The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed modestly higher Friday to notch a fresh record high, with major benchmarks booking weekly gains in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s large interest-rate cut on ...
An inverted yield curve has traditionally been considered a sign that a recession is coming. Investors in the bond market wish to lock in the highest yields possible, as they anticipate a period of ...
The small-cap focused Russell 2000 Index RUT was down 0.6% in early afternoon trading Friday, after booking seven straight days of gains. The rally marked the index's longest streak of daily gains ...
Friday's big stock-market loser was FedEx Corp., with shares of the package-shipping company down 14% in recent trade, according to Dow Jones Market Data. What triggered such a precipitous drop? FedEx ...