US stocks plummet 1.6 per cent after Fed shakes markets with another rate hike
The Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points despite a banking crisis causing turmoil in the US financial sector.
Thu Mar 23 2023
Threat of 'hard Brexit' pulls down Wall Street
US stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors fretted about Britain's exit from the European Union and the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in coming months.
Wed Oct 05 2016
US stocks dip ahead of Apple launch, Fed report
US stocks opened slightly lower Wednesday ahead of Apple's expected launch of a new iPhone and the Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" report assessing economic conditions around the country.
Wed Sep 07 2016
US stocks fall as oil crash hits Exxon; Dow -1.2%
US stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday as ExxonMobil and other petroleum companies reported weak earnings due to the oil rout.
Tue Feb 02 2016
NYSE suffers lengthy outage as US stocks slump
The NYSE halted trading Wednesday for more than three hours due to technical problems that it said were not caused by hacking.
Thu Jul 09 2015
US stocks fall on fear of strong dollar, Greek turmoil
Strong earnings from Apple, Boeing and some others were not enough this week to offset Wall Street angst over the strong dollar, crashing oil prices and the Greek election.
Sat Jan 31 2015
US stocks tumble despite Twitter IPO, strong US GDP
US stocks Thursday tumbled despite a successful launch of trading in Twitter stock.
Thu Nov 07 2013
US stocks prove resilience amid government shutdown
The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip stocks fell 1.22 percent over five trading sessions to finish at 15,072.58 points Friday.
Sat Oct 05 2013
US stocks drop on shutdown, weak jobs data
US stocks rose Tuesday as investors hoped the budget impasse that forced the closure of much of the government would be short.
Wed Oct 02 2013
US stock plunge extends global markets rout
Worries over China's economic slowdown and the possible end to the Federal Reserve's stimulus sent global markets into a tailspin Thursday.
Thu Jun 20 2013
US, European markets soar on US jobs report
European and US stock markets soared Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Germany's Dax setting new records.
Sat May 04 2013
US exchanges shut down before Hurricane Sandy
Major US stock exchanges will remain closed with Hurricane Sandy due to make landfall on the East Coast.
Mon Oct 29 2012