People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase on Thursday told managers to implement a plan to have employees based in offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City to start working from home beginning on Friday. “We are asking our managers […]
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Citi’s Corbat says ‘this is not a financial crisis’ in Trump meeting
Michael Corbat, CEO, Citigroup, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said Wednesday that the current turmoil caused by the coronavirus isn’t stemming from the financial system. “This is not a financial crisis,” Corbat said during a White House meeting. “The banks […]
Dow plunges 850 points as Wall Street’s wild trading streak continues
Stocks plummeted on Wednesday in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed at curbing slower economic growth due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 850 points lower, or more than 3%. The S&P 500 slid 3% while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.7%. Those losses […]
Dow jumps more than 600 points after Wall Street’s biggest rout since 2008
Stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street clawed back some of the massive losses suffered in the previous session. Bets on government intervention to stem the economic downturn from the coronavirus lifted equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 600 points higher, or 2.6%. The S&P 500 climbed 2.4% while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.6%. […]
Trump downplays oil plunge and coronavirus as markets drop
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump sought to downplay the plunging price of oil and the global spread of the new coronavirus as markets fell […]
Dow craters 1,400 points and S&P 500 down 5% amid oil price war
Stocks cratered Monday as investors grappled with the sinking price of oil and the spread of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked 1,438 points, on pace for its worst day since Dec. 2008, while the S&P 500 plunged 5.3%. The massive sell-off triggered a key market circuit breaker minutes into the opening bell. Trading was halted for […]
Oil a ‘bigger problem for markets than the coronavirus’ after OPEC deal collapse
A derek pumps in an oil field in Kuwait near the Saudi Arabian border. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Oil prices plunged last week as OPEC and its allies failed to reach an agreement on production cuts, and as prices look set to continue cratering, some are warning about the impact on the broader economy. “Crude […]
Investors brace for more volatility as wild swings become ‘new normal’
Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images The S&P 500 has never behaved like this, but Wall Street strategists say get used to it. Investors just witnessed the equity benchmark swinging […]
Citigroup traders joins other banks in coronavirus precaution
A man runs past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bloomberg Hundreds of Wall Street traders are about to change their commute starting Monday. Citigroup is sending traders and salespeople from its headquarters in downtown Manhattan to a backup facility in Rutherford, New Jersey, next week in contingency plans tied to the coronavirus, according to […]
Here’s a list of recession indicators and where they stand, according to Bank of America
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 27, 2020. Scott Heins | Getty Images Fears that the fast-spreading coronavirus will disrupt global supply chains and tip the economy into a recession are gripping investors on Wall Street. In a tumultuous week for equities, the 30-stock Dow swung 1,000 points […]