Today, the main indexes made modest moves to the downside. At the close, the S&P 500 was off 0.4% to 6,370 – its fifth straight loss – the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% to 21,100, and the Dow Jones ...

The S&P 500 fell for a fifth day, as Wall Street trimmed bets on a September rate cut ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. The market benchmark dropped 0 ...

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as investors feared potentially hawkish remarks by the Federal Reserve chair on Friday that could spark volatility, while big-box retailer Walmart's ...

To be sure, investors have reason to be cautious. Back in 2022, Powell's keynote speech at Jackson Hole stopped a torrid bear-market rally when he insisted that the central bank remained committed to ...

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.