How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 28
The bond market swung as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 26
The U.S. stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading after a report said inflation last month was a…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 25
Oil prices fell again, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices.The S&P 500 rose 0.3…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 24
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week.The…
Landslide at Landfill in Capital of Guinea Kills 30 People, Officials Say
Rescue workers search through a heap of refuse after it collapsed at Conakry’s largest landfill, Guinea, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.…
Moderate Earthquake Shakes Eastern Japan, Injuring More Than 30 People in Tokyo Region
First responders from the Tokyo Fire Department stand on a street partially flooded in the early hours of Aug. 23,…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 21
U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That’s even though the bond market, which has been…
Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Shakes Peru’s Southern Andes, Injuring at Least 2 and Damaging Homes
Dust floats in the air, following an earthquake in Pausa, Peru, on Aug. 20, 2026, in this frame taken from…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 20
ArtBackground/ShutterstockThe relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and…
Brazilian Police Say at Least 23 Killed in Minibus and Truck Crash
Brazilian police say at least 23 killed in minibus and truck crash. Screenshot via Google MapSAO PAULO—A minibus and a…
Death Toll in Mine Collapse in Central African Republic Rises to More Than 100
The map shows the general location of an artisanal mine collapse in the Nana-Mambéré Abba locality of theCentral African Republic…
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 19
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond…