For example, in the decade starting March 24, 2000, encompassing two bear markets, the S&P 500 was down more than 8 percent, but the Vanguard Total Bond Index fund returned 79.8 percent, for an annualized 6 percent. It was wonderful to have owned bonds then.

Shutdown progress propels stocks; Bond yields, gold, bitcoin also rise

US equities—especially tech stocks—have climbed since April despite headwinds from trade policy, a cooling jobs market, and stretched valuations. An eyewatering surge in artificial intelligence stocks has drawn comparisons with the tech bubble of the ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed north of 47,000 for the first time on Friday after Wall Street finally got a taste of government data. The blue-chip index rose 472 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2%. All three ...

Telsa shares fall more than 3%, then rise post-market after Elon Musk pay vote

As part of a trading plan, Paul R. Vigano, a 10% owner of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. ( AVAH 3.10%), sold 1,500,000 indirectly owned shares of the home healthcare services company for approximately $13.5 million on October 24, as disclosed in a recent SEC Form 4 filing.