US stocks and bond yields sank Friday, as growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine sent investors flocking to safer assets. All three major US stock indexes finished the day lower, capping another volatile week on Wall Street. Just days ago, it seemed possible that indexes would extend their weekly winning streak to three. But concurrent … Read more
Shares rose on Friday, supported by strong gains from Apple, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track to record a three-week loss streak. The Dow was up 213 points, or 0.6%, in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 gained 1.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 2%. .
Stock futures wobbled as investors worried about the speed at which the Federal Reserve would move to lift interest rates, and awaited more earnings from major consumer and technology companies. Futures tied to the S&P 500 wavered between small gains and losses, after declining more than 1% earlier Thursday. Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.5% and Dow … Read more