• Kelly Loeffler to Liquidate Stock Holdings Following Allegations of Insider Trading

    Kelly Loeffler to Liquidate Stock Holdings Following Allegations of Insider Trading

    Senator Kelly Loeffler, Republican of Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler said Wednesday that she and her husband were liquidating their personal stock holdings to move into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), after backlash stemming from financial records showing she sold off millions in stock ahead of the market crashing. “I’m not doing this because I …
  • Stocks climb despite rising coronavirus death toll in US

    Stocks climb despite rising coronavirus death toll in US

    US stocks posted early gains Wednesday even as the nation’s coronavirus death toll continued to mount. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 349.75 points, or 1.5 percent, as hopes about the pandemic peaking persisted on Wall Street. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite also climbed as much as 1.3 and 1.4 percent, …
  • Dow surges again amid reports coronavirus pandemic is slowing

    Dow surges again amid reports coronavirus pandemic is slowing

    US stocks jumped again Tuesday as Wall Street nursed hopes that the coronavirus crisis finally may be peaking. The Dow Jones industrial average surged as much as 937.25 points, or 4.1 percent, at the open amid signs that the pandemic is slowing — including reports that Tuesday was the first day that China, where the …
  • Dow jumps over 1,000 points as coronavirus deaths slow in hotspots

    Dow jumps over 1,000 points as coronavirus deaths slow in hotspots

    Stocks surged Monday amid signs that the coronavirus crisis is easing in some hard-hit places even as US officials warned of a brutal week ahead. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 1,082.97 points, or about 5.1 percent, in early trading as the number of virus fatalities appeared to slow in Italy, France, …
  • Investment professionals say ‘don’t panic’ amid coronavirus fears

    Investment professionals say ‘don’t panic’ amid coronavirus fears

    It’s a wild ride, but just hang on. Investors can survive and eventually prosper despite the horrific pandemic-driven stock market gyrations we are experiencing, investment professionals say. “Don’t panic. Never in my near-40-year career have I once heard someone say, ‘Gee, I’m glad I panicked,’ ” said Richard Bernstein, a longtime financial adviser with his own …
  • Stock market takes dive as horrendous jobs report sinks in

    Stock market takes dive as horrendous jobs report sinks in

    US stocks tumbled Friday after a brutal monthly jobs report gave Wall Street more proof of how hard the coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped −360.91 points, or 1.7 percent, to 21,052.53 after the feds’ March jobs report said the US economy lost 701,000 jobs last month, bringing the …
  • Stocks hold steady after feds reveal coronavirus job losses

    Stocks hold steady after feds reveal coronavirus job losses

    US stocks held steady Friday even after a brutal monthly jobs report gave Wall Street more proof of how hard the coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was off just 58.23 points, or 0.2 percent, as of 10:05 a.m. after an opening 0.7 tumble on the heels of the feds’ …
  • Stocks rally on possible truce to end Saudi-Russia oil price war

    Stocks rally on possible truce to end Saudi-Russia oil price war

    Stocks rallied Thursday as rising oil prices overcame Wall Street’s worries about the coronavirus gutting the US labor market. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 534.26 points, or 2.5 percent, on hopes of a detente in the oil-price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The blue-chip index reversed the early losses it …
  • Stocks plummet again as jobless claims surge amid coronavirus crisis

    Stocks plummet again as jobless claims surge amid coronavirus crisis

    Stocks sank for the third day in a row on Thursday as a massive spike in US unemployment claims roiled Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 167.81 points, or 0.8 percent, at the open after the feds revealed more than 6.6 million people filed initial jobless claims last week as …
  • 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 …