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14 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: August 4, 2026.
WatchThe S&P 500 finished at a record 7,737 and crude fell to $75.32 a barrel after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come within days.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to an all-time high to close a first half in which the blue-chip index gained more than 21% — its strongest start to a year in 34 years.
Dow falls sharply Friday as investors worry about lack of concrete agreements from Trump's Beijing meetings.
Dow falls sharply Friday as investors express concern over lack of substantive agreements between U.S. and China leaders.
Investors react negatively to lack of major agreements between U.S. and China, while oil prices surge amid ongoing Iran war concerns.
Global bonds and oil prices surge as investors react to lack of progress between U.S. and China, raising concerns about trade and geopolitical tensions.
The Dow fell more than 500 points Friday as investors expressed disappointment over the lack of major agreements between the U.S. and China.
Oil prices plunged more than 10% while stocks rocketed to all-time highs after Iran declared the critical waterway completely open during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
Wall Street staged its biggest single-day rally in months after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, turning the Dow positive for the year as TSMC earnings and Meta's $35 billion AI deal reinforced investor confidence.
The Dow dropped 793 points and the S&P 500 hit its fifth straight weekly decline as oil surged above $110 a barrel — while promised tariff rebate checks have never materialized.
The 30-stock index fell more than 10% from its recent high Friday, with oil above $108 and consumer confidence at a three-year low stoking fears of an inflation-driven recession.
Wall Street suffers its sharpest decline in years as Iran war energy fears and Strait of Hormuz disruptions send S&P 500 to a seven-month low.
WatchMarkets staged their biggest single-day rally in weeks after President Trump postponed strikes on Iranian power plants, citing "very good and productive" talks with Tehran — though Iran flatly denies any direct negotiations occurred.
New government data reveals an economic picture sharply at odds with President Trump's State of the Union claims, with February logging the worst monthly job loss in two years and pump prices surging following the outbreak of U.S. military operations against Iran.