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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors digested testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the U.S. economy. The S&P…

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Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Thursday’s opening bell. —U.S. stock futures fell a day after the Federal Reserve’s outlook and policy statement lifted both the Dow and the S&P 500 to records.…

U.S. stock futures dropped Monday and a selloff in U.S. government bonds extended into its sixth week after progress toward a new fiscal stimulus bill brightened economic prospects and sapped demand for technology stocks. Futures linked…

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Monday, as some indexes were lifted by hopes for a gradual global recovery after the U.S. economic relief package passed the Senate over the weekend. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK,…

A year ago, the longest-ever bull market ended.The comeback in the stock market since then has been nothing short of astounding.The S&P 500 took just 126 trading days to swing from a record to a bear market and back to a new…

Stock futures and government bonds climbed Monday as investors awaited a slate of Federal Reserve speakers and data on the manufacturing sector.Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose about 1% and contracts for the Nasdaq-100 advanced 1.1%…

The TINA mantra — there is no alternative — isn’t correct anymore. The swift and violent rise in bond yields has meant that equities are no longer the obvious choice to make on a relative valuation basis. The chart here…

Here’s what we’re watching before Friday’s trading gets underway. —U.S. stock futures edged up, leaving the S&P 500 on track for its worst week in a month following a sharp selloff in technology…

International stocks dropped Friday, tracking declines in U.S. indexes, as a selloff in bonds helped dent investor appetite for richly valued shares. U.S. stock futures declined, suggesting markets in…