Tag: Standard & Poor’s 500 index
Five Questions With: Mark Rapoza
Mark Rapoza has been with Barrett & Co. in Providence since 1994. He is certified as a fund and income specialist by the Institute...
Rally lifts U.S. stocks to highest levels of year
NEW YORK – Stocks strengthened worldwide as strong manufacturing data out of the world’s second largest economy helped allay investor concern about a slowdown in...
U.S. stocks end worst year since financial crisis
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks ended the worst year since the financial crisis with a narrow gain in thin pre-holiday trading. Treasuries rose to a...
Traders see bad day as `slightly overdue,’ not a reason to...
NEW YORK – With major indexes like the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Nasdaq having their worst day since late June, traders across...
U.S. stocks see best quarterly gain in 5 years
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks ended virtually unchanged to cap the best quarterly advance in five years as the dollar edged higher against foreign currencies.
The...
Don’t blame Amazon, Apple for today’s expensive market
The highest-valued stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, based on this year’s expected earnings, is not Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. or any...
U.S. stocks rally as dollar gains, treasuries slip
NEW YORK – U.S. equities rose to their highest level in almost a month as investors set aside concern about escalating trade tensions and rising...
Hasbro announces additional $500M share buyback
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. authorized a repurchase of an additional $500 million of its common stock, expanding its original buyback plan, the company announced...
U.S. stocks sink most since 2011 as rout deepens
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks plunged the most in 6 1/2 years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking more than 1,100 points, as the...
Dow tumbles nearly 670 points as rate angst sinks bonds
NEW YORK – The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 665 points in the biggest plunge since June 2016, as the worsening bond rout stirred angst...
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