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The S&P 500 is within 1% of its closing record set on April 30 The S&P 500 index stands less than 1% shy of a record but investors aren’t loving the climb, based on a recent fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The survey of 179 global managers overseeing some half....

U.S. markets traded in negative territory throughout much of Friday’s session while closing with slight losses and hovering in another tight trading range. The late day strength was an encouraging sign as the Dow and S&P made a trip into positive territory with all of the major indexes holding near-term support levels into the....

Dow Jones futures edged higher early Tuesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, after Facebook (FB), Netflix (NFLX) and other FANG stocks led a modest stock market rally Monday. Facebook stock extended a strong regular-session gain ahead of Tuesday’s cryptocurrency announcement. Meanwhile, MoneyGram International (MGI) skyrocketed after hours on a strategic alliance....

U.S. markets traded in negative territory throughout much of Friday’s session while closing with slight losses and hovering in another tight trading range. The late day strength was an encouraging sign as the Dow and S&P made a trip into positive territory with all of the major indexes holding near-term support levels into the....

Stocks rose slightly on Monday, led by gains in tech, as investors looked ahead to a crucial Federal Reserve meeting this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 22.92 points to 26,112.53 while the S&P 500 closed 0.1% higher at 2,889.67. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, rising 0.6% to 7,845.02 as tech shares gained. Facebook....

U.S. markets traded in negative territory throughout much of Friday’s session while closing with slight losses and hovering in another tight trading range. The late day strength was an encouraging sign as the Dow and S&P made a trip into positive territory with all of the major indexes holding near-term support levels into the....

The first cut is the deepest. Clamoring for a rate cut—the first in more than a decade—by the Federal Reserve at some point this year is running hot. A survey by the Wall Street Journal earlier in the week signaled that nearly 40% of economists (paywall) polled by the publication expect the U.S. central....

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in a recent interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, saying the economy and stock market both could be doing much better “if we had somebody different” in charge of the central bank. The president predicted that GDP would be 1.5 percentage points....

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