U.S. Business Inventories Rise for Sixth-Straight Month
U.S. business inventories ticked up for a sixth month in a row in September, albeit at the slowest pace in that period, driven by inventories at retailers, according to monthly Commerce Department ...
Applied Materials Stock Drops, Chip-Equipment Rivals Fall
Shares in Applied Materials (AMAT) sank after the semiconductor-equipment company issued a lower-than-expected sales outlook, citing weaker demand trends in China. The stock recently traded about 7.2% ...
U.S. industrial output battered for second month by Boeing strike, hurricanes
Motor vehicles and parts output fell 3.1% after a 0.4% drop in the prior month. Excluding cars, total industrial slipped 0.1%. Utilities output rose 0.7% in October. Mining output, which includes oil ...
Stock market today: Wall Street falls again as vaccine makers and tech stocks slide
Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s rally following Trump’s election victory continued ...
U.S. Industrial Production Declined in October
Industrial production in the U.S. declined in October, according to Federal Reserve data released Friday. U.S. industrial output was down by 0.3% last month, after falling by a revised 0.5% in ...
Treasury yields jump after strong retail sales and manufacturing activity
Treasury yields turned higher Friday morning after stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales, a jump in New York state manufacturing activity and indications that the Federal Reserve is not looking to ...
RFK Jr. would rattle health markets as head of HHS, but his confirmation is far from certain, analyst says
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would create "significantly more volatility" in health markets if he is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, making navigating policy risks far more challenging, ...
One strategist lifts recession probability to 75% after Trump's win and recommends how to position for it
Investors are right to be cautious, according to Peter Berezin, chief global strategist at BCA Research. He's just raised the probability of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months to 75% in response ...
Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Lower as Major Indexes on Pace for Weekly Losses
Stock futures were lower Friday, putting major indexes on pace to post weekly losses, as the election-fueled rally that ...
U.S. Retail Sales Grew in October
Sales at U.S. retailers grew in October at a slowing rate that still beat economists' forecasts, mirroring other signs of a stable but gradually cooling economy.
Import prices post biggest increase in six months and add to U.S. inflation
The import-price index 0.3% last month. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.1% decline. Import prices had fallen in September. If energy is excluded, import prices moved up 0 ...
A surging U.S. dollar is hammering emerging-market stocks and metals. Watch out.
U.S. stocks have soared, outpacing developed and emerging markets alike. The S&P 500 SPX on Monday closed above the 6,000 milestone for the first time, after it, along with the Dow Jones Industrial ...