Oil prices jump following fighting in the Middle East, while US stocks drift
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while the U.S. stock market is holding relatively steady ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on what to do with interest rates….
US stocks flirt with a record after the unemployment rate unexpectedly improves
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are flirting with a record Wednesday following an encouraging report that said the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is sitting…
Wall Street rises to more records as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market’s big recent rally has been overdone or prescient….