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Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has been a hot topic this week since the software giant MSFT, -1.66% and…

Looking for the cheapest stocks in the market now? Two industries stand out: home builders and steel makers.Barron’s screened for the 10 stocks in the S&P 500 index, S&P Midcap 400, and S&P Smallcap…

Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue. “While…

WASHINGTON—NatWest Markets PLC pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire and securities fraud, admitting that its traders in London, Singapore and Connecticut engaged in a number of schemes between 2008 and 2018 to manipulate…

U.S. stock futures traded mixed on Wednesday, with signs that technology stocks will come under pressure again as markets await a decision by the Federal Open Market Committee later. Retail sales and other data is…

The fast-spreading Omicron variant is clouding the outlook for oil markets after a rapid recovery in demand pushed prices to their highest levels in years. Oil marched higher for much of 2021. Demand lifted as economies revved up, while…

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A weekslong stock selloff took on new intensity Friday, nearly ending the bull market that began after the start of the pandemic. Stocks rose at the open, then reversed course, falling throughout most of the turbulent session. At one…

There’s nothing magical about a stock index hitting the 10% decline that constitutes what Wall Street considers to be a correction. So we need to stop treating this 10% mark as meaningful. It isn’t. The odds that…

A little pre-summer cheer finally filtered its way into the stock market the week before Memorial Day, but it will likely take more than the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s first winning week since late March to…