Tag: Marketwatch

Mar 11
Blink Charging falls after mixed quarterly results

Shares of Blink Charging Co. BLNK, -1.26% fell more than 7% in the late session Thursday after the EV-charging provider reported a fourth-quarter loss that was wider than Wall Street expected, but sales came in above estimates. Blink said it lost $19 million, or 45 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with a loss […]

Mar 10
Yellen says further sanctions against Russia being considered

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said officials “will continue to consider and discuss further sanctions that will really deprive Russia of the resources that they need to conduct war.” Speaking during a CNBC interview about the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she said: “We have put in place and could expand […]

Mar 10
U.S. oil futures post a second straight session decline

Oil futures declined for a second straight session on Thursday, with prices giving up earlier gains in volatile trading against a backdrop of changing headlines on the Russia-Ukraine war. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery CLJ22, -2.28% fell $2.68, or 2.5%, to settle at $106.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after […]

Mar 10
Dow transports rally, to defy broader stock market selloff

The Dow Jones Transportation Average DJT, +0.73% is rallying Thursday, even as most of its components are falling, as the economically sensitive index is defying the selloff in the broader stock market. The index is up 0.5% in afternoon trading with 9 of 20 components rising, while its sister index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

Mar 10
TSA extending mask mandate for planes through April 18: reports

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on planes and other public transportation until April 18, reports said Thursday. NBC News, citing a White House official, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy lifting the mask rules. The mask requirement was […]

Mar 10
Goldman Sachs winding down Russia business

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -1.16% said Thursday it plans to wind down its business in Russia “in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements,” according to an email to MarketWatch and other news organizations. The bank said it’s supporting its clients across the globe “in managing or closing out pre-existing obligations in the market and […]

Mar 10
ECB calls Russia invasion 'watershed for Europe,' adjusts purchases under APP

The European Central Bank, calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “watershed for Europe,” on Thursday said it would adjust its Asset Purchase Program, or APP, in the months ahead to take into account “the uncertain environment.” The ECB said its Governing Council also expressed support for the Ukrainian people. The central bank will end its […]

Mar 10
Dow jumps over 600 points in early trade as oil prices back off nearly 14-year highs

U.S. stocks opened with sharp gains Wednesday, finding support as oil futures pulled back from nearly 14-year highs while investors monitor developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.15% was up 606 points, or 1.9%, at 33,242, whiel the S&P 500 SPX, +2.57% jumped 2% to 4,254. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, […]

Mar 10
Chevron's stock heads for first drop in 9 days, as crude oil prices pull back

Shares of Chevron Corp. CVX, -2.50% dropped 2.6% in morning trading Wednesday, putting them on track to snap a long losing streak, as hopes for some easing of Russia’s military attack on Ukraine triggered a pullback in crude oil prices. Chevron’s stock was the biggest decliner, of the only 2 of 30 Dow Jones Industrial […]

Mar 10
EIA reports weekly declines in U.S. crude, gasoline and distillate supplies

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels for the week ended March 4. On average, the EIA was expected to show crude inventories down by 700,000 barrels, according to analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a 2.8 million-barrel […]