(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock indexes were trading mostly down Friday afternoon, in a session that has been turbulent, following a monthly employment report that offered something for both optimists and…

(MarketWatch) — The S&P 500 index and Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading lower Friday afternoon, though off their worst levels of the session, as investors assessed the economic impact…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock benchmarks finished higher Friday to book gains for the week, with the S&P 500 index closing at a fresh peak, as investors digested data that showed…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock benchmarks fell, heading toward the closing bell Friday, relinquishing solid opening gains, as investors reassessed weaker-than-expected November jobs report as unlikely to stay the hand of…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock benchmarks suffered withering losses on Friday as stock and commodity markets plunged after scientists detected a new COVID variant in South Africa that could be to…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding amid growing concerns over rising cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and Europe, but the…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stock indexes ended higher Friday, with the Dow enjoying a bump from enthusiasm about a breakup of blue-chip component Johnson & Johnson but the main benchmarks still…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks climbed higher Friday afternoon, with the S&P 500 index pushing further into record territory, after a stronger-than-expected October jobs report. Pfizer Inc. shares surged as the vaccine…

(MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks were clinging to gains, and heading for gains for the month, in the final trading session of the week and month, as investors digested disappointing results…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Friday, its first such milestone since August, with U.S. stock benchmarks booking weekly gains on optimism surrounding third-quarter earnings, even…