Stock market today: Wall Street remains in a lull as indexes drift

U.S. stocks are drifting as Wall Street remains in a lull. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Wednesday after a big three-day winning streak gave way to a tiny gain the prior day. Read More

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher, though China benchmarks falter

Asian markets forged higher Tuesday after another day of gains on Wall Street, although Hong Kong's benchmark faltered. U.S. futures were nearly flat and oil prices edged higher. Read More

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain

HONG KONG – China’s economy grew faster than expected ... But on Tuesday, Asian shares fell sharply after stocks retreated on Wall Street. The Shanghai Composite index lost 1.47% and the ... Read More

Wall Street stumbles as consumer pessimism stokes growth fears

NEW YORK: Wall Street closed sharply lower in a broad sell ... president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia. "It was weak and markets immediately began selling off." ... Read More

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Morgan Stanley's Jed Finn has been tasked with supercharging the Wall Street firm's $5.5 trillion wealth business. AI is going to play a big part. Morgan Stanley's $5.5 trillion wealth business is ... Read More

Wall Street now fears a too-hot economy

NEW YORK: As the odds of a recession collapse on Wall Street ... news may be the bigger risk, bringing with it inflation and higher policy rates that would hurt corporate earnings, crimp business ... Read More

Stagflation fears just hit Wall Street. Now for the next crucial report on prices

Stocks tumbled as the slowdown in GDP, coupled with stubbornly high inflation data, stoked fears of stagflation. That’s when the economy sees weak growth while inflation runs high. In a stagflationary ... Read More

Wall St sees more pain ahead for US mid-sized lenders after dull Q1

April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. mid-sized banks' profits would remain under pressure for most of 2024, Wall Street analysts said ... U.S. banks are expecting a decline in net interest income (NII ... Read More

Oil Slips Despite Middle East Fears, China’s Economic Growth

1045 GMT – Oil prices are edging lower despite fears of escalating hostilities in the Middle East and China’s stronger ... According to NBC News, U.S. officials expect Israel’s response ... Read More

Stock correlations tick up as Wall Street extends declines

The Cboe index, which measures the market's expectations of correlation between S&P 500 index components, was languishing below 10 as recently as the start of April, lows rarely touched in the ... Read More

Geopolitical strife is roiling Wall Street. Here’s what investors are watching

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business ... between the US and China cloud their outlook. Shares of Nvidia fell by nearly 2.5% on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported ... Read More