^DJI - Dow Jones Industrial Average
| Previous close | 24,024.13 |
| Open | 24,070.20 |
| Volume | 280,175,597 |
| Day's range | 23,823.08 - 24,091.23 |
| 52-week range | 20,553.45 - 26,616.71 |
| Avg. volume | 435,137,903 |
- CNBC•29 minutes ago
The midterm elections could send the Dow tumbling this year, history shows
It has been a tough year for the Dow Jones industrial average thus far as the 30-stock index struggles for gains. History shows it could get a lot tougher because of the midterm elections scheduled for later in 2018.
- MarketWatch•36 minutes ago
Are you smart or foolish to buy GE stock right now?
Jeff Reeves looks at the arguments for and against the stock in the wake of the recent earnings beat.
- Reuters•43 minutes ago
Financial, tech stocks lead Wall Street lower as yields rise
After Caterpillar spooked investors by warning about higher material costs on Tuesday, Boeing executives, on a post-earnings call noted that it was not seeing a material effect from raw material costs. "With earnings reports that are coming out, the focus is on the forward guidance for where the interest rate environment is going," said William Norris, chief investment officer at CIBC Bank USA. Comcast rose 3.7 percent after the U.S. cable company topped Wall Street's profit estimates and offered $30.7 billion in a bid for Sky.
- MarketWatch•1 hour ago
Here’s why stock-market investors are focused on a 3% 10-year Treasury yield
The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note (XTUP:TMUBMUSD10Y=X) briefly touched 3% on Tuesday, notching a more-than-four-year high before pulling back to end just below 2.99%. Stocks took the Tuesday move in stride, at first, but later tumbled sharply in afternoon trade, leaving the Dow (^DJI) to finish down more than 420 points, or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 1.4%. On Wednesday, stocks traded modestly lower.
- MarketWatch•1 hour ago
Stock-market investors are barking up the wrong tree on Treasury yields
It isn’t the 10-year Treasury yield topping 3% that’s spooking the markets, says one market watcher. It might have more to do with the 2-year yield.
- Barrons.com•1 hour ago
Intraday Update: Dow Drops 66 Points Because Good News Just Isn't Enough
No, neither could the promising news that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin—along with the president’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow—is heading to Beijing next week for trade talks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was in negative territory all morning and was still down about 60 points by lunchtime, while the S&P 500 was also slightly in the red. A mid-morning rally quickly ran out of steam, but by lunch stocks were gamely trying to climb back out of the hole. The rate on the 10-year Treasury is now firmly at 3%, reaching nearly 3.02%.
- Investing.com•2 hours ago
Stocks- Wall Street Falls Despite Strong Corporate Earnings
Investing.com - Wall Street opened lower on Wednesday, as worry over rising bond yields offset a surge in corporate earnings.The S&P 500 was down over 21 points or 0.81% to 2,612.12 as of 9:45 AM ET (13:45 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 200 points or 0.83% to 23,823.70 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell 55 points or 0.79% to 6,951.73.Bond yields have risen to their highest levels in four years, as inflation has added to expectations of continued rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. ...
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
‘Big bear market’ for stocks lasting several months appears to have begun
The “big bear market” for stocks that market timer Tom McClellan has been expecting appears to have begun, as Tuesday’s broad selloff turned a key technical indicator down from an already negative position to convey a “promise” of lower lows. McClellan, publisher of the McClellan Market Report, said there could be a pause in the downtrend this week, as his market-timing signals point to a minor top due on Friday.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Here’s why you should ignore quarterly GDP numbers
Economic growth slowed sharply in the first quarter, so should we be worried that this is the end?
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
DAX drops 1% after lift in bond yields spooks Wall Street
Credit Suisse shares rally after earningsVCG via Customers wait outside Gucci Store in Shanghai. Investors shoved European stocks lower Wednesday in the wake of a selloff on Wall Street where equities were spooked by rising bond yields and mixed earnings reports. Germany’s DAX 30 index (^GDAXI) was the worst performing among the major national indexes.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
FTSE 100 breaks 6-day win streak after rising bond yields spur selloff on Wall Street
U.K. stocks dropped Wednesday, with the blue-chip market’s winning streak coming to an end as elevated U.S. bond yields triggered a selloff on Wall Street.
