Report: GOP Senators Dumped Stocks Following Coronavirus Briefing

Reuters
March 20, 2020 1:43 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators faced calls to resign on Friday over media reports they sold substantial amounts of stock before the global coronavirus-induced market meltdown after receiving private briefings on the outbreak.

Stocks Stage Furious Rally After Trump Declares National Emergency

Reuters
March 13, 2020 6:21 PM

(Reuters) - Wall Street staged a furious rally in the waning moments of the session on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus, although major averages still suffered sharp losses for the week.

Saudi Arabia, Russia Raise Stakes in Oil Price War

Reuters
March 10, 2020 10:18 AM

DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would increase its crude oil supply to a record high, raising the stakes in its price war with Russia and effectively rejecting Moscow’s overtures for new talks.

Dow Has Biggest Daily Jump Since 2009

Reuters
March 2, 2020 5:06 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged over 5% on Monday while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each jumped more than 4% in a major rebound following last week’s steep sell-off sparked by fears about the coronavirus.

Stock Market Sets Record for Longest Bull Run in History

Andrew Kugle
August 23, 2018 11:35 AM

The United States stock market set a record on Wednesday for the longest bull market in history.

Facebook Braces for Stock Wipeout as Lower Margins Loom

Reuters
July 26, 2018 10:10 AM

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune is set to take a $16 billion hit on Thursday, as the social media giant braces for the biggest one-day wipeout in U.S. stock market history, a day after its executives forecast years of lower profit margins.

How Obama Tied Himself to the Stock Market

David Rutz
February 8, 2018 12:27 PM

Mark Cuban on Dow Plunge: ‘It Was Necessary’

Graham Piro
February 5, 2018 5:38 PM

Dow Briefly Falls More Than 10 Percent From High

Reuters
February 5, 2018 3:46 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow briefly fell more than 10 percent from its Jan. 26 record high on Monday before paring losses to trade above its lows of the day.

Rising Rates Slam Wall Street; Dow Sees Biggest Drop Since 2016

Reuters
February 2, 2018 4:20 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All three major U.S. stock indexes tumbled Friday with the Dow seeing its worst percentage drop since June 2016 as climbing bond yields prompted a sell-off in equities.