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Tag: NASDAQ Composite

CVS to hire 50,000, Surgeon General warning

CVS to hire 50,000, Surgeon General warning

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 353,000 Global deaths: At least 15,000 US cases: At least 35,000  US deaths: At least 470 The data […]

Stocks try to hold gains in choppy trade, Dalio concerned

Stocks try to hold gains in choppy trade, Dalio concerned

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange October 31, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 10:32 am: Battered hotel stocks on the rise Some of the hotel and casino stocks, which have taken the hardest hits from the coronavirus, were in the green Thursday. […]

Stocks swing wildly as Wall Street struggles for direction after Dow’s third-worst day ever

Stocks swing wildly as Wall Street struggles for direction after Dow’s third-worst day ever

Stocks swung wildly Tuesday as Wall Street struggled to to recover from its worst day in more than 30 years despite signs of potential further stimulus and progress on a possible treatment  for the coronavirus. The S&P 500 was up 1.7% after briefly trading lower on the day. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2%. It was also down earlier in […]

NY tri-state area imposes new restrictions, Workday to give workers cash

NY tri-state area imposes new restrictions, Workday to give workers cash

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 169,387, according to Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 6,513, according to Johns Hopkins University. US cases: At least […]

Dow plunges 850 points as Wall Street’s wild trading streak continues

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 […]

Trump wants big tax cut, NYC case count can’t keep up

Trump wants big tax cut, NYC case count can’t keep up

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 118,101, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Global deaths: At least 4,262, according to data compiled by […]

Dow jumps more than 600 points after Wall Street’s biggest rout since 2008

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%.  […]

‘I don’t want to panic on policy measures’ related to coronavirus slowdown

‘I don’t want to panic on policy measures’ related to coronavirus slowdown

Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s chief economic advisor, told CNBC on Friday that he doesn’t want to “panic on policy measures” designed to combat the new coronavirus and said that U.S. growth remains strong. “We would prefer a targeted approach, a rather micro approach,” Kudlow said. “Let’s think about individuals who might lose paychecks because […]

Coronavirus spread could spark more rate cuts: Economist Benn Steil

Coronavirus spread could spark more rate cuts: Economist Benn Steil

Council on Foreign Relations economist Benn Steil says the Federal Reserve’s half percentage point cut in interest rates may not be enough to keep the economy on track as the coronavirus spreads. “None of us would be surprised to see the Fed cutting further in the coming months,” the council’s senior fellow and director of […]

Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1%

Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1%

Stocks rose sharply in volatile trading on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its best day in more than a decade as Wall Street regained a big chunk of their losses from last week’s massive sell-off. The Dow closed 1,293.96 points higher, or 5.1%, at 26,703.32. The move on a percentage basis was the Dow’s biggest […]