U.S. stock markets maintained their northward journey for two successive days closing higher on Wednesday. High expectations for a September interest rate cut and strong second-quarter earnings ...

Investors tend to watch the consumer-price index for insight into how prices are affected by inflation. And when investors ...

Stock market on Thursday is expected to open slightly lower, as early indications from the pre-market suggest a muted start.

The uncomfortable fact about its historic run is that no one is sure why it’s happening—or what could bring it to an end.

What follows, on average, is the weakest period for stock-market returns of the entire calendar year. During an average year, weakness begins in late July, and typically persists through mid-October.

For stock-market investors over the last three months, even bad news was considered good news. Take falling corporate profits, which would normally be bearish. But not in the second quarter of ...