Wall Street

Meta, Amazon, Wall Street: Global giants slashing headcounts worldwide

BT rounds up recent moves by major companies to pare their workforce in 2026

The S&P 500 posted 20 new 52-week highs and 25 new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 85 new highs and 124 new lows.

Wall Street ends mixed ahead of big tech earnings

Rising energy prices have revived fears of broader inflation

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 245.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, at the open to 49,688.37.

US: Wall Street opens higher as AI optimism, earnings counter Middle East concerns

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Apr 21) as renewed artificial intelligence optimism and strong corporate earnings bolstered markets battered by constant back-and-forth ...

There has been a mass scramble on Wall Street to profess confidence that the war has changed nothing on the financing front, says the writer.
THE BOTTOM LINE

How the Iran war could hurt Wall Street

The big unknown is how the conflict could alter the Gulf’s investment priorities in the next year or two

Wells Fargo reduced its headcount by 4,199 jobs in the first three months of the year.

Wall Street banks cut more than 5,000 jobs even as they notch record profits

The banks’ willingness to trim headcount shows they are eyeing AI to help them do more with less

Stock-index futures for Wall Street gauges rose more than 2.5%, and European contracts surged 5.3%.

Stocks and bonds jump as oil’s plunge lifts mood

For the cross-asset relief rally to hold, traders will need confirmation that the ceasefire will last, analysts say

The arc of relief, disappointment, panic and relief is the pattern that has defined this war for markets.

Wall Street money managers hunker down as Iran war rages on

[NEW YORK] Five weeks of war with Iran have wiped trillions off global stocks, pushed oil past US$100 and kept it there and repriced wagers on interest rates and inflation. 

The three indices had their biggest weekly rise in four months and the first week of gains in six.

US: Wall Street ends mixed as worries linger before Good Friday break

[NEW YORK] US stocks ended slightly mixed on Thursday (Apr 2) after paring deeper losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled earlier by US President Donald Trump’s ...