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Stimulus hopes buoy Wall Street after rout; Dow Jones, S&P rise over 4%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 286.22 points, or 1.20 per cent, at 24,137.24, and the S&P 500 was up 40.30 points

Stocks, oil rebound after dizzying losses on hopes of US economic stimulus

In the eurozone, Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 3.5 per cent and the Paris CAC 40 rallied 4.2 per cent

Wall Street suffers biggest one-day loss since 2008 as investors panic

Benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields briefly sank to 0.318 per cent, a record low

US stock market circuit breakers working as expected, says NYSE president

A 7% decline in the S&P 500 triggered a 15 minute trading pause shortly after the market opened

Wall Street ends lower as coronavirus fears grow; Dow Jones falls 256 pts

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 256.23 points to 25,865.05, the S&P 500 lost 51.54 points to 2,972.4 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 162.98 points, or 1.87%, to 8,575.62

Wall Street plunges as coronavirus outbreak slams bank, travel stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 969.17 points, or 3.58%, to 26,121.69

Wall Street opens 2% lower as Coronavirus hits California, airline stocks

The benchmark index, however, is still about 7.5% below its record close on Feb. 19 and fears about the economic fallout remain at the forefront of investors' minds

GM to tout its electric vehicles to investors swooning over Musk's Tesla

GM is by far the larger manufacturer by volume, and generates more cash and profits. But in the electric vehicle market, Tesla is the leader

Wall Street ends more than 2% lower after US Fed surprise rate cut

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.94% to end at 25,917.41 points, while the S&P 500 lost 2.81% to finish at 3,003.37

Wall Street tumbles after Fed surprise rate cut; Dow, S&P fall over 3%

At 2:28 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 3.35% at 25,810.05 points, while the S&P 500 lost 3.25% to 2,989.76

Wall Street buys the dip as investors bet on stimulus; Apple up over 5%

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq pared gains but remained up more than 1%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up over 2%, after health officials revised the total number of coronavirus cases

Jack Welch: Wall Street darling & management guru who remade GE dies at 84

The former GE chairman and CEO, whose blunt style and ceaseless cost cutting earned him the sobriquet "Neutron Jack," mentored proteges who went on to run some of the world's best-known companies

Wall Street bounces back on reassurances of stimulus to counter Coronavirus

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 181.15 points, or 0.71%, at the open to 25,590.51

Wall Street nosedives for 2nd straight day; Dow Jones, S&P 500 sink 3% each

Wall Street stocks tumbled in opening trading Friday, suffering another steep decline as fears of an economic slowdown due to coronavirus again pummeled global markets. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 800 points, or 3.0 per cent, at 24,986.27. The index had shed more than 11 per cent this week heading into Friday's session. The broad-based S&P 500 sank 3.1 per cent to 2,887.31, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index plunged 3.3 per cent to 8,285.87.

Coronavirus fuels recession fears: Worst week for global markets since 2008

Wall Street shares led the rout as the S&P 500 fell 4.42 per cent, its largest percentage drop since August 2011

Wall Street is beginning to see renewed vigour in Cognizant: CEO Humphries

'We have beaten Wall Street estimates for three quarters in a row now', said Brian Humphries

Wall Street on record correction pace as Coronavirus fears intensify

All three major US indexes were set for their steepest weekly pullback since the global financial crisis, as new infections reported around the world surpassed those in mainland China.

Dow Jones falls 2% as US stocks sell-off deepens on coronavirus fears

A sell-off on Wall Street accelerated Tuesday afternoon as the Dow slumped more than two percent on mounting worries over the coronavirus. Near 1845 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 27,390.27, down 2.0 per cent or about 570 points. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 1.9 per cent to 3,165.03, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.7 per cent to 9,067.84. Tuesday's declines add to the toll after major indices slumped more than three percent Monday in a rout precipitated by the spread of the virus beyond China. The declines came as US companies cited potential coronavirus impacts, including less spending from tourists and supply chain problems. "Bit by bit, US investors are seeing the prospects for global growth diminish," said Gregori Volokhine of Meeschaert Financial Services. "With the news of the last three or four days, it's hard to be optimistic." Mastercard slumped 5.3 per cent as it forecast that first-quarter sales growth would be two to three ...

Gold retreats from 7-year high, but coronavirus fears limit losses

On Monday, the metal rose as much as 2.8% to $1,688.66, its highest since January 2013

Wall Street drops more than 1% as coronavirus fears grow; Dow falls 328 pts

The S&P 500 fell 38.45 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 3,347.70