Wall Street

US stocks suffer biggest fall in six years, Dow falls nearly 1,600 points

US stocks saw their biggest one-day fall in six years on Monday, as investor profit taking brought the market back down from record highs seen in late January, after benchmark bond yields rose to a four year high last week. 

Feb 06, 2018, 09:34 AM IST

Dow Jones stock index sees worst day in two years, falls almost 666 points

It was the biggest daily point fall in the Dow since December 2008 during the financial crisis.

Feb 03, 2018, 08:05 AM IST

Wall Street lower as iPhone X concerns hit Apple shares

Shares of companies that supply parts to Apple, including Broadcom, Skyworks Solutions, Finisar and Lumentum Holdings, fell between 2 percent and 5.5 percent.

Dec 26, 2017, 23:35 PM IST

Is US eyeing another recession? Economists hint at stormy weather ahead

The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell stormy weather ahead.

Dec 24, 2017, 11:35 AM IST

Lucky 13? Global stocks score longest run of monthly gains on record

The world’s broadest equity gauge – the MSCI all-country index – was on course to finish November with its 13th straight monthly gain – the longest such winning streak in the index’s 30-year history.

Nov 30, 2017, 15:58 PM IST

Snapchat plans to redesign its app to ease use

Chief Executive Evan Spiegel said the company was launching the redesign after hearing for years that Snapchat was difficult to understand or hard to use.

Nov 08, 2017, 08:33 AM IST

World stock markets gauge touches record on Europe boost; Wall Street slips

U.S. traders appeared to shrug off the first charges related to a probe of possible Russian interference in last year`s U.S. election.

Oct 30, 2017, 23:05 PM IST

Amazon's Bezos overtakes Bill Gates to become world's richest

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos overtook Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as the richest person in the world on Friday as the e-commerce giant's shares registered an uptick on the Wall Street.

Oct 28, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for corporate results

The Nikkei 225 index, which has risen for the past 10 consecutive sessions, edged up 0.49 percent, or 104.60 points, to 21,360.16 in early trade.

Oct 17, 2017, 06:39 AM IST

Wall Street climbs to fresh highs after Tillerson's comments

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reversed early losses following Tillerson`s comments, while the Dow extended gains.

Oct 04, 2017, 23:05 PM IST

Facebook beats Twitter: Jefferies

Jefferies also cut Twitter`s price target by $4, from $20 to $16 a share.

Aug 26, 2017, 11:11 AM IST

White House infighting turns ugly: Anthony Scaramucci vs Reince Priebus

Ryan Lizza wrote that Anthony​ Scaramucci believed Reince​ Priebus had been worried about the dinner because he hadn't been invited.

 

Jul 28, 2017, 10:19 AM IST

Sensex gets back on feet, Nifty takes 9,300 on buying push

The flagship Sensex witnessed a mild recovery on Monday while the Nifty took back the key 9,300 level on the back of uninterrupted buying by domestic investors even as their foreign counterparts looked the other way.

May 08, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

US stocks up ahead of Apple earnings, Fed meeting

Wall Street stocks rose a bit early Tuesday ahead of Apple earnings and the start of a two-day Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.

May 02, 2017, 19:42 PM IST

Wall Street hits six-week low on Trump''s healthcare bill defeat

Wall Street`s main indexes hit their lowest levels in six weeks on Monday after Republicans pulled a healthcare bill, raising questions about President Donald Trump`s ability to deliver on his ambitious economic agenda.

Mar 27, 2017, 20:40 PM IST

Jio customers to remain loyal even with paid services: Report

As Jio will make its services paid from April 1, 2017, it was thought that many customers may stop subscribing to it, but a research conducted by brokerage firm Bernstein showed opposite trend.

Mar 18, 2017, 14:10 PM IST

Trump attacks restrictions on big banks, retirement advisers

President Donald Trump has launched his long-promised attack on banking rules that were rushed into law after the nation's economic crisis, signing new orders after meeting with business and investment chiefs and pledging further action to free big banks from restrictions.

Feb 04, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

Dow passes 20,000 points for the first time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the most famous equity index benchmark on Wall Street, shot above 20,000 for the first time Wednesday.

Jan 25, 2017, 21:59 PM IST

Wall Street ends solid 2016 on dour note

US stocks slumped on the last trading day of the year on Friday, led down by Apple and other big tech stocks, but major indexes still posted solid gains in 2016.

Dec 31, 2016, 09:22 AM IST

Wall Street climbs, Nasdaq on verge of record high

US stocks rose on Monday with the Nasdaq Composite in record territory as investors snapped up technology heavyweights Microsoft, Apple and Amazon.com.

Dec 20, 2016, 01:54 AM IST