US stocks close higher after strong jobs data. S&P 500 and Nasdaq reach records. Mega tax bill is likely to pass. Trump tariff deadline is next week.

Stock market recap: Wall Street hammered amid plunging global markets Speaking to USA TODAY, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee suggested conditions were right for a rate cut.

US stocks end higher after the monthly jobs report failed to provide clarity on the economy or rates. ... Stock market rises but posts weekly loss. ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq tanked after the Fed increased rates. But stocks went up slightly following Wednesday's CPI report only to come back down ...

A 'recipe for sudden volatility' Well, maybe not. The job market was weakening before Friday’s alarming report. Powell cited cooling job data in his news conference Wednesday, listing it as one ...

For all the talk about how much more Nvidia can grow, it delivered a blowout report for the fiscal 2026 first quarter.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Why is the stock market down? Monday's selloff comes on the heels of the disappointing July jobs report released Friday that stoked recession fears.

January’s booming 517,000 employment gains and 3.4% unemployment rate, a 54-year low, were instantly distilled Friday as bad news for the stock market and a development that increases the ...

The soft jobs report has sparked concerns that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has waited too long to cut rates. To combat inflation, the Fed raised interest rates to 23-year highs in 2023.

When the going gets tough in the stock market, even some of the toughest investors cover their eyes. Conventional investing wisdom holds that you should never make emotional investment decisions ...