S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Darden Restaurants Stock Sizzles After Sales Beat
The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, as stocks struggled to recover from the prior day's sell-off despite upbeat data on economic growth.
Nike Stock Jumps After Better-Than-Expected Results Under Elliott Hill’s Turnaround Plan
Shares of Nike were up more than 10 percent in the initial moments in after hours trading on Thursday.
The stock market loves Trump—but ‘crash protection’ is in high demand
Investors may be protecting themselves in case the President-elect swings big on tariffs and is serious about mass deportations.
Stocks end flat after Fed-induced selloff as early bounce fades
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday, giving up an initial rebound from a sharp drop in the prior session after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer-than-expected interest rate cuts and higher inflation next year. Economic data was in sync with the Fed's view, with weekly initial jobless claims falling more than expected while gross domestic product for the third quarter was revised to show a 3.1% increase from the previously reported 2.8% pace. "It clearly sent a message that rates weren't going to keep going down if inflation didn't continue its decline, and we've seen inflation tick up a bit here, and that's a concern to the Fed," said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York.
FedEx Stock Surges on Plans To Spin Off Freight Business
FedEx shares jumped in extended trading Thursday after the shipping giant said it would spin off its Freight business as a standalone company.
Why Altcoins Are Plummeting Today
Why is recent news from the Federal Reserve causing big sell-offs for cryptocurrencies?
Will a government shutdown impact the stock market? Experts weigh in
As Congress scrambles to avert a potential partial government shutdown before Friday's deadline, investment experts weigh in on how much a shutdown could impact the markets.
Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin All Dropped Today
The crypto momentum we've seen all fall and early winter hit a big snag over the past 24 hours after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is the biggest loser, falling 6.2% in the past 24 hours as of 3 p.m. ET and dropping below the $100,000 level. As much as cryptocurrencies have been marketed as a way out from under the traditional financial ecosystem, the crypto market trades a lot like traditional risk assets like growth stocks.
How this Treasury-market dynamic could lead to the next big leg lower in stocks
Thursday’s selloff in long-dated U.S. government debt pushed 10- and 30-year yields further into their highest closing levels in almost seven months, creating a setup that threatens to lead to another big selloff in stocks in the days or weeks to come.
Palantir's Stock Gains After Extending Army Contract Worth $619 Million
Palantir Technologies shares climbed Thursday after the analytics software provider said it extended a contract with the U.S. Army that could be worth $618.9 million.