Tomi Kilgore

The three major stock-market indexes all fell slightly into the red, erasing earlier gains, as oil prices and Treasury yields nudged higher. The Dow fell 73 points, or 0.1%, to 53,767. The S&P 500 slipped 4 points, of 0.1%, to 7,795, after rising as much as 0.1% earlier. The Nasdaq Composite

While the broader-market indexes tracking mostly larger-capitalization stocks are pulling back, small-cap stocks continue to reach new heights. The Russell 2000 was up 0.3% toward a third straight record close. The small-cap tracker has gained 0.9% this week. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% af

Stocks may be falling, but investors don't seem to care, as what Wall Street refers to as the market's "fear gauge" is falling to a new low for the year. The Cboe Volatility Index, which tends to rise when the market falls, was losing 1.9% to 14.36, toward its lowest close since Dec. 30. The VIX ha

U.S. stocks close mostly lower, while oil prices and Treasury yields also decline.

Shares of the sporting-goods retailer suffering a record selloff as profit and sales missed expectations and the full-year outlook was slashed.

Dick's Sporting Goods' bleak earnings report and record selloff on Tuesday made a few things clear: Older sneakers and even some newer ones are in trouble, and it's become the entire footwear industry's problem.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were rising Thursday morning as investors weighed Nvidia's earnings report, while the Dow was wavering. Traders also were assessing the latest weekly jobless claims data while looking ahead to Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole speech.

The retail sector is getting a nice lift, as the big rally in Gap shares after [a strong earnings report](https://www.marketwatch/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-jackson-hole-federal-reserve-chair-kevin-warsh/card/gap-s-stock-surges-after-posting-11th-quarter-in-a-row-of-compa

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Friday here on the second day of the annual Jackson Hole economic symposium.

The index last closed below its 50-day moving average on April 10, which marked the end of a correction phase that included a 5,000-point drop at its low point.