U.S. stock futures were slightly higher Friday as traders appeared unfazed by the ongoing government shutdown, which has ...

S tocks ticked higher in midday trading on Wednesday, just hours after a government shutdown began, defying fears among some observers about the economic risk posed by a potentially prolonged impasse.

U.S. stocks dipped slightly on Tuesday but not before the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs, as investors braced for an expected rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. Gold also hit a new high ...

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as another anticipated production increase by OPEC+ and the resumption of oil exports from Iraq's ...

Stocks were trading sideways on Tuesday as the clock ticked on Congress to reach a deal to forestall a government shutdown. The Dow was down 24 points, or pretty much flat. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%.

Utility-pole company Stella-Jones agreed to acquire Brooks Manufacturing, a maker of crossarms and transmission framing used in power infrastructure, for around $140 million. Shares tick up 1.3% ...

FedEx initially jumped more than 5% after it posted better first-quarter profit and revenue than Wall Street forecast, but then lost most of those of gains. The package delivery company, which has ...

More on that below. In my column today I look at the surge in dollar hedging this year, and how it ties together two of global investors' main trades this year - long Wall Street, short the U.S.