^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,690.73 |
| Open | 2,654.60 |
| Volume | 2,887,815,867 |
| Day's Range | 2,631.52 - 2,669.44 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,532.69 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,616,509,230 |
- Yahoo Finance•10 hours ago
The outlook may have dimmed, but the U.S. economy is still going strong
Consumers, the labor market, and the financial situation for most U.S. households points to an economy that is likely to remain in good shape despite slower growth due to the boost from tax cuts wearing off.
- Yahoo Finance Video•16 hours ago
Nearly 25% of gen x believes it’s impossible to pay off debt
Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myers break down why so many gen xers are more likely to be in debt.
- Yahoo Finance Video•17 hours ago
Stocks sliding as tech worries grow
Major indexes are off more than 1% as tech worries drag the markets lower. Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith is at the New York Stock Exchange.
Bloomberg•16 minutes agoEurope Stocks Gain With U.S. Futures; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap
Technology shares and car companies led an advance in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, with contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all pointing to a firmer open. The plunge in Apple Inc.’s stock hit suppliers in Asia after all major U.S. benchmarks fell more than 1.5 percent Tuesday. Despite Trump’s pleas for lower rates, the Federal Reserve still appears set to tighten again in December, a move that may weigh on growth and a headache for holders of some $5 trillion in corporate bonds that have been sold by S&P 500 companies in the past decade.
- Investing.com•56 minutes ago
Dollar Little Changed Despite Plunge on Wall Street
Investing.com - The dollar was flat on Wednesday morning in Asia despite a fall in U.S. stocks overnight. Other major currencies were also mostly unchanged.
Reuters•2 hours agoGlobal Markets: Asia stocks slip as growth worries grip global markets
Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday as intensifying concerns about global economic growth gripped financial markets, sending Wall Street shares tumbling and driving the safe haven dollar up from a two-week low. U.S. stocks sold off for a second day on Tuesday as energy shares dropped with oil prices, while retailers including Target and Kohl's sank after weak earnings and forecasts, fuelling worries about economic growth.
Reuters•2 hours agoAsia stocks slip as growth worries grip global markets
Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday as intensifying concerns about global economic growth gripped financial markets, sending Wall Street shares tumbling and driving the safe haven dollar up from a two-week low. U.S. stocks sold off for a second day on Tuesday as energy shares dropped with oil prices, while retailers including Target and Kohl's sank after weak earnings and forecasts, fuelling worries about economic growth.
- Financial Times•3 hours ago
[$$] Existence is fragile
Titled like a lost Kirkegaard tract, in “Hope, Fear and Reality” King explains why the global financial system is still fragile, ten years after the events of the great financial crisis. Ah yes, the bellwether of many a market meltdown.
- Financial Times•3 hours ago
[$$] Energy shares lead Asia lower after oil price slide
Wednesday 05.15 GMT Energy stocks in Asia were under pressure from lower oil prices, although crude benchmarks were slightly higher on the day after an overnight slump. China’s renminbi shrugged off the ...
- Financial Times•3 hours ago
[$$] Investors struggle to deal with ‘Land of Oz’ markets
When Judy Garland’s Dorothy turns up in the Land of Oz she tells her loyal little terrier Toto: “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.” It is a statement of discombobulation that many investors will now sympathise with. A market tornado that began in the US technology sector broadened into a global stock sell-off this week, transporting investors to an environment that looks very different from the benign and predictable one they have enjoyed since the recovery from the financial crisis.
- Financial Times•3 hours ago
[$$] Hedge funds reap windfalls from market rout
The stock market correction of the past two months has been painful for many investors, but a small group of bearish hedge fund managers believe their time has arrived. “There’s a lot [for investors] to get worried about,” Crispin Odey, founding partner at Odey Asset Management, told the Financial Times.
- Investing.com•4 hours ago
Asian Markets Slip Following Plunge on Wall Street
Investing.com - Asian markets slipped in morning trade on Wednesday following a plunge on Wall Street overnight.
- Financial Times•6 hours ago
[$$] Asia-Pacific technology stocks regain poise
An initial dip for Asian technology stocks in line with falls seen during the US session appeared to dissipate as more bourses in the region came online on Wednesday. The falls for energy stocks in Asia came after oil prices plunged again on Tuesday in the wake of comments from US President Donald Trump affirming support for Saudi Arabia. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.6 per cent after dipping more than 1 per cent and touching its lowest level in more than two years as energy stocks shed 2.8 per cent and the key mining and financial segments dropped 2.3 and 0.5 per cent, respectively.
Bloomberg•6 hours agoWorst Day of an Awful Year Leaves No Corner of Market Unscathed
Stocks buckled for a second day, sending the S&P 500 careening toward a correction. Oil plumbed depths last seen a year ago, while credit markets -- recently impervious -- showed signs of shaking apart. Add it all up -- the 2 percent drop in equities, oil’s 6 percent plunge, the downdraft in corporate bonds -- and markets ended up doling out one of the worst single-session losses since 2015.
- Reuters•8 hours ago
Asia stocks drop, oil stymied as growth woes grip global markets
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, weighed by a renewed bout of selling on Wall Street, and crude oil struggled after a sharp slide as economic growth concerns gripped global markets. The dollar stood tall, rallying from a two-week low, as the currency found safe-haven demand from heightened risk aversion. U.S. stocks sold off for a second day on Tuesday as energy shares dropped with oil prices, while retailers including Target and Kohl's sank after weak earnings and forecasts, fuelling worries about economic growth.
- The Wall Street Journal•8 hours ago
[$$] Trade and Tech Threaten Another Stock-Market Streak
Anxiety about global trade policy and an ongoing rout of technology stocks have put the S&P 500 in danger of ending its six-year streak of Thanksgiving week gains, the latest milestone threatened by recent market turbulence. In the past 10 years, the index has averaged a 1.3% advance during Thanksgiving week, and posted a 0.7% climb on average that week going back to 1950. Internet stocks have driven much of the recent success, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite averaging a 1.3% rise the week of Thanksgiving in the last 20 years.
- Barrons.com•8 hours ago
The Distress of Thanksgiving Week Might Be Just Starting
History suggests the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Friday after haven’t been that rosy for stocks.
- CNBC•8 hours ago
Wells Fargo's Scott Wren dismisses risks: 'You need to be stepping in here and buying some stocks'
Investors are concerned about three key risks, says strategist Scott Wren. Investors are concerned about three key risks but they may be worrying for nothing, strategist Scott Wren told CNBC on Tuesday. The questions of whether there will be a policy mistake by the Federal Reserve , whether global growth is going to slow and whether there will be a margin squeeze have been weighing on investors, causing stocks to sell off, he said.
- Oilprice.com•8 hours ago
Is There Any Hope Left For Oil Bulls?
Oil prices crashed again today as traders grew ever more concerned about a possible oil glut, but historical trends suggest that oil prices may rebound over the month after the slump