- MarketWatch•2 hours ago
Stock market under pressure as earnings barrage continues
U.S. stocks remain under pressure on Wednesday, as investors grapple with a mixed bag of earnings reports and bond yields that have been steadily climbing for the past six sessions.
- Reuters - UK Focus•2 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide for fifth day as U.S. 10-year yield tops 3 percent
A gauge of global equities was poised for its longest losing streak of the year on Wednesday as 10-year U.S. Treasury yields once again rose above the 3 percent mark, stoking concerns about rising costs that could dampen corporate earnings this year. The benchmark 10-year note yield edged up to 3.033 percent as jitters about growing federal borrowing spurred more selling in U.S. government debt. Yields' climb above 3 percent sapped demand for equities for a second straight session after major Wall Street indexes dropped more than 1 percent on Tuesday, when large companies such as Caterpillar (LSE: 0Q18.L - news) warned about increased costs from rising metals prices.
Market Realist•3 hours ago5 Reasons Freeport-McMoRan Fell after Its 1Q18 Release
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) released its 1Q18 results yesterday. The company’s adjusted EPS (earnings per share) from continuing operations were $0.46 in 1Q18, compared with $0.13 in 1Q17.
CNBC•3 hours agoJeremy Siegel makes sense of why strong earnings are not driving stocks higher (like they should)
The stock market is not getting its usual bounce from strong earnings because it had already priced them in late last year, the longtime bull says.
- Market Realist•3 hours ago
Why It’s Difficult to Price Assets amid Frequent Policy Changes
Metal and mining stocks, including Alcoa (AA), have whipsawed amid frequent policy changes. Meanwhile, despite Section 232 tariffs, US steel stocks have been subdued this year. Steel stocks’ price action could be attributed to two key factors.
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
Dollar hits 3-month high as 10-year yield rises above 3%
What are currencies doing? The ICE U.S. Dollar Index (IFUS:DX-Y.NYB), which gauges the buck against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.4% to 91.118, its highest level since mid-January according to FactSet data. The WSJ Dollar Index (CALCULATED:BUXX), which measures the greenback against a wider basket of currencies, gained 0.4% to 85.22, also its highest since January.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
Stock investors think 2018 will be a ‘lost’ year — are they right?
It’s likely that any correction wouldn’t turn into a bear market, says Simon Maierhofer.
- Reuters - UK Focus•4 hours ago
US STOCKS-Twitter, tech stocks hit as Wall St turns lower
U.S. stocks headed lower on Wednesday with technology bearing the brunt of falls soon after opening as investors worried over rising bond yields, corporate costs and rising trade tensions with China. Shares ...
- Barrons.com•4 hours ago
Markets Now: Dow Drops 147 Points as Yields Rise for All the Wrong Reasons
Want to know why the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes are doing what they're doing? This morning's decline seems like more like a hangover from yesterday than based on anything new.
CNBC•4 hours agoEveryone's watching the 10-year yield, but this is the real rate that matters
While the 10-year Treasury note is garnering all the headlines, investors might be better off watching much shorter duration debt to figure out what's really happening in the markets. The 2-year note rose above 2.5 percent Wednesday, a level it last saw in August 2008, just a month before the financial crisis imploded with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
The Nasdaq is threatening to wipe out its 2018 gains, clinging to a 0.5% year-to-date return
The Nasdaq Composite Index was under selling pressure early Wednesday, with the technology laden index on the verge of erasing all of its hard-earned 2018 gains. The Nasdaq most recently was ...
- Zacks•4 hours ago
Stock Market News For Apr 25, 2018
Markets ended in negative territory on Tuesday after the 10-year Treasury yield briefly hit the psychological 3% mark for the first time since January 2014.
- MarketWatch•4 hours ago
Stock-market bulls lose hope as indexes trade in a tight range
The U.S. stock market has been struggling to break out of a tight trading range for months, and increasingly investors seem concerned about the implications this could hold for the lengthy bull run.
- MarketWatch•5 hours ago
S&P 500 falls, nears key technical level
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, in a decline that threatened to take the S&P 500 below a key technical level. The benchmark index lost 0.7% to 2,616, a decline that put it within a few points of its 200-day moving average, which is 2,608.86. It would need to drop another 0.3% to fall below the moving average.
