A beginner’s guide to understanding how stock exchanges like the NYSE and NASDAQ work, explained in plain English with calm, confident clarity.

Explore the history of the global stock market, from early stock exchanges to modern financial markets and global investing ...

Linda Raschke first learned about the stock market from a book in her father’s library: “A Treasury of Wall Street Wisdom,” ...

Over the past few years, just a few large-cap technology stocks have powered the stock market’s returns. That trend shows no signs of abating anytime soon, as demand for artificial intelligence ...

Traders at first cheered Thursday morning, sending all three major stock indexes sharply higher. At one point, the Dow was up more than 700 points. But by late morning, the rally started to wear off, ...

The U.S. stock market has generally done well after prior government shutdowns have ended. Tariffs, the trade war, and fears about inflation and the job market muddy the waters when it comes to ...

Stocks got a lift from rising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in December.

The U.S. stock market sank Monday as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence ...

The seemingly sturdy U.S. stock market has begun to wobble. Its months'-long tech-driven rally may be running out of steam ...

Investors' initial euphoria gave way to selling as hopes for a December rate cut faded and bitcoin continued to sell off.