• Dow drops over 800 points after US warning on coronavirus death toll

    Dow drops over 800 points after US warning on coronavirus death toll

    Stocks tumbled again Wednesday as Wall Street grappled with the Trump administration’s warning that the US has yet to face the worst of the coronavirus crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 895.16 points, or 4 percent, at the open after the White House projected the deadly virus could kill as many …
  • Stocks slide as Wall Street braces for worst quarter in decades

    Stocks slide as Wall Street braces for worst quarter in decades

    US stocks slid Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic put Wall Street on track to end its worst three-month period in decades. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 191.02 points, or 0.8 percent, at the open after posting gains in four of the past five trading days. The blue-chip index was down 21.7 …
  • Stocks climb as oil prices plummet, social distancing extends

    Stocks climb as oil prices plummet, social distancing extends

    US stocks edged higher Monday after President Trump extended his administration’s social-distancing guidelines to April 30, with investors continuing to gauge the fallout from the relentless spread of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 532.35 points, or 2.4 percent, by midday, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite increased as …
  • Stocks plunge after historic rally as coronavirus continues to spread

    Stocks plunge after historic rally as coronavirus continues to spread

    US stocks plunged again Thursday, spoiling a historic three-day rally as the rampant spread of the coronavirus in the US rattled Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average sank as much as 898.86 points, or nearly 4 percent, as the US eclipsed China this week with its total number of coronavirus cases, which is now …
  • Stock market rallies for third straight day despite grim jobs report

    Stock market rallies for third straight day despite grim jobs report

    US stocks rallied for a third straight day Thursday despite a grim government report showing the coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 1,022.42 points, or 4.8 percent, even after the US Labor Department said more than 3.2 million people filed for unemployment …
  • Dow jumps 495 points in first back-to-back gains since February

    Dow jumps 495 points in first back-to-back gains since February

    US stocks rallied on Wednesday — notching their first back-to-back gains since last month — as Congress and the White House agreed on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 495.64 points, or 2.39 percent, to 21,200.55 after lawmakers reached an overnight deal for a giant spending package that will …
  • Dow surges more than 2,100 points — biggest gain since 1933

    Dow surges more than 2,100 points — biggest gain since 1933

    The Dow had its best day since 1933, clawing back some of its recent, brutal losses on signs that Congress was nearing a deal for a US stimulus package worth as much as $2 trillion to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 2,112.98 points, or 11.4 percent, to 20,704.91 as lawmakers …
  • Dow drops more than 700 points despite central banks’ Chinese virus salvo

    Dow drops more than 700 points despite central banks’ Chinese virus salvo

    US stocks recovered Thursday after an early selloff threatened to continue the market’s brutal downturn amid the Chinese virus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 244.20 points, or 1.2 percent, erasing a 721-point loss that came in early trading. The blue-chip index was recently up 102.73 points, or 0.5 percent, at …
  • Dow closes below 20,000 for the first time in over three years

    Dow closes below 20,000 for the first time in over three years

    The Dow closed below the 20,000 mark for the first time in more than three years amid widening alarm on Wall Street over the Chinese virus. The Dow Jones industrial average finished Wednesday at 19,898.92, off 1,338.46 points, or 6.3 percent, as investors looking to raise cash liquidated nearly everything they could, including safe-haven assets …
  • Dow surges 1,049 points on stimulus moves after worst day since 1987

    Dow surges 1,049 points on stimulus moves after worst day since 1987

    US stocks rebounded on Tuesday — one day after they took their worst hit since the crash of 1987 — as the Federal Reserve and the White House unveiled fresh moves to ease the economic mayhem that’s being wreaked by the coronavirus epidemic. The Dow Jones industrial average — which had tumbled nearly 3,000 points on …