Dow surges nearly 800 points and aims for best day in over a year as Nasdaq, S&P 500 erase weekly losses and angst over Russia-Ukraine clash gives way to buying

U.S. stock benchmarks were trading sharply higher Friday as investors who were cautious about buying at the onset of the military clash in Eastern Europe were turning eager to hunt down bargains. The ...

3M stock sinks toward longest losing streak in 10 years

Shares of N95 face-mask maker 3M Co. MMM, -0.47% dropped 2.6% in afternoon trading Thursday, to put them on track to suffer the longest losing streak in a decade. The consumer, industrial and health c...

Nikola Reports a Smaller Loss Than Expected. Shares Are Rocketing.

Text size Nikola’s CEO said the company is “laser-focused” on delivering vehicles to customers and generating revenue. Courtesy Nikola Stock of the electric and hydrogen-electric tru...

Intel Has Fallen 30% Since This Analyst Cut His Rating. He Just Upgraded the Stock.

Intel plans to invest heavily in its operations over the next three years. Courtesy Intel Corporation Text size A bold turnaround plan won’t be cheap for Intel, but shares have fallen 30% since Chris ...

Dow futures sink over 700 points as Putin authorizes invasion, explosions heard near Ukraine’s Kyiv

U.S. stock-index futures were tumbling Wednesday night, extending an earlier decline on Wall Street, as Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in Ukraine. CNN on We...

Tesla Stock Is Plunging. It’s Probably Musk’s Twitter This Time.

Text size Shares of Tesla have dropped more than 17% this week. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Recent declines in Tesla stock have deviated from market-related trading patterns, leavin...

Lucid Stock Falls on First Recall. This One Isn’t Fixed With Software.

Text size The Lucid Air electric sedans will have to go to the shop for a fix. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Electric-vehicle start-up Lucid has its first recall listed on the National Highway Traffic S...

The next shoe to drop? The 125-year old Dow industrials are on brink of correction. Here’s what history says happens next in the U.S. stock market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was on the verge of entering correction territory after closing sharply lower on Wednesday as the Pentagon said that Russian troops were poised to launch a full-blown ...

3M stock sinks toward longest losing streak in nearly 4 years

Shares of 3M Co. MMM, -1.54% fell 0.8% in midday trading Wednesday, to put them in danger of suffering the longest losing streak in nearly four years, and on track for a 21-month closing low. The cons...

S&P 500 logs first correction in 2 years as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates. Here’s what history says happens next to U.S. stock-market benchmark

The S&P 500 on Tuesday fell into a correction for the first time in two years, joining the Nasdaq Composite, as Russia sent troops into pro-Russian regions in Ukraine. The S&P 500 index SPX, -...

The Russia Issue Is Hurting the Stock Market. How Things Could Get Worse.

Text size President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday about Russian military activity near Ukraine. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images While stocks are reeling in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, t...

Home Depot’s stock tumble cutting more than 220 points off the Dow’s price

Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, -9.72% tumbled 9.8% in afternoon trading Tuesday, to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s decliners, after the home improvement retailer reported fiscal fourth-q...

Cummins Is Buying Parts Maker Meritor. It’s a Deal About EV Trucks.

Text size Cummins is best known for its diesel engines, but it is also investing in electric powertrains and hydrogen technology. Dreamstime The diesel-engine manufacturer Cummins disclosed plans to b...

Dow futures sink about 500 points as Putin orders deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine

U.S. stock-index futures were headed sharply lower Monday evening as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to separatist areas within Ukraine, after recognizing their indep...

Stock Market Today: Overseas Stocks Fall as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Simmer

Text size Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have agreed in principle to a summit in Europe. AFP via Getty Images Global stocks fell on Monday as tensions remained high over the Russian military buildup on ...

Energy Vault Stock Is Soaring. The Reason Is Obscure.

Text size An Energy Vault commercial demonstration unit. Business Wire Sometimes the market can be tough to figure out. Shares of energy storage player Energy Vault Holdings (ticker: NRGV) are up 34% ...

