The U.S. economy added substantially more jobs than expected in September, according to a long-awaited report Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000 in the month, up from the 4,000 jobs lost in August following a downward revision. The Dow Jones consensus estimate for September was 50,000. The July total … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Odds of a December rate cut remained low following the release of delayed jobs data. Markets were last pricing … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Nvidia — The chipmaker popped 5% after it reported fiscal third-quarter results that were well above expectations. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter revenue guidance was also stronger than analysts anticipated. Walmart — The retail giant rose slightly on better-than-expected results for the third quarter. Walmart earned an adjusted 62 … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 rose on Wednesday, spurred by a jump in Alphabet shares, following a four-day slide centered around technology as investors moved back into the artificial intelligence trade and bet … Read more
Gold prices have been smashing new records this year, and a growing cadre of wealthy investors and family offices are no longer content to let their gold bars sit idle in vaults. They are leasing their bullion to refiners, jewelers, and fabricators for interest, defying gold’s reputation as a non-yielding asset. “We’ve got a whole … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures are little changed on Monday night after tech losses dragged the broader market lower as investors await Nvidia‘s earnings report and delayed jobs data this week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52 points, or 0.1%. S&P futures … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on November 14, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Stock futures were mixed on Monday following a choppy week in which valuation fears, a rotation within the market and a recalibration of Federal Reserve rate cut expectations pressured … Read more
Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan on Monday said it dispatched a senior foreign ministry official to China to ease rising tensions, public broadcaster NHK reported, as tourism-exposed stocks in Tokyo slumped amid the diplomatic feud. Masaaki … Read more
A street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., August 7, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters New York Federal Reserve President John Williams met with Wall Street’s dealers last week about a key lending facility, the Financial Times reported, citing three individuals familiar with the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. government shutdown, during the swearing-in ceremony for Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 10, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to … Read more