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Dow closes up as diesel tops $5 a gallon ahead of Fed remarks Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors weighed rising energy prices against a cautious Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones finished at 46,993, up 47 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 added 17 points, closing at 6,716.…

Benchmark indices on Wall Street ended above the flat line on Tuesday, March 17, but significantly off the highs of the session as markets shifted to a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later tonight. The Dow Jones ended 0.2% higher, although it cooled off by over 400 points from…

You might not realize it, but investors have enjoyed history-making gains since 2019. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.25%) has rallied at least 16% over three consecutive years three times since its inception. Two of these three occurrences have been since 2019 (2019-2021 and 2023-2025). On top of the S&P 500’s success, the mature-stock-driven Dow…

Software stocks cannot seem to catch a break. On March 12 one of the largest software providers in the world, Adobe (ADBE +0.93%), reported strong growth, with revenue up 11% in constant currency. Despite these solid results, the stock sold off on continued fears about artificial intelligence (AI) disruption, and the retirement of longtime CEO…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures traded near the flat line on Tuesday night as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s rate policy decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 39 points, or…

Nebius Group Today’s Change (-10.78%) $-13.99 Current Price $115.86 Key Data Points Market Cap $33B Day’s Range $113.13 – $121.40 52wk Range $18.31 – $141.10 Volume 2.9M Avg Vol 13M Gross Margin -765.63% Nebius Group (NBIS 10.78%), an AI-centric cloud platform infrastructure provider, closed at $116.25, down 10.47%. Shares declined after the company announced plans…

A significant price target boost from an analyst at a prominent U.S. bank was the main catalyst behind Edgewise Therapeutics‘ (EWTX +2.42%) rise on the stock market on Tuesday. Investors were encouraged enough by the move to bid the biotech‘s share price up by more than 2%, handily beating the 0.3% rise of the benchmark…

The US national average for diesel prices crossed $5 per gallon on Tuesday to reach $5.044, marking a new level of stress for the US fuel market spurred by the war in Iran. The price is up from $3.651 per gallon a month ago, according to AAA data. Diesel is one of the mainstays of…

By Jonnelle Marte and Catarina Saraiva | Bloomberg Just how K-shaped is the US consumer? The idea that spending by rich Americans is driving an ever greater share of economic growth, while people on the low end pull back, has become a staple of economic research and corporate planning. Some analysts push back — arguing…

When oil crossed $80 a barrel in early 2024, the largest U.S. energy producers faced a familiar choice: drill aggressively or return cash to shareholders. They chose the latter. Dividend raises, buyback programs, and capital return commitments accelerated as free cash flow swelled. Oil price volatility is reshaping how energy companies allocate capital, and the…