Wall Street

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Stock Futures Are Flat After Dow Closes Above 34,000 for the First Time

The blue-chip Dow rose 300 points to top the 34,000 milestone amid blowout economic data.

Donald Trump 20 hours ago

Wall Street Execs, Employees Spent $2.9 Billion on Campaigns, Lobbying During 2020 Election, Study Shows

Wall Street invested at least $2.9 billion to influence Washington during the 2020 election cycle.

markets Apr 13

Nearly 3 in 4 Professional Investors in Bank of America Survey See Bitcoin as a Bubble

Fund managers also rated bitcoin second on the list of the most-crowded trades, just behind technology stocks.

markets Apr 8

A Large Chunk of the Retail Investing Crowd Started During the Pandemic, Schwab Survey Shows

Schwab — which acquired TD Ameritrade in 2020 and now hosts 31.5 million retail clients— is calling the new wave of clients “Generation Investor.”

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United States Apr 7

S&P 500 Ekes Out a Record Close as Fed Plans to Stick With Easy Policy

Fed officials indicated at their last meeting the pace of asset purchases will stay the same for some time while the central bank pursues its economic goals.

stock markets Apr 1

S&P 500 Climbs More Than 1% to Close Above 4,000 for the First Time

The move in the stock market came after Biden introduced his multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposal.

Economy Apr 1

The Economy Is Expected to Boom in the Second Quarter, and That's Good News for Stocks

Strategists expect even more economic growth in the second quarter as more vaccines roll out, businesses reopen and consumers spend their money.

markets Mar 31

Robinhood Gets Rid of Confetti Feature Amid Scrutiny Over Gamification of Investing

Critics of Robinhood have claimed the company has made light of decisions that involve real money.

energy Mar 30

US Government Has Returned All the Oil It Stored for Companies When Prices Crashed Last Year

The U.S. returned 18.3 million barrels of oil temporarily stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by companies that rented space there last year.

investing Mar 29

Dow Closes Up Nearly 100 Points at New Record, Shrugging Off Fallout From Margin-Call Rout

The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased a 160-point loss and closed up 98 points at a fresh record of 33,171.

Economy Mar 24

This Chart Shows Why Investors Should Never Try to Time the Stock Market

Bank of America has quantified the perils of trying to time the market.

investing Mar 18

Insurance Stock Hartford Spikes, Trading Halted After Report of Possible Takeover

Chubb has approached Hartford about a potential takeover.

markets Mar 18

Inclusion Isn't Just Right, It's Also Profitable, TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson Says

Getting a better mix of workers and executives has taken focus in light of last summer’s racial unrest, as well as growing wealth disparities.

Economy Mar 17

Here's Where the Federal Reserve Sees Interest Rates, the Economy and Inflation Going

The Federal Reserve sharply ramped up its economic expectations for 2021, according to the central bank’s Summary of Economic Projections.

Congress Mar 17

Business Leaders Engage Biden Administration on Ways to Pay for Infrastructure

Tax hikes, private-public partnerships and fee increases are among the ideas being discussed.

investing Mar 16

Palantir CEO Rips Wall Street as Having a ‘Destructive' and ‘Corrosive' Short-Term Focus

Wall Street’s short-term focus is “one of the most destructive, corrosive attributes” of the system, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said.

politics Mar 10

Top U.S. and China Diplomats Talk Tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in Tense First Call Since Biden Took Office

Diplomats from the U.S. and China spoke in the first major conversation between top administration officials since President Joe Biden took office last month.