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It was almost like the stock market never opened today. Most trading days, we expect something to happen. That wasn’t the case on Friday, for the major stock market indexes at least. The S&P 500 ...

U.S. stock markets, including the NYSE and Nasdaq, will resume normal trading hours on the day after Christmas. Markets will close early on New Year's Eve and remain closed on New Year's Day. Many ...

Japan will not be able to launch satellites and probes for the time being, after the failed launch on Monday of the eighth H3 rocket, the nation's large main rocket. This has put Japan in a critical ...

U.S. stock markets will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed on Christmas Day. International markets, including those in London and Hong ...

If you're looking to buy or trade on the stock market this holiday season, it might be a good idea to plan ahead. The U.S. bond market will also have an early closure on Dec. 24, with markets set to ...

Stocks jumped Thursday, snapping a recent losing streak after an encouraging readout on inflation. The Nasdaq composite led gains, rising 1.4%. The Dow edged up 0.1%, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.8%, ...

Wall Street stock gurus are making predictions again. Our columnist got into the game with a number he doesn’t believe. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, ...

The latest jobs report had its share of shutdown-related quirks, but a familiar theme cut through the noise: The US labor market is stuck in a rut. Employers are still hiring, but job growth is at one ...

The stock market endured some midday turbulence, but closed solidly higher in the wake of the November consumer price index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 67 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was ...