Joseph Ciolli | The Seattle Times

November 8, 2016 at 7:08 pm

U.S. stock futures tumble as Trump pulls ahead WATCH

The stock market has shown itself more comfortable with the Democrat taking over the White House as Trump is considered less predictable as his policy...

Nation & World

February 5, 2016 at 5:25 pm

Tech shares plunge as investors flee from high valuations

The willingness of U.S. stock investors to abide price-earnings ratios stretching into three and four digits came under serious pressure Friday.

Business

October 22, 2015 at 5:16 pm

Bad memories fading as S&P 500 rallies 10% from August low

The benchmark gauge’s year-to-date performance is nearly flat.

Business

Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. U.S. stocks closed sharply higher, giving the stock market its best day in close to four years. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 619 points, or 4 percent on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

August 27, 2015 at 6:43 am

Big day of relief from market heartburn

Two things that have supported U.S. stocks in the past — dovish words from the Federal Reserve and improving economic data — on Wednesday triggered...

Business

April 20, 2015 at 5:03 pm

Investors counting on strong quarterly numbers from tech

Overall in the season that began two weeks ago, about 80 percent of tech companies have reported profits that exceed analysts’ average estimate.