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Meric Greenbaum works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher

March 3, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

A sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street Tuesday after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with worries that the widening war with Iran may...

James Conti works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI

February 12, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology.

Trader Joseph Stevens, foreground, works with colleagues on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Drops for tech stocks and bad news on the US job market hit Wall Street as bitcoin plunges

February 5, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

More drops for technology stocks are yanking the U.S. market lower on Thursday, while bitcoin's price dropped by nearly half from its record set last fall. Yields are also sinking in the...

A dealer walks past near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value sinks again

January 26, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.

Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks climb again after Trump calls off his tariffs for Greenland

January 22, 2026 at 10:28 a.m.

The U.S. stock market is ticking higher Thursday and regaining more of its losses for the week following the latest walkback by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier...

FILE – Specialist Anthony Matesic works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs and Trump’s fight with the Fed

January 2, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Here’s a look at some of the surprises that shaped financial markets in 2025.

Options trader Joseph D’Arrigo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street flirts with its all-time high

December 5, 2025 at 11:22 a.m.

The U.S. stock market is flirting with its all-time high on Friday.

Trader Vincent Napolitono, foreground, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Big swings keep rocking Wall Street as US stocks drop sharply after erasing a morning surge

November 20, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Thursday after erasing an early surge that initially had it on track for its best day since May.

A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

PayPal and UPS help lead US stocks to more records

October 28, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

The S&P 500 added 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 161 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%. All three indexes set all-time highs for a third...

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Dow hits a record as 3M, Coca-Cola and other big US stocks climb

October 21, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record heights on Tuesday as the floodgates open for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer.

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