How Stocks Perform Just Before and After a Drastic Fed Interest-Rate Increase

Text size Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve could implement two interest-rate increases in one fell swoop next month. The sto...

Bitcoin Falls to Below $40,000 as Wall Street in ‘Full De-Risking Mode’

Text size Dreamstime.com Bitcoin fell below $40,000 Friday on renewed worries of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates this year.  Bitcoin, the world’s...

What the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine means for markets

Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are keeping investors on edge. President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin had made up his mind to invade in coming days but tha...

Ford Stock Is Rising on Reports of an EV Spinoff. Steer Clear of the Rumors.

Text size A Ford Motor plant. Courtesy Ford Ford Motor stock is rising in early Friday trading after Bloomberg reported the company might spin off its electric-vehicle business. This isn’t the first r...

Albemarle Stock Tanks on Earnings. But Lithium Prices Are Going Up.

Text size Albemarle’s results are being hurt by inflation. Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg Albemarle stock fell, hard, after the lithium miner reported fourth-quarter numbers late Wednesday. Result...

What Will Stocks Do if War—or Peace—Erupts in Ukraine?

Text size A Ukrainian guard at a checkpoint on the border with Russia. There could be a financial toll, as well as a heavy human one, if the Kremlin launches an invasion. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinf...

Russia-Ukraine Tensions Mount and Fed Tightening Weighs. There’s Only 1 Certainty for Markets.

U.S. stocks are being bumped around from crisis to crisis as if in a pinball machine. The uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s policy and the future path of interest rates keeps surfacing on a reg...

Death cross crystallizes in Nasdaq Composite on Friday for first time in 2 years, in a bearish sign for the stock market

The Nasdaq Composite index has produced a “death cross” chart pattern on Friday, a bearish chart pattern for an asset. History suggests this occurrence could weigh on the broader stock market over the...

Presidents Day or Washington’s Birthday? Is the stock market open? Here are trading hours.

U.S. financial markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day, or Washington’s Birthday, if you prefer. The Intercontinental Exchange Inc. ICE, -1.96% -owned New York Stock Exchange ...

Coca-Cola’s stock rallies to just shy of a record after dividend hike, plan to resume share repurchases

Shares of Coca-Cola Co. KO, +2.24% rallied 1.7% in afternoon trading Thursday, and are now a nickel shy of the Feb. 8 record close of $62.00, after the beverage giant raised its dividend and said it p...

Stock market faces the most ‘massive misallocation’ of ‘capital in the history of mankind,’ says ARK’s Cathie Wood

Cathie Wood, the star fund manager and chief executive of ARK Invest, took to CNBC to defend the woeful performance of the manager’s suite of disruptive innovation funds. Wood told the business networ...

QuantumScape Stock Drops After Earnings. It’s Hard to Say Why.

Text size QuantumScape met its 2021 goals and is making progress in commercializing its battery technology. Courtesy QuantumScape Stock in electric vehicle battery technology provider QuantumScape is ...

GE Stock Is Soaring. The Annual Report Has Provided a Boost.

Text size A GE Aviation Test Operations facility. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg General Electric stock is higher Tuesday. The market is up, as well, and upbeat company-specific Wall Street commentary is als...

QuantumScape Stock Is Down After Reporting Earnings. It’s Hard to Say Why.

Text size A QuantumScape lab. Courtesy QuantumScape Stock in electric vehicle battery technology provider QuantumScape is dropping after the company reported fourth quarter results Wednesday evening. ...

Virgin Galactic Stock Surges. Reservations for Space Will Open Wednesday.

Text size Reservations for Virgin’s space tourist flights will open Wednesday. Courtesy Virgin Galactic Space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic is getting closer to commercial operations. The comp...

NIO, XPeng, Li Auto Shares Shake Off Weak Sales Data. The Outlook Seems Bright.

Text size A Nio car. Chinese new-car sales fell in January. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Chinese new-car sales fell in January. But the shares of Chinese electric-vehicle makers  NIO , Xpeng , ...