Major U.S. stock indexes all close lower as 10-year yield ends at 3-month high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished lower for a third straight session on Wednesday, joined by the Nasdaq Composite, as investors fretted about rising Treasury yields and the possible outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down by 409.94 points, or almost 1 %, at 42,514.95, based on preliminary data. That's the biggest one-day decline since Sept. 6. The Dow briefly dropped by as much as 631.72 points during Wednesday's trading, and finished at its lowest closing level in about two weeks.
The S&P 500 Indexclosed down by 53.78 points, or 0.9%, at 5,797.42. That was the index's worst one-day performance since Oct. 7.
The Nasdaq Compositeended down by 296.47 points, or 1.6%, at 18,276.65. Wednesday's closing level was the lowest since Oct. 8.
Hurricane Kristy tracker: See path of storm expected to strengthen, remain away from land
Hurricane Kristy intensified to Category 2 in the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, with sustained winds of 100...
Hurricane Kristy intensified to Category 2 in the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, with sustained winds of 100 mph. Located 595 miles SW of Baja California, the storm is moving westward and is forecast to become a major hurricane later today. Currently tracking over open waters, Kristy poses no threat to land and no coastal warnings are in effect.
The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that crude inventories rose by 1.6 million barrels last week. Gasoline stocks dropped 2 million barrels, and distillates, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, declined 1.5 million barrels.
Analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights, on average, expect the EIA to report crude stocks falling by 800,000 barrels in the week ended Oct. 18, with gasoline inventories down 2.1 million barrels and distillates down 2.4 million barrels.
Oil prices settled higher for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, as traders downplayed hopes of a Middle East ceasefire and focused on signs of improving demand from China, which could tighten market balances in the months ahead.
Brent crude futures for December gained $1.75, or 2.4%, to settle at $76.04 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for November delivery rose by $1.53, or 2.2%, to $72.09 a barrel and expired after Tuesday's settlement.
Agency gets more time to revise US Gulf biological opinion
US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland has granted the National...
US District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland has granted the National Marine Fisheries Service an extension until May 2025 to update its biological opinion for oil and natural gas operations in the US Gulf of Mexico. The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the decision but warned that it offers only short-term relief and urged further action to safeguard US energy production.
Kamala Harris is said to have the tacit support of Jamie Dimon, Bill Gates. JPMorgan...
Kamala Harris is said to have the tacit support of Jamie Dimon, Bill Gates. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wants Vice President Harris to win the election and would even consider joining her administration, according to the New York Times—but he will allegedly keep his preference private since he fears retaliation if former President Trump returns to office. In response, a JPMorgan spokesperson told the NYT that Dimon “has never publicly endorsed a presidential candidate.” Later in the day, the Times reported that Bill Gates, who also has not publicly endorsed a candidate, privately told people he donated $50 million to a nonprofit supporting Harris’s run.
Juul’s $300 million class action lawsuit is getting paid out, and some class members reportedly received thousands of dollars each.
Instagram and Threads banned accounts used to track celebrity jets across its platforms, including those of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, citing the risk of “physical harm.”
Ray-Ban parent company EssilorLuxottica said its Meta smart glasses are the top seller at 60% of stores in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Alexei Navalny’s posthumous memoir, featuring his writings from prison, was released in the US.
One in five cancer patients in the US may be getting the wrong treatment, according to the president of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.