By Amanda CooperGlobal stocks were headed for their best second-quarter performance in six years on Tuesday, while a resurgent dollar pushed the yen to a four-decade low and was headed for a fourth straight quarterly rise.Within the past three months, the Strait of Hormuz has re-opened gradually an…
By Caitlin McCabeThe U.S. stock market is wrapping up its best quarter in years.This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL (WSJ Live Coverage).
Wall Street will say goodbye to one of its most eventful quarters on record Tuesday, with stocks rising the most in six years, a war with Iran swinging oil prices by around $45 a barrel, tech indexes soaring to staggering record highs, and the dollar regaining its dominance among global currency pe…
Wall Street futures were largely unchanged early on Tuesday, as investors took a breather in the final trading session of a quarter that saw equities post the biggest gains in years.A slew of economic data, including the JOLTS job openings report and the Conference Board's consumer confidence index…
By Lewis KrauskopfThe U.S. stock market faces a gauntlet of tests to keep its rally going in the second half of 2026, from the sustainability of AI spending to a high corporate earnings bar and the outlook for interest rates under a Federal Reserve with a new chairman.The benchmark S&P 500 CBOE:SPX…
By Caitlin McCabeU.S. stocks are set to close out a blockbuster quarter with fresh momentum.Futures are rising this morning, putting major indexes on pace for their best quarterly gains in years. The S&P 500 is up 14% through yesterday, and the Nasdaq has jumped 20%--the biggest quarterly rallies f…
By Amanda CooperGlobal stocks were headed for their best second-quarter performance in six years on Tuesday, while a resurgent dollar pushed the yen to a four-decade low and was headed for a fourth straight quarterly rise.Within the past three months, the Strait of Hormuz has re-opened gradually an…
JAPAN GOVT UPGRADES ITS VIEW ON US ECONOMY FOR 1ST TIME IN OVER 2 YEARS: ‘EXPANDING MODERATELY’ VS. ‘EXPANDING MODERATELY WITH WEAKNESS IN SOME AREAS’
By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. equity futures edged higher in early European trade while Japan's yen fell to a 40-year low against the dollar Tuesday, raising traders' expectations of a government intervention.Speaking Tuesday, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reaffirmed her commitment to stop e…
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - European stocks are seen opening higher on Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight rally.That said, a cautious undertone may prevail as investors await the outcome of the next round of U.S.-Iran negotiations set to take place in Doha today, after recent exchan…
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U.S. stock futures teetered in the overnight session late Monday, with the benchmark indexes inching lower after closing up in the regular session following a rebound in technology stocks.Meanwhile, the US and Iran have agreed to halt strikes against each other as negotiations are reportedly set to…
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese stock market is trading slightly higher on Tuesday, extending the gains in the previous session, foll0wing the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight, with the Nikkei 225 moving well above the 69,550 level, with gains in financial and technology stocks parti…
By Heather Gillers and Rebecca FengThe Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 52000 for the first time on Monday, highlighting investors' increasing demand for stocks at the heart of the American economy.One major contributor was Alphabet, which rose 4.8% to lead gains on the Google-parent's first day…
U.S. stock indices ended higher on Monday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording their best quarter since 2020 amid a rebound in tech stocks, while the Dow hit record highs after Alphabet made its debut in the index.The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, the Nasdaq 100 gained 2.3% and the Dow Jones rose 0.6%. The R…
By Harry Robertson and Rodrigo CamposA global gauge of stock markets rose on Monday as investors tracked the implementation of an interim peace deal between Iran and the U.S., even as oil prices also rose after tit-for-tat attacks underscored the risk of escalation.Wall Street led gains across equi…
By Heard on the Street StaffThis is an edition of the Markets P.M. newsletter, a recap of the day's most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell. If you're not subscribed, sign up here.What Happened in Markets TodayThe Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Lisa Cook. The Court o…
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After moving seeing significant volatility early in the session, stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages all moved to the upside, with the Dow reaching a new record closing high above 52,000.The Dow gave back some ground la…
By Rebecca FengStocks rallied Monday, with investors hitting pause on the rout in technology shares last week.The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 2.1%, the strongest performance among U.S. stock indexes. SpaceX and Tesla jumped 7% and 8% respectively, while shares in Comcast rose 4.4% after news it is spl…
COOLING US-IRAN TENSIONS SPARK RALLY IN TECH, GROWTH STOCKSU.S. stocks advanced on Monday, with the Nasdaq TVC:IXIC gaining 2.1%, as weekend hostilities between the United States and Iran eased and as major technology-related shares rose following recent selling.A source told Reuters that Iranian a…
