America’s growing debt pile will be the big focus Wednesday as global bond rout deepens

The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday will be asking investors to hand over another $16 billion for 20 years to help finance the ...

Mortgage rates could move even higher — dealing a fresh blow to home buyers

More bad news for home buyers: Government bond yields have been marching higher for weeks, putting 7% mortgage rates back on ...

Soon you can buy Medicare Advantage plans at Costco. What you need to know.

Medicare Advantage may be coming to your local Costco warehouse store. Retailer Costco Wholesale COST and nonprofit insurer ...

AI chip stocks were riding high. Here’s why Micron and others are now pulling back.

Analysts note high expectations, concerns about elevated Treasury yields and a potential letdown surrounding Anthropic’s financial progress, ...

U.S. stocks end lower as Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop for third straight day

The U.S. stock market closed lower Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index all posting a third straight day of losses. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 355.20 ...

U.S. stocks end lower as Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop third straight day

The U.S. stock market closed lower Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index posting a third straight day of losses. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped a sharp 1.3% ...

Here’s a ‘ridiculously cheap’ way to protect yourself against a stock-market selloff

Wall Street doesn’t seem all that worried about the stock market taking a turbulent turn in the near future. That, in itself, ...

Is SpaceX an AI play or a space stock? Two months after the IPO, investors still can’t decide.

Shares don’t trade like the “Big Tech” stocks, and their correlation to the space sector is “mixed,” according to a new ...

Disney sues FCC over Trump’s broadcast-license threat

Disney says the Trump administration “has attacked ABC’s speech — the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its ...

The Fed minutes are coming —and they’re more crucial now as Warsh limits his communication

Starved for information in a new world of limited communication from the Federal Reserve, investors are hoping the minutes of ...

Stock Market on Aug. 18, 2026: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq close lower, with tech under pressure as semi stocks sell off; Home Depot reports earnings

U.S. stocks are trading lower for a third straight session as bond yields sit near multiyear highs. The S&P 500's tech sector is falling sharply.

6% Treasury yields are the biggest risk facing stocks right now. Here’s why.

A global bond-market rout was starting to put some pressure on stocks on Tuesday, as major U.S. indexes headed for a third-straight session in the red.