^IXIC - NASDAQ Composite
| Previous Close | 7,459.71 |
| Open | 7,481.63 |
| Volume | 2,249,581,985 |
| Day's Range | 7,479.01 - 7,527.54 |
| 52 Week Range | 6,190.17 - 8,133.30 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,337,289,508 |
Yahoo Finance•14 hours agoDow's 9-week winning streak is the longest in nearly 24 years
The Dow posted its ninth consecutive weekly advance, its longest weekly winning streak in nearly 24 years, as investors continued to digest commentary surrounding progress toward a U.S.-China trade deal.
- MarketWatch•7 hours ago
‘Father of Reaganomics’ says ‘get out of the market’ — bond and stock market — ‘and put your money in cash’
David Stockman, the so-called “Father of Reaganomics,” is at it again in the most recent prognostication of doom for the markets and the broader economy.
- The Wall Street Journal•10 hours ago
[$$] History Shows Rebound May Have More Legs as Dow Extends Rally
U.S. stocks extended their winning streak to nine consecutive weeks and are on track for their biggest early-year advance in three decades, a dramatic turnaround that has given investors renewed faith in the nearly 10-year bull market. A more flexible approach to monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, easing U.S.-China trade tensions and a better-than-feared corporate earnings season have encouraged investors to ease back into the stock market, following the fourth quarter’s bruising selloff. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite, along with the small-cap Russell 2000, notched their ninth straight weekly gain, while the S&P 500 rose for the fourth consecutive week.
- GuruFocus.com•13 hours ago
Progress on China Trade Helps Stocks Close Higher Friday
Nasdaq has a year-to-date gain of 12.4%
- Barrons.com•13 hours ago
The Dow Rises 181 Points Because a Trump-Xi Meeting Just Might Happen
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.70% to end at 26,031.81. The S&P 500 gained 0.64% to close at 2792.67, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.91% to end the day at 7527.54.
Reuters•13 hours agoGlobal Markets: U.S.-China trade hopes lift stocks; oil hits three-month high
Stocks rose in major markets across the world on Friday on bets of progress in trade talks between China and the United States, while crude futures hit their highest level in more than three months supported by ongoing supply cuts. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there was a very good chance the United States would strike a deal with China to end their trade war and that he was inclined to extend his March 1 deadline to reach an agreement. U.S. and Chinese negotiators meeting in Washington had made progress and would extend this week's round of negotiations by two days, he said.
Reuters•13 hours agoU.S.-China trade hopes lift stocks; oil hits three-month high
Stocks rose in major markets across the world on Friday on bets of progress in trade talks between China and the United States, while crude futures hit their highest level in more than three months supported by ongoing supply cuts. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that there was a very good chance the United States would strike a deal with China to end their trade war and that he was inclined to extend his March 1 deadline to reach an agreement. U.S. and Chinese negotiators meeting in Washington had made progress and would extend this week's round of negotiations by two days, he said.
Associated Press•13 hours agoStocks climb, giving S&P 500 its 4th straight weekly gain
Technology and health care companies led U.S. stocks higher Friday, giving the benchmark S&P 500 its fourth straight weekly gain. The broad rally came as investors grew hopeful that the latest round of talks between the U.S. and China will lead to a resolution of the costly trade war that's unsettled markets and threatened the global economy. High-level discussions between the Trump administration and Chinese negotiators were slated to continue through the weekend.
- Associated Press•13 hours ago
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Technology and health care companies led U.S. stocks higher Friday, giving the S&P 500 index its fourth straight weekly gain. The broad rally came as investors grew hopeful that talks between the U.S. ...
- Reuters•13 hours ago
S&P 500 posts highest close since November 8 on trade optimism
The S&P 500 posted its highest closing level since Nov. 8 on Friday as investors clung to signs of progress in the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China. Investors assessed a slew of headlines on the talks, with top trade negotiators from the two countries meeting to wrap up a week of discussions on some of the thorniest issues in their trade war. If the two sides fail to reach a deal by midnight on March 1, then their seven-month trade war could escalate.
- Reuters•13 hours ago
US STOCKS-S&P 500 posts highest close since Nov. 8 on trade optimism
The S&P 500 posted its highest closing level since Nov. 8 on Friday as investors clung to signs of progress in the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China. Investors assessed a slew of headlines on the talks, with top trade negotiators from the two countries meeting to wrap up a week of discussions on some of the thorniest issues in their trade war.
- MarketWatch•13 hours ago
Dow logs longest weekly win streak since 1995 on optimism over trade talks
Stocks close higher Friday, with the Dow logging its longest weekly winning streak in over two decades, thanks to optimism over U.S.-China trade talks.
- Barrons.com•14 hours ago
Dow Is 23 Points From Bull Market After 9th Weekly Gain
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose again, buoyed by hope for a deal resolving the U.S.-China trade war.
