Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index of 30 large publicly-traded American companies often used as a metric to gauge the performance of the U.S. stock market. Here’s an explanation from S&P Global and Bankrate.

Major retailer Target warned of rising cost pressures in its business right after Walmart, triggering the sell-off.

Stocks sank on Friday as investors digested disappointing earnings and rising rates, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its worst day since 2020.

U.S. stock futures were little changed Thursday as bond yields and oil prices dropped.

U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday, one day after the Dow and S&P 500 logged four-session winning streaks and the Nasdaq saw back-to-back gains.

U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday, pointing to multiday winning streaks for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

A majority of active mutual fund managers are underperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow, according to the newest S&P Indices versus Active (SPIVA) scorecard.

U.S. stock futures rose Friday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq tracked for their second straight positive week.

U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as NATO leaders were trying to find ways to pressure Russia further for invading Ukraine.

U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as NATO leaders were trying to find ways to pressure Russia further for invading Ukraine.

U.S. stock futures dropped Wednesday, one day after Wall Street rebounded from Monday’s Fed-driven decline.

U.S. stock futures bounced Tuesday after the Dow began the week by breaking a five-session winning streak.

U.S. stock futures bounced Tuesday after the Dow began the week by breaking a five-session winning streak.

Fed Chair Powell on Monday said “inflation is much too high” and added that rates could increase more than the previously approved 25 basis points if needed.

U.S. stock futures dropped slightly Monday after strong gains last week.

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after strong gains last week.

With the Fed’s first rate hike out of the way, market pros are now debating whether the market can continue the upswing it started in the past week.

U.S. stock futures dropped Friday, but the S&P 500 remained on track for its best week since November 2020.

The Fed forecast an aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes to fight inflation, but some wonder if the central bank can succeed without harming the economy.

Bonds sold off and stocks seesawed in volatile trading after the Fed released a forecast for a slightly more aggressive series of rate hikes than expected.