Stocks rise on hope that worst of economic plunge has passed
Even with the economy still in miserable shape, some investors are finding reasons to hope the worst of the plunge may have passed, and Wall Street rallied to its biggest…
Asia stocks higher after Wall Street gains on recovery hopes
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Asian stock markets were mixed…
Stocks shake off an early loss and end higher, led by tech
Stocks shook off an early stumble and scratched out small gains on Wall Street Monday, as the market’s momentum slows following its best month in decades. A man wearing face…
Stocks charge higher on hopes for progress in fighting virus
Stocks around the world whipped higher Wednesday, riding a wave of optimism on encouraging data about a possible treatment for COVID-19. A man wearing face mask walks past a bank…
Seoul stocks up for 2nd day on hopes for economic rebound
(Yonhap) SEOUL — South Korean stocks closed higher for the second straight day Tuesday amid hopes for an economic rebound, offsetting concerns over the fallout from the novel coronavirus outbreak.…
PH stocks start week on gloomy note
The local stock barometer missed the upswing across regional markets on Monday as investors gauged the economic cost of an extended lockdown of Metro Manila. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange…
Extended isolation of high-risk areas in PH rattles stocks
The local stock barometer ended the week in the doldrums as investors gauged the economic impact of the extended lockdown of high-risk areas in the country, including the National Capital…
Stocks climb worldwide as oil prices crawl off the floor
NEW YORK — Stock rose on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 recovered a chunk of this week’s sharp losses as a bit of oxygen pumped through markets around the world.…
Oil price goes negative as demand collapses; stocks dip
NEW YORK — Oil futures plunged below zero on Monday, the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Aramco refinery at Ras…
Stocks climb as pandemic winners pull away on Wall Street
NEW YORK — Even in this new stay-at-home, increasingly jobless economy, some businesses are making out as clear winners, and gains for Amazon, health care companies and stocks in other…