- MarketWatch•14 hours ago
Dow reclaims 26,000 and ends at 3 1/2-month peak as stock market levitates on tariff hope
U.S. stocks finished near their best levels on Friday, with the marking its loftiest close since early November amid continuing hopes for a trade deal between the U.S. and China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 181 points, or 0.7%, at 26,032, the S&P 500 index advanced 0.6% to finish at 2,793, while the Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 0.9% at 7,528, on a preliminary basis. It was the ninth straight weekly gain for the Dow and the Nasdaq, marking the first time since 1964 that the indexes rose in the first 8 weeks of a calendar year. The newfound buoyancy for stocks after a bruising December is largely pegged to softening from the Federal Reserve, who effectively put its interest-rate policy on hold, while growing hopes that Beijing and Washington can strike a tariff pact also are bolstering market optimism, at the moment. All three equity benchmarks finished at their highest levels since Nov. 8. On Friday, President Donald Trump described negotiations with Chin as having a "very good chance" of resulting in a deal, emphasizing that a a March 1 deadline for imposing new sanctions could be extended. In corporate news, shares of Kraft Heinz Co. sank 27.5%, representing its worst decline on record after a number of disclosures.
- Reuters•14 hours ago
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Trade hopes push Wall Street forward
U.S. stocks climbed and the Dow and Nasdaq posted a ninth straight week of gains on Friday as investors clung to signs of progress in the ongoing trade talks between the United States and China. The Dow ...
Bloomberg•14 hours agoDow Average's Weekly Winning Streak Is the Longest in 24 Years
(Bloomberg) -- Here’s one for the record books: The Dow Jones Industrial Average just posted its ninth straight weekly advance, the longest streak in almost 24 years. Helped by optimism over U.S.-China trade talks, the gauge closed up 0.7 percent on Friday to cap a weekly gain of 0.6 percent. The Nasdaq Composite Index is also on a nine-week winning streak -- the longest since May 2009 -- while the S&P 500 Index notched a fourth straight week of gains. It’s lone lapse over the period was the week ended Jan. 25.
- Investor's Business Daily•15 hours ago
These 5 Growth Stocks Smash The Dow Jones; This Warren Buffett Stock Plunges 64% From Its 2017 Peak
More top growth stocks are crushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average's return so far in 2019 with big breakouts. Buffett stock Kraft Heinz is plunging.
Market Realist•15 hours agoTech Stocks Fell for the First Time in Nine Sessions on Thursday
The Latest Buzz from Apple and NetflixWeakening economic data points weighed on marketsThe Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ) fell 0.39% on Thursday, February 21, after eight consecutive sessions of positive gains. The tech index closed the session at
- Reuters•15 hours ago
US STOCKS-Wall St trims gains as U.S., China struggle over gaps in trade issues
U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Friday but pared gains after U.S. officials said the United States and China still have issues to resolve in their ongoing trade talks. Signs of progress in the ongoing trade talks between the two countries supported the market for much of the session, leaving the Dow and Nasdaq on course to post a ninth straight week of gains. Hopes of a trade deal as well as dovish signals from the Federal Reserve largely have driven recent gains in stocks, with the S&P 500 now up nearly 19 percent from its late-December low.
- MarketWatch•15 hours ago
U.S. stocks edge off highs amid doubts on China trade progress
U.S. stocks retreated from the highest levels of Friday as headlines from wire services of President Donald Trump's Oval Office comments suggest doubt on progress on U.S.-China trade talks. In a letter written by Xi Jinping and read out by Trump, the Chinese leader said he hopes the two sides "redouble efforts to meet half way." Trump meanwhile said perhaps he and Xi will work out the final points or perhaps not. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said a few "very big" hurdles remain. The Chinese delegation will stay two additional days, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
- CNBC•16 hours ago
The stock market rally to start 2019 is one for the history books
Both the Dow and Nasdaq have yet to register a weekly decline in 2019, rare for this late in a year.
- MarketWatch•17 hours ago
Fed's Quarles: Might be best if balance sheet matches maturities of outstanding Treasurys
The Federal Reserve might want the composition of its balance sheet to match the maturity composition of outstanding Treasury securities, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles on Friday. The ultimate composition of the balance sheet is one of the key remaining unknowns about the central bank's plans for its $4 trillion balance sheet. The central bank signaled it intends to end the shrinking of its asset holdings would end this year. Many Wall Street economists had assumed the Fed might try to shorten the duration of its asset holdings so the central bank had room to lower long-term interest rates through purchases if the economy fell into recession. Quarles said a balance sheet that mirrors the composition of outstanding Treasury bills, notes and bonds would "minimiz[e] any market distortions that could arise from our holdings."
- Investor's Business Daily•17 hours ago
Intel, Pfizer Lead Dow Jones Rally; 3 Stocks Explode Higher On Earnings
The Dow Jones today was in rally mode again, helped by strength in shares of Intel and Pfizer. Trade Desk and Intuit powered the Nasdaq higher.
