Market Movements

Shares of airlines, home improvement centers and insurance companies have been active ahead of Hurricane Florence.

Stocks had posted early gains after a strong August jobs report.

U.S. stocks closed higher Monday as merger and acquisition activity plus hope for a resolution to U.S.-China trade tensions buoyed investor sentiment.

The U.S. is relatively sheltered from Turkey, but contagion possible elsewhere.

Traders also digested the latest earnings reports.

Second quarter earnings season continues this week but at a slower pace.

Although the U.S. economy added fewer-than-expected jobs in July, the country’s job market remains healthy.

Shares of software giant Microsoft gave a boost to the Nasdaq that offset several factors that had weighed on the index.

Automakers are pushing back against proposed tariffs on imported cars.

Shares of the search engine giant are on pace for their longest winning streak in five years.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after U.S. government data indicated bullish demand for gasoline and distillates, which overshadowed a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories and U.S. crude oil production hitting 11 million bpd for the first time.

Netflix’s subscriber miss gave large-cap tech investors a short pause.

Stocks aiming for a fourth straight day of gains.

Markets in Europe and Asia also traded higher.

Asian markets fell dramatically on the news.

Some big banks will report quarterly results Friday.

Asian markets also rose despite trade tensions.

The U.S. economy added 213,000 jobs in June.

Stocks held gains following the latest Fed meeting minutes.

NYSE trading ended at 1 pm and will remain closed on Independence Day.