^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 | 3,236,267,000 |
Yahoo Finance•11 hours 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•19 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.
Yahoo Finance•21 hours agoThree reasons why stock market volatility could spike: Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo lays out three major catalysts that could send market volatility spiking again.
Reuters•7 minutes agoGerman 10-year yields dive below zero to two-and-a-half-year lows as growth fears roil markets
German 10-year bond yields crashed briefly below zero while European shares and the euro fell on Friday after another set of disappointing German economic data added to fears of a global slowdown prompted by this week's dovish turn by the U.S. Fed. Yields in Germany's 10-year government bond turned negative for the first time since October 2016 after data showed German manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in March, compounding worries that unresolved trade disputes are exacerbating a slowdown in Europe's biggest economy. Equities in Paris and London FTSE tumbled 0.8 percent.
- Investor's Business Daily•14 minutes ago
Dow Jones Futures Signal Pullback After Big Stock Market Rally; Nike Leads 3 Key Movers
Stock futures: Nike earnings beat late, but shares fell on North America sales. Apple led Thursday's rally, but it was broad-based. Here are three hot growth plays in buy range.
Associated Press•20 minutes agoEuropean shares fall on growth worries, Brexit doubts
Shares fell in Europe on Friday after preliminary surveys showed that manufacturing in Germany, France and the wider eurozone had slowed in March. News that the European Union offered to only briefly extend the Brexit deadline added to uncertainty. Germany's DAX lost 0.6 percent to 11,478.71 and the CAC 40 in France gave up 0.8 percent to 5,337.07.
- Reuters•43 minutes ago
German 10-year yields dive below zero to 2-1/2-year lows as growth fears roil markets
German 10-year bond yields crashed briefly below zero while European shares and the euro fell on Friday after another set of disappointing German economic data added to fears of a global slowdown prompted by this week's dovish turn by the U.S. Fed. Yields in Germany's 10-year government bond turned negative for the first time since October 2016 after data showed German manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in March, compounding worries that unresolved trade disputes are exacerbating a slowdown in Europe's biggest economy. Equities in Paris and London FTSE tumbled 0.8 percent.
- CNBC•11 hours ago
Shares in Asia little changed as investors grapple with dovish Fed
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. Major Asian stock markets closed little changed on Friday following a roller-coaster session that sent shares oscillating between positive and negative territory as investors grappled with the consequences of a more dovish U.S. Federal Reserve . The broad MSCI Asia ex-Japan index was 0.22 percent higher at 531.26, as of 4:03 p.m. HK/SIN.
- Barrons.com•13 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•14 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 ...
- Reuters•14 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•14 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•14 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•15 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•15 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•16 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•17 hours ago
Wall Street Edges Up on Stable Interest Rates
Conagra Brands jumps on earnings beat
- Investor's Business Daily•17 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•17 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•18 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•20 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.
