The SPDR Select Sector Utilities exchange-traded fund, which tracks the utilities industry group of the S&P 500, is up about 3% for the year, in contrast to a 3% loss for the broad S&P 500.

U.S. stocks finished higher on Monday, building on the recovery from the sharp selloff last week, after a mixed retail-sales report brought some relief to Wall Street that the weakness in consumer ...

Stocks rise after Powell comments, jobs report—but finish week down more than 2%.

Wall Street extends losses as investors are whipsawed by back-and-forth with Canada amid President Trump's trade war.

According to the latest figures, retail sales rose 0.2 percent, albeit below the 0.6 percent as expected by analysts.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Wednesday closed up +0.49%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.20%, ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Tuesday closed down -0.76%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.14%, ...

U.S. stocks finished with losses Thursday, with the S&P 500 (SP500) pulling back from a record high, in part as investors balked at Walmart's (WMT) soft financial outlook. The outlook from the ...

Bond yields ended higher Friday, but were nearly unchanged for the week, as traders awaited next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting. Friday brought a report on consumer sentiment that underscored ...

An ugly week on Wall Street ended with tumultuous trading Friday as major stock indexes seesawed before finishing slightly higher. The S&P 500 index dropped 3.1% for the week, its biggest one-week ...

The S&P 500 was 1.9% higher in midday trading, a day after closing more than 10% below its record for its first " correction ...

US stocks rallied Friday as investors tried to stage a rebound to finish a rocky week, though all three major indexes are ...