History suggests neither. Consider the period from September 1929 through February 1964, which is plotted in the chart below. This stretch holds the record for the longest period when the Dow ...

The agreement keeps alive the possibility that a small contingent of U.S. forces might stay in Iraq indefinitely.

Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, said recalibration was Powell's "word of the day" as he laid out a credible argument that appeared to convince investors that the larger-than-usual cut ...

Industrials push above 42000 in delayed response to Fed lowering rates; tech shares and risky assets rise.

The S&P 500 SPX briefly traded above its record close from July 16 after the Fed delivered a rate cut of 50 basis points before erasing its gain to end 0.3% lower. Stock-index futures pointed to sharp ...

Xiaomi, Apple and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

The yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar and other G-10 and Asian currencies amid a nervous mood ahead of the FOMC and BOJ decisions this week.

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I'm J.R. Whalen for the Wall Street Journal. US stock markets finish higher on a key inflation reading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 235 points to close at 41,097. The S&P 500 was up 42 ...

Some banks may still see rising net interest income even if the Federal Reserve slashes rates as anticipated.

Fresh signs that the labor market could be weakening pushed bond yields and the S&P 500 lower Thursday ahead of a pivotal jobs report. Investors and analysts were awaiting the Labor Department’s ...

Princeton University took first place in the WSJ/College Pulse ranking of U.S. colleges for the second year in a row. But there are plenty of new schools in the upper echelon of the ranking.