Stock Market
Dow Jones crosses 19,000 as record rally continues
The Dow Jones industrial average broke 19000 this morning as major stock indexes continued Monday’s record-setting rally. At 10 a.m. Eastern today, the Dow was up 40 points at 18996, the Nasdaq composite was up […]
Major US equity indexes close at record highs
Postelection Wall Street maintained momentum, with all three major stock market indexes at record highs when trading ended Monday. Small cap equities joined the trend, sending the Russell 2000 to a record high closing as […]
CSRC alert as Shenzhen-Hong Kong connect nears debut
The pending launch of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect has the China Securities Regulatory Commission increasing scrutiny of possible cross-border market manipulation, including a crackdown on high-leveraged structured products, multiple foreign accounts and abuse of […]
Election risk drives stocks down, Treasurys up
Uncertainty over Tuesday’s US presidential election has driven a nine-day decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, the longest slide since 1980, while investors have sought safety in Treasurys. OPEC’s failure to agree on […]
A technical fault disrupted Australia’s stock exchange today
A technical fault disrupted Australia’s stock exchange today, limiting trading for the day to less than three hours. The issue comes at an inconvenient time for investors and traders assessing their positions, with policy meetings […]