A flight to quality trade happens when investors begin to get more defensive and risk-averse, buying stocks that they perceive as higher-quality and avoiding low-quality ones. It’s typical of a market that is seeking safety as some investors bail out, and may presage a market drop.

Wall Street braced for results from retail giants as rising concerns over inflation cloud the path to an interest rate cut.

The stock market dipped on Wednesday, driven by a decline in tech stocks and Target announcing the appointment of a new CEO

Sector rotation is favoring defensive areas like healthcare and megacap stocks. Learn more about what's moving the market and various sectors.

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) shares are trading lower Wednesday as the stock continues to pull back following a strong run in recent weeks. Here's what you need to know.

Shares of GE Vernova Inc. slid 3.50% to $603.13 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 44,922.27 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.

In a stock market obsessed with artificial intelligence, Amazon.com Inc. is losing ground.The company’s shares have been lagging the Nasdaq 100 Index for most of the year, and the gap has only widened in the two weeks since Amazon’s July 31 earnings disappointment.

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

Even the strongest bull market has an Achilles’ heel, and this one might even have two. Stocks were edging lower to start the week, but the S&P 500 was still up nearly 10% since the start of 2025, just a hair’s breadth below last week’s record close of 6468.