Housing Starts Fall to a Four-Year Low

By Aarthi Swaminathan U.S. housing starts fell short of expectations on Wall Street The numbers: Construction of new U.S. homes fell 5.5% in May, the lowest level in four years, as builders pulled b

MarketWatchJun 20 11:13 ET

Jobless Claims Stay Near a 10-Month High. The End of the School Year Might Be the Reason.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell slightly, but new jobless claims stayed near a 10-month high, which may be related to the end of the school year.

MarketWatchJun 20 11:11 ET

BlackRock Says AI Could Be the 'Biggest Uncertainty We've Faced'

Jean Boivin, head of BlackRock Investment Institute, discusses the AI-driven tech rally and why Japan is his biggest overweight in terms of risk assets.

moomoo NewsJun 20 10:43 ET

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Hit Record Highs as Stocks Rise Slightly

Stocks rose slightly Thursday following a rare midweek market holiday.

Jerry KronenbergJun 20 10:39 ET

As Triple Witching Looms, Nvidia Soaring Option Volume Takes Center Stage

As the calendar marches toward the third Friday of June, the financial markets gear up for a phenomenon known as triple witching, where the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock-index futures, and stock-index options could inject a dose of volatility into what is typically a tranquil month. This quarter, the spotlight intensifies on Nvidia with its enormous expiring option.

Options NewsmanJun 20 08:55 ET

Jobless Claims Forecast to Decline From High Levels of Previous Week

Economists surveyed by FactSet forecast that 235,500 initial unemployment claims were filed for the week ended June 15. That would reflect a decrease from the previous week's 242,000, the highest level in 10 months.

Barron'sJun 19 20:07 ET