That has pushed the Goldman Sachs's own measure of U.S. financial conditions index to near the lows of the year, said Callahan. That gauge moving lower means easing financial conditions, for example, ...

U.S. stocks ticked higher at midday Wednesday, buoyed by signs of progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations and ...

Stock futures moved higher Wednesday morning as investors digested an encouraging report on inflation and the latest developments on trade talks between the U.S. and China.