When will consumers stop buying more stuff? It’s a key question for the stock market in the week ahead.
Consumer spending has defied Wall Street expectations all year, both by keeping stocks afloat near record levels and by preventing ...
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U.S. stock futures pressured by bond yield, U.S. dollar climb
U.S. stock futures pointed lower Thursday, as markets continue to struggle against the backdrop of rising bond yields. On Wednesday, ...
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A rising U.S. dollar rings alarm bells. Should stock-market investors care?
A rising U.S. dollar is raising hackles overseas and getting the attention of investors at home and abroad. But it ...
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U.S. stock-market investors celebrate soft economic data. Here’s when bad news becomes bad news again for Wall Street.
With the U.S. second quarter corporate earnings reporting season largely behind the market, stock investors have been focusing on the ...
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Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer steps down with stock at decade-and-a-half low
Walgreens CEO Rosalind Brewer agreed to step down after 2½ years in the role. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Shares of ...
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Yes, the stock market is closed for Labor Day on Monday
The U.S. stock market will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4, along with the roughly $25 trillion ...
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U.S. stock futures inch higher following latest sell-off
U.S. stocks traded lower on Thursday afternoon, trimming some of their losses as Nasdaq struggled to bounce back from six-week ...
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Risky bonds are facing a ‘maturity wall’ that could sow more panic in markets
Trillions of dollars worth of bonds and loans deemed higher-risk by credit firms are set to come due before the ...
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‘Good inflation’ may come back later this year, some strategists say
U.S. inflation has slowed down significantly over the past few months, but it faces risks of reacceleration in the fourth ...
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S&P 500, Nasdaq edge up, but stocks trade below session highs after July’s inflation report
U.S. stocks were slightly higher Thursday afternoon, after an initial rally in the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite faded, ...
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