Utilities were among the leading sectors in 2024, and are gaining ground in 2025, as traders wary of uncertainty seek out the defensive sector. A rebound in Treasury yields could jeopardize that ...

Health-care companies were flat as traders hedged their bets on the outlook for interest rates. Gilead Sciences ticked down even after it won Food and Drug Administration approval for a highly ...

Brazil's central bank increased rates Wednesday for the seventh consecutive time in an attempt to bring down inflation amid rising concerns over government spending. The bank's monetary committee, ...

Consumer companies rose after the Federal Reserve cited the resilience of the U.S. economy in general and the labor market in particular. New jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 245,000 in the seven days ...

Shares of technology companies were flat, as concerns about tariff inflation and rising oil prices offset a boom in tech infrastructure spending.

The Fed reiterated its March forecast of two interest rate cuts this year, and continued to anticipate an up-tick in inflation related to higher tariffs. The central bank also reduced its predicted ...

Shares of industrial and transportation companies were flat after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged.