Isabel Wang

Oil prices are not higher largely because the world does not want as much oil as it used to — and that’s arguably the more troubling story.

A still-blocked Strait of Hormuz. Tanker attacks. U.S.-Iran peace talks at an impasse.

One of the most heavily-traded ETFs tracking performance in the U.S. Treasury market has just fallen to its lowest level in over 20 years.

This Treasury ETF just fell to its lowest level in more than two decades - MarketWatch/iStockphoto

How much will the U.S. need to pay to convince the world to keep lending it money?

The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday will be asking investors to hand over another $16 billion for 20 years to help finance the nearly $1.8 trillion U.S. budget deficit so far this year.

Stocks are up in early trade and Treasury yields are easing.

U.S. stocks finished higher amid quiet trading on Tuesday, as falling long-term Treasury yields and lower oil prices calmed a financial market anxiously awaiting the release of July inflation data and Nvidia's quarterly earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 160 points, or 0.3%, to end n

Wondering why the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were treading water in range-bound trading on Tuesday morning? Blame consumer stocks. There's no single reason behind the declines. Shares of Target were off over 4% a day after the company apologized for and rolled back a Halloween cos

Stocks trade mostly higher Wednesday afternoon as investors prepare for Nvidia's second-quarter earnings results.