The Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen a spectacular rally in the past couple of months, with blue-chip benchmark at a new intraday again Thursday, with another psychological milestone — 29,000 — in sight. The Dow DJIA, +0.64% traded up 235 points, or 0.8%, at 28,980 midday Thursday at the peak, with a another 1,000-point […]
BERLIN (AP) — A young man in Germany has died four years after being poisoned by a co-worker and falling into a coma. The state court in Bielefeld, which convicted the suspect in the case last year, confirmed the death on Thursday, German news agency dpa reported. It said the 26-year-old’s parents spoke about their […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese prosecutors issued a travel ban for fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn and asked him to hand in his French passport on Thursday, following an Interpol-issued notice against him, a judicial official said. The travel ban comes after Ghosn was interrogated by prosecutors for nearly two hours over the notice about the […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) seemed to confirm that the Republican majority was ready to advance with impeachment, saying Wednesday that “there will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure.” “We will not cede our authority to try this impeachment. The House Democrats’ turn is over. The Senate has made its […]
Oil futures fell sharply on Wednesday as comments from President Donald Trump calmed nerves surrounding a potential war with Iran. Prices had seen a sharp but brief spike in prices late Tuesday, brought on by Iranian missile strikes at bases in Iraq where U.S. troops are stationed. In a speech Wednesday, Trump said Iran “appears […]
Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran “appears to be standing down,” and announced that the U.S. would impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran “appears to be standing down” following strikes by Tehran on two U.S. bases in Iraq overnight, and announced fresh sanctions on […]
U.S. stocks recovered from overnight losses to touch new records midday Wednesday, after remarks by President Trump suggested the U.S. and Iran were refraining from further military action in the aftermath of attacks on U.S. bases overnight in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by American forces. However, the Dow’s gains […]
Here are three stocks on the move poised to rise higher. Lattice Semiconductor Corp. LSCC, +3.38% jumped 90 cents to $20.10 on 2.1 million shares traded Tuesday. The move, on nearly double the average volume, came on no news from the low-power programmable provider. The stock has been in a sideways consolidation since August after […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks recover from overnight losses Wednesday morning and edge higher at the start of trade, in the aftermath of attacks by Iran in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. See full story. Ghosn says he’s escaped ‘political persecution’ as he accuses Nissan executives of […]
Hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. soldiers in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump on Wednesday sought to assure Americans that the United States was not on the brink of another war in the Middle East. “The American people should be extremely grateful and happy […]