Last Updated: Saturday, May 23, 2015, 08:37
In a speech, Yellen said a rate hike would be warranted this year if the economy keeps improving as expected. She also said it would take several years to return to normal interest rates.
Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 09:08
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday after disappointing economic data bolstered expectations that an interest rate hike is likely to come only later in the year.
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 01:57
The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 ended at record highs on Monday, helped by a rally in Apple as well as tepid economic data suggesting the Federal Reserve may wait to raise interest rates.
Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 02:28
U.S. stocks ended sharply stronger on Thursday and the S&P 500 closed at a record high as investors worried less about interest rates and a weaker dollar offered the possibility of stronger sales for U.S. multinationals.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 9, 2015, 09:37
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week up 167.05 points (0.93 percent) at 18,191.11, while the broad-based S&P 500 advanced 7.81 (0.37 percent) to 2,116.10, less than two points below a record.
Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 10:13
Alibaba jumped 7.5% as sales rose 45% to $2.81 billion in the quarter ending March 31.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 11:08
ETF fell 3.3% in three days and eventually bottomed in mid-December, having lost 9.1% from its July 14 close. Since then, those stocks have gained 12.5%.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 09:50
US stocks Wednesday posted solid gains following a big jump in US existing-home sales and a mixed bag of earnings reports from Boeing, McDonald`s and others.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 01:18
US stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wednesday as Visa`s potential expansion into China and talk of a turnaround at McDonald`s helped investors see the bright side of mixed quarterly earnings.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 01:26
US stocks ticked lower on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials weighed by companies reporting earnings while the Nasdaq gained on the back of a proposed merger in the biotech sector.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 02:44
US stocks tumbled Friday on fresh worries about a Greek debt default as US President Barack Obama called on Greece to enact reforms.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 01:23
US stocks rose on Wednesday, fuelled by gains in the energy sector and speculation that upcoming first-quarter earnings reports might not be quite as bad as previously thought.
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