U.S. stocks finish sharply higher, helped by CPI data and plunging yields
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished with a third straight day of gains on Wednesday, after December's consumer-price index sparked a relief rally and the biggest plunge in Treasury ...
Small-cap stocks post big gain as Treasury yields slide
Small-cap stocks in the U.S. were posting a big gain Wednesday as interest rates fell in the bond market, bringing the Russell 2000 index back into positive territory so far in January. The Russell ...
Treasury yields post biggest one-day drop in months after CPI data
Wednesday's rally in U.S. government debt saw the yield on the 2-year Treasury note post its biggest drop in over four months, as investors zeroed in on a cooler-than-expected core reading from the ...
American Express Is Spiking Higher -- Here's Why
There are two main reasons for this move: bank earnings and inflation data. So, let's take these one at a time. Bank earnings ...
Most mutual funds don't beat the market - but what's 'the market' anyway?
Consider the nearly 3,900 actively managed U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds tracked by investment researcher Morningstar. In calendar 2024, just 13.2% of these investments beat the S ...
Stock market today: Dow jumps 700 points, Nasdaq soars 2.5% after cool CPI reading
The benchmark S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) popped more than 1.8%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) rose more than 1.6%, or ...