Here is where stocks stood in recent trading: The S&P 500 was up by 27 points, or 0.5%, at 6,099. The Nasdaq Composite had gained 183 points, or 0.9%, to 19,851. The Dow was up by 97 points, or 0.2%, ...

Apple and other big U.S. companies reporting fatter profits than expected are helping stock indexes shave off more of their sharp losses from the start of the week. The S&P 500 rose 0.

Friday's inflation report likely won't provide much comfort to borrowers with maturing commercial-real-estate loans. The Federal Reserve this week held rates steady at about 1% below peak levels, whil ...

With President Trump's threat of tariffs on Mexico and Canada looming for Saturday, there's one possible reason why they may not happen at all. Such tariffs are likely to be found by a court to fall o ...

Consumer spending is the locomotive of the U.S. economy and finished out 2024 on a hot streak. The increase in purchases in the fourth quarter was the strongest in almost two years. Lots of the ...

One of the most consequential takeaways from the latest PCE report showed that core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was stable in December. An earlier reading from the CPI ...