• Stocks rebound as investors weigh coronavirus economic toll

    Stocks rebound as investors weigh coronavirus economic toll

    US stocks rebounded from an early selloff Thursday as investors assessed how long it will take for the economy to recover from the coronavirus. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 458.35 points, or 1.9 percent, to 22,789.62, following its 500-point tumble on Wednesday. But rallying financial stocks helped the blue-chip index claw …
  • Grocery prices surged in April for largest monthly increase since 1974

    Grocery prices surged in April for largest monthly increase since 1974

    It’s truly a seller’s market. The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics recently confirmed that grocery prices across the nation increased by 2.6 percent in April, accounting for the largest one-month increase in this particular index since Feb. 1974. The bureau’s Consumer Price Index Summary, released Tuesday, said the price increases were “broad-based” across all six …
  • Trump slams Wall Street ‘rich guys’ who bet against stock market

    Trump slams Wall Street ‘rich guys’ who bet against stock market

    President Trump lashed out at Wall Street bears Wednesday as the stock market digested fresh warnings about the coronavirus pandemic. Trump suggested on Twitter that it’s “barely legal” for pessimistic investors to give gloomy forecasts if they stand to profit from market crashes like the one the virus crisis caused. “When the so-called ‘rich guys’ …
  • Stocks tumble after Fed Chair Powell warns coronavirus could scar economy

    Stocks tumble after Fed Chair Powell warns coronavirus could scar economy

    US stocks tumbled Wednesday as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell warned the coronavirus could leave the economy with lasting scars. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 292.48 points, or 1.2 percent, to 23,472.30 in early trading after Powell said the pandemic poses “significant downside risks” to the nation’s economic recovery. The S&P …
  • Stocks tick up as Wall Street cautiously tracks coronavirus reopenings

    Stocks tick up as Wall Street cautiously tracks coronavirus reopenings

    US stocks posted shaky gains Tuesday as Wall Street nervously tracked states attempting to reopen their economies. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 160.10 points, or 0.6 percent, to 24,382.09 in early trading before dipping into the red and then recovering. The blue-chip index up 28.79 points, or 0.1 percent, at of …
  • Top Republican Lawmaker Disclosed Stock in Chinese Company He Labeled a Nat Sec Threat

    Top Republican Lawmaker Disclosed Stock in Chinese Company He Labeled a Nat Sec Threat

    Representative Michael McCaul, who has harshly criticized China in his position as the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, disclosed that his family owns stock in a Chinese tech company he described as a threat to national security. An April 20 periodic transaction report showed that McCaul disclosed a February purchase of between $50,000 …
  • Richard Burr’s brother-in-law also sold stocks on same day before crash

    Richard Burr’s brother-in-law also sold stocks on same day before crash

    Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law reportedly dumped stocks on the same day before the coronavirus crisis sent global markets into a tailspin. National Mediation Board member Gerald Fauth — the brother of Burr’s wife — sold as much as $280,000 in shares on Feb. 13, roughly a week before the virus triggered a historic …
  • Stocks sink as US-China tensions grow, airlines suffer

    Stocks sink as US-China tensions grow, airlines suffer

    US stocks dropped Monday as the coronavirus crisis stoked fresh US-China tensions and struggling airlines suffered another blow. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 362.53 points, or 1.5 percent, to 23,361.16 as the Trump administration’s efforts to blame China for the pandemic sparked fears of a new trade war. The S&P 500 …
  • New York quietly conducting coronavirus tests at grocery stores

    New York quietly conducting coronavirus tests at grocery stores

    Gov. Cuomo has quietly begun recruiting grocery stores in a bid to widen the state’s coronavirus testing program, The Post has learned. Tests for the deadly bug — a key tool for pinpointing infection hotspots as officials look to ease lockdowns — are now being administered at an undisclosed number of supermarkets statewide as officials …
  • Stocks sink as over 30 million Americans file for unemployment

    Stocks sink as over 30 million Americans file for unemployment

    US stocks slid Thursday as Wall Street winced at new data showing the coronavirus crisis has put more than 30 million Americans out of work in just six weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 378.26 points, or 1.5 percent, to 24,255.60 in early trading after the US Department of Labor said …