Alexandra is a reporter at Yahoo Finance covering markets and Wall Street. Previously, she covered institutional investment for MandateWire, a subsidiary of the Financial Times. She also wrote for Bloomberg News, where she reported on U.S. automakers, as well as agriculture and commodities. Alexandra holds a master's degree in business journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
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Rally in focus, Powell speaks, more earnings pour in: What to know this week
The recent stock market rally and whether momentum can hold up into February will be the main focus of the week ahead while investors continue to parse through a torrent of corporate financial results.
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As stocks rally in 2023, investors can't stop thinking about 2021
For an industry that is generally known to be forward-looking, investment institutions are still trying to make sense of the last two years.
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Stock market news live updates: Stocks slide after jobs report shocks, Big Tech results disappoint
U.S. stocks tumbled Friday after government employment data showed more than half a million jobs were added in January — throwing a wrench in hopes for a pause on rate increases — while subpar earnings results from Big Tech giants weighed on investor sentiment.
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Jobs report: U.S. economy adds 517,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate falls to 3.4% as labor market stuns
The Labor Department published its monthly jobs report for January at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Here are the highlights, compared to Wall Street estimates.
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Fed meeting, jobs data, Apple earnings: What to know this week
Wall Street will be buzzing in the week ahead, as earnings from Big Tech, the Federal Reserve’s first meeting of the year, and the monthly jobs report for January set up the busiest week of the new year.
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Tesla, ARKK rally as 2021 energy returns to 2023 stock market
Swings higher across battered and bruised technology stocks that faltered last year are making January’s price look a lot like 2021’s rally.
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The 2023 rally bears an 'eerie resemblance' to last summer's headfake: Morning Brief
What to know in markets on Friday, January 27, 2023.
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Bed, Bath & Beyond discloses loan defaults, weighs bankruptcy, shares tank
Bed Bath & Beyond shares cratered Thursday after the embattled retailer revealed in a fresh regulatory filing that it was hit with a default notice from JPMorgan and does not have adequate funds to repay its loans, while warning again of a potential bankruptcy.
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GDP: US economy grows at 2.9% rate to cap 2022, heading off recession worries
The Bureau of Economic Analysis published its advance reading on gross domestic product (GDP) for the fourth quarter at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Here's how the economy fared, compared to Wall Street estimates.
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Stock market news live updates: Stocks finish mixed as investors evaluate deluge of earnings
U.S. stocks clawed back from steep losses to close mixed on Wednesday after lackluster forecasts from Microsoft and other companies reporting earnings weighed on the market for much of the session.
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Stock market news live updates: Stocks close mixed as rally wanes, earnings pour in
U.S. stocks lost steam Tuesday after back-to-back days of gains as investors evaluated another round of quarterly financial results from companies.
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Stock market news live updates: Tech leads stocks higher as big earnings week begins
U.S. stocks gained Monday as investors braced for a jam-packed week of corporate earnings and contemplated the Federal Reserve's next rate move before officials meet later this month.
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Stock market news live updates: Stocks fall after retail data, PPI, Fedspeak
U.S. stocks slid Wednesday after the government's monthly retail sales report showed a slowdown in consumer spending activity, while a reading on wholesale inflation showed cooling prices.
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David Rubenstein says the Fed will settle for 'tolerable' 3% inflation, doesn't see imminent recession
Billionaire investor David Rubenstein is the latest Wall Street titan raising doubts about the Federal Reserve’s ability to reach its current inflation goals.
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Stock market news live updates: Dow falls sharply as Wall Street's big banks report profit drops
U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday as a shortened but busy week packed with corporate earnings got underway on Wall Street.
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As layoffs ripple across Wall Street, some banks stay in 'hiring mode'
Firms across the financial industry are giving workers the boot after dealmaking activity tumbled last year and as a potential recession looms. But the picture among Wall Street’s six biggest banks is mixed when it comes to layoffs.
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Netflix results, retail sales, Davos: What to know this week
The global business elite will gather in the mountains of Davos, Switzerland this week for the World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, U.S. investors will digest the latest retail sales data and a big wave of corporate earnings results.
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For the Fed, '3% is the new 2%' when it comes to inflation: Morning Brief
What to watch in markets on Friday, January 13, 2023.
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'A very favorable report' but 'underwhelming': Wall Street split on CPI report
December's Consumer Price Index showed prices rose at an annual 6.5%. Investors had hoped the reading would offer clarity on the direction of Federal Reserve policy, but Wall Street's reaction was mixed.
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December CPI: Inflation rises 6.5% over last year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its December Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Here are the main figures from the report, compared to Wall Street estimates.