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The Dow Jones cracked the 30,000 mark for the first time overnight as investors cheered improved global outlook and formal clearance for Joe Biden's transition to the White House.

Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's worst week in six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170 points to 28,989, S&P 500 lost 30 points to 3,295 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 87 points to 9,314.

Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's worst week in six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170 points to 28,989, S&P 500 lost 30 points to 3,295 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 87 points to 9,314.

The Dow Jones industrial average nosedived more than 1,000 points Thursday, registering another eye-popping loss for the closely-followed index, as wild trading and fears of rising interest rates around the world took hold of traders.

Sectors linked to interest rates weighed, however, as yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes touched a five-month high of 1.87 percent.

The S&P's forward price-to-earnings ratio stands at 17.8, meaning investors are paying nearly $18 for every $1 in expected earnings over the next 12 months. That is the highest since 2004 and sharply above the average 15 level over the past 30 years, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream data.

A plunge in oil prices sent US stocks sharply lower at the open on Friday, with the Nasdaq falling over 3 per cent to its lowest since August 24 and S&P 500 less than 30 points away from its August lows.

US stocks trimmed gains but remained in positive territory in afternoon trading on Wednesday, half an hour ahead of a widely anticipated interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

US stocks were little changed on Monday as investors braced for a busy week of quarterly results from major American banks and several Dow 30 companies.

US stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, ending the S&P 500's best week for 2015 on a quiet note as investors waited for US companies to report third-quarter earnings.

U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday as investors, on edge after recent turmoil in China's markets, looked toward a key U.S. jobs report that may figure in the Federal Reserve's decision about when to lift interest rates.

Turmoil returned to Wall Street on Tuesday after a brief rest, with renewed concerns about China's economy pushing major indexes down almost 3 per cent and intensifying fears of a long-term selloff.

World stock markets around the world rallied on Thursday and crude oil rebounded sharply after strong US economic data and hints from a Federal Reserve policymaker that a September interest rate hike was unlikely.

To determine how cheap they are, investment pros look at yields, earnings and more. By several of those metrics, the bottom line is this: US stocks are not wildly expensive, but they are not the screaming bargains that might pull value-minded investors back into the market.

US stocks posted their sharpest rally of the year on Tuesday, as investors sought out bargains a day after Wall Street's worst performance in four years on fears China's economy was slowing.

The Dow Jones cracked the 30,000 mark for the first time overnight as investors cheered improved global outlook and formal clearance for Joe Biden's transition to the White House.

Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's worst week in six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170 points to 28,989, S&P 500 lost 30 points to 3,295 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 87 points to 9,314.

Wall Street fell in a broad sell-off on Friday, as investors fled equities on growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, capping the S&P 500's worst week in six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 170 points to 28,989, S&P 500 lost 30 points to 3,295 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 87 points to 9,314.

The Dow Jones industrial average nosedived more than 1,000 points Thursday, registering another eye-popping loss for the closely-followed index, as wild trading and fears of rising interest rates around the world took hold of traders.

Sectors linked to interest rates weighed, however, as yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes touched a five-month high of 1.87 percent.

The S&P's forward price-to-earnings ratio stands at 17.8, meaning investors are paying nearly $18 for every $1 in expected earnings over the next 12 months. That is the highest since 2004 and sharply above the average 15 level over the past 30 years, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream data.

A plunge in oil prices sent US stocks sharply lower at the open on Friday, with the Nasdaq falling over 3 per cent to its lowest since August 24 and S&P 500 less than 30 points away from its August lows.

US stocks trimmed gains but remained in positive territory in afternoon trading on Wednesday, half an hour ahead of a widely anticipated interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

US stocks were little changed on Monday as investors braced for a busy week of quarterly results from major American banks and several Dow 30 companies.

US stocks closed slightly higher on Friday, ending the S&P 500's best week for 2015 on a quiet note as investors waited for US companies to report third-quarter earnings.

U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday as investors, on edge after recent turmoil in China's markets, looked toward a key U.S. jobs report that may figure in the Federal Reserve's decision about when to lift interest rates.

Turmoil returned to Wall Street on Tuesday after a brief rest, with renewed concerns about China's economy pushing major indexes down almost 3 per cent and intensifying fears of a long-term selloff.

World stock markets around the world rallied on Thursday and crude oil rebounded sharply after strong US economic data and hints from a Federal Reserve policymaker that a September interest rate hike was unlikely.

To determine how cheap they are, investment pros look at yields, earnings and more. By several of those metrics, the bottom line is this: US stocks are not wildly expensive, but they are not the screaming bargains that might pull value-minded investors back into the market.

US stocks posted their sharpest rally of the year on Tuesday, as investors sought out bargains a day after Wall Street's worst performance in four years on fears China's economy was slowing.