Connor Smith

The stock market was in a holding pattern ahead of Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting press conference. The Dow was up 215 points, or 0.4%, and on pace for a closing high. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq was up 0.1%.The yield on the 2-year Treasury note was up to 4.07%.

The stock market wavered after the Federal Reserve opted to keep interest rates steady during Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as chairman. The Dow fell 200 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 dropped 0.8%. The Nasdaq fell 0.9%. The major indexes traded sideways heading into the decision but were up slightly p

Paychex, Trip, and McCormick will also report earnings. Economic date this week include the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge and new-home sales.

Stocks on Monday began the first trading day of summer by struggling to find direction. The Dow rose 135 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq was down 0.1%.The major indexes tumbled on Wednesday in the wake of Kevin Warsh’s first Federal Open Market Committee meeting as chairman o

Alphabet stock's sharp slide was dragging down the Nasdaq. The tech-heavy index was down 1%. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%. The Dow, which does not include Alphabet, was up 183 points, or 0.4%.Shares of the Google parent tumbled more than 6%. On Friday, when markets were closed, a key artificial inte

Don’t look now, but the Russell 2000 just hit 3000. The small-cap index was up 0.7% and trading slightly above the 3000 mark. It first closed above 2000 on Dec. 23, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It first closed above 1000 on July 5, 2013.Smaller stocks have been riding a bit of a resu

The Nasdaq kept falling on Monday after Alphabet’s sharp drop bled into other large technology stocks. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%, even though a majority of stocks and sectors in the index were rising. The Dow, which does not include Alphabet, was up 165 points, or 0.3%.

Don't look now, but the Russell 2000 just hit 3000. It first closed above 2000 on Dec. 23, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

A selloff of large technology stocks sent the Nasdaq reeling, but the Dow managed to weather the storm. The Dow rose 163 points, or 0.3%. The Nasdaq fell 1.3%. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, even though breadth was solid for much of the afternoon.The selling began after a sharp drop in Alphabet as invest

The Russell 2000 hit a fresh record and closed above 3000 for the first time. The small-cap index rose 0.8% to 3004.40 to mark its 21st record close of 2026. It’s risen 21% this year and is up 41% in the past 12 months, according to Dow Jones Market Data.The Russell outperformed the Nasdaq by 2.1