark overnight interest rate, or fed funds rate, was likely to remain at current levels at least through this year, a wholesale shift of their outlook. "The fear factor here is how weak exactly is the economy and how afraid is the Fed at this point, because to make a 180 degree turn like they did is significant," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York.
