Stock-Market Surge Masks Volatility in Individual Sectors

The S&P 500 is on track for its best quarter since 1998, but despite the dramatic rebound, many sectors are still struggling to find steady footing. 


 
Fed's Evans: Recovery Will Take Time, Expects Coronavirus-Related Setbacks

The Chicago Fed leader says more may be needed from monetary and fiscal policy. 


 
Tariffs on European Food Could Expand Under New U.S. Proposal

The Trump administration is considering expanding and raising tariffs on $7.5 billion of food imports from the European Union and U.K., part of a long-running dispute that faults European countries for subsidizing aircraft manufacturer Airbus. 


 
Coronavirus Cases Are Accelerating Across U.S.

Covid-19 cases are accelerating around the country, reaching new daily highs in states including Texas and Arizona and spurring concerns about prospects for an economic and social revival. 


 
Coronavirus Costs Canada a Triple-A Rating

Canada has become the first triple-A-rated sovereign entity to lose its rating because of the economic downturn and the extraordinary fiscal response triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. 


 
IMF Downgrades Already-Glum Economic Outlook Due to Coronavirus

Economists at the International Monetary Fund now say the global economy will contract even more sharply than they expected in estimates released in April, which called for the steepest recession since the Great Depression. 


 
Soybean Prices Rally as China Ramps Up Buying

China has ramped up its purchases of U.S. soybeans recently, sparking a rebound in prices and making the crop profitable again for U.S. farmers after the coronavirus pandemic had slammed demand. 


 
U.S. Crude-Oil Inventories and Production Increase

Crude-oil stockpiles rose by 1.4 million barrels, reaching a record-high for the third straight week, and U.S. oil production rebounded from a tropical storm-caused decline, government data showed. 


 
U.S. Stocks Drop as Coronavirus Infections Surge

Several states reported new daily records of infections, adding to concerns about a second wave of cases around the world that could lead to renewed restrictions on business activity. 


 
Governors Take New Actions as Coronavirus Cases