It was a somewhat lackluster session. The major indices mostly traded around their prior closing levels. The Russell 2000 outperformed other indices, settling 0.9% higher, reflecting some speculative ...

The major indices registered gains at the start of this holiday-shortened week. The "Santa Claus rally" period (i.e. the last five trading days of the year and the first two trading days of the new ...

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 104.7 in December (Briefing.com consensus 113.5) from an upwardly revised 112.8 (from 111.7) in November. The key takeaway from the report ...

Durable goods orders declined 1.1% month-over-month in November (Briefing.com consensus -0.3%) following an upwardly revised 0.8% increase (from 0.2%) in October. Excluding transportation, durable ...

U.S. Treasuries are on track for a modestly lower start after a subdued night in global markets. The new week began with news that a weekend government shutdown was avoided after Congress passed a ...

Longer-dated U.S. Treasuries continue hovering near their opening levels while shorter tenors have widened their losses, reaching fresh lows in recent action. Treasuries made a brief attempt at a ...

Personal income increased 0.3% month-over-month in November (Briefing.com consensus 0.4%) following an upwardly revised 0.7% (from 0.6%) in October. Personal spending rose 0.4% month-over-month ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.48%) holds a narrow lead over the S&P 500 (+1.41%) in the latter stages of Friday's session. Meanwhile, Nike (NKE 76.56, -0.54, -0.7%) slips in the ...

Today's session was disappointing for stocks. The S&P 500 slid 178 points, the Nasdaq Composite was 3.5% lower, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than 1,100 points lower, logging its ...

The stock market closed lower at the index level. The Russell 2000 underperformed, dropping 1.2%, while the S&P 500 (-0.4%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.6%). Many ...