Oil prices were headed for a weekly loss of more than 2% as concerns about a looming supply surplus outweigh geopolitical risks.In early trading, Brent crude and WTI both fell 0.2% to $59.69 a barrel and $55.90 a barrel, respectively. Crude has fallen 20% this year on prospects of an impending global supply glut and subdued demand.The benchmarks rose in the previous session on growing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela after the Trump administration announced a blockade of all sanctioned tankers in or ...

The dollar was recovering after a knee-jerk decline in reaction to Thursday's lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data.The data showed inflation eased to 2.7% year on year in November, below the 3.1% forecast by economists in a WSJ survey. That initially weakened the dollar as it supported the case for further interest-rate cuts.However, there were several missing data due to the recent government shutdown and the "methodological issues meant that investors treated it with some caution," Deutsche Bank analys ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Dec. 19, 2025: Stocks End Week Higher Despite Early Stumbles Last Updated: 16 hours ago U.S. Treasury Yields Rise After BOJ Rate Hike By Emese Bartha, Dow Jones Newswires U.S. Treasury yields rose across maturities in early trade, after the Bank of Japan raised rates by 25 bps to a three-decade high of 0.75%. Investors might also reassess the big drop in U.S. November inflation, as it might have to do with data challenges caused by the government shutdown, rather than with c ...

Cruise stocks have been in choppy waters recently, but Carnival earnings Friday could set the near-term direction for the industry. ...

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 up 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.4%. The S&P and Dow each snapped four-day losing streaks.The S&P slid on multiple occasions, but the index managed to hold onto a solid portion of its gains in the end. The Dow also turned lower around noon ET before closing higher. ...

A pocket of the market sees the risk of a steep S&P 500 decline in 2026. ...

As prediction markets surge, Wall Street is grappling with an uncomfortable question: Is there any distinction left between investing and gambling? ...

Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall says buy the House of Mouse. ...

The S&P 600 is up 10% since late November. Investors are feeling better about the economy. ...

Ann Miletti, head of investments at Allspring Global Investments, says her team finds plenty of stocks to like in unloved parts of the market. ...