Josh Mitchell

The S&P 500 closed above 5000 for the first time ever today. Follow along for live coverage of stocks and financial news, including the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Composite.

Broad advance powers stocks higher; Dow climbs to second-highest close ever

Live coverage of stocks and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Dow falls 375 points; Economic growth slowed to 1.6% in Q1

Where Is the AI Boom Taking Us? Business Leaders Disagree on Outlook

A plan to lift London's stock market out of a long rut and compete better with New York will go into force July 29—despite investor opposition to some key overhauls. The initiative, [drafted under the prior government](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-12-20-2023/card/u-

Xbox Players Are the Credit-Card Industry’s Next Big Thing

One of young Americans’ favorite pastimes—videogaming—is gaining the attention of big banks. Barclays launched a Mastercard for U.S. Xbox players last fall and opened up the rewards card to the

British banking giant Barclays reported a stronger-than-expected quarter, largely due to a rebound in its investment-banking arm. Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders reached £1.24 billion, or $1.59 billion, in the April-through-June quarter. While profit fell from a year earlier, it exceed

The U.S. is increasingly pulling ahead of the world’s advanced economies, with a surge of investment paying off in higher productivity and wages.