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Stocks traded mixed Thursday after weekly jobless claims declined but were higher than expected and housing starts slumped. The S&P 500 briefly crossed...

Rising Treasury yields have the potential to trigger a stock market sell-off, but the upcoming earnings season and the fact...

What was that? The environs around Wall Street, from New Jersey to the west to Long Island on eastward, were...

China’s stock market returned from the week-long Lunar New Year break in chipper mood, playing catch-up with a rally in...

A frothy stock market suffered a steep fall Tuesday, as an unexpectedly hot January consumer-price index reading reminded investors that...

Britain’s biggest homebuilder Barratt Developments agreed on Wednesday to purchase rival Redrow for £2.52 billion ($3.18 billion) as signs emerged...

While the U.S. stock market has been pricing in a “soft-landing” scenario for the economy, a blowout January jobs report,...

While the U.S. stock market has been pricing in a “soft-landing” scenario for the economy, a blowout January jobs report,...

Stock-market investors may take their cues from a series of important events in the week ahead, including the Federal Reserve’s...

Fewer homes in the U.S. were bought by investors in the first three quarters of last year, according to a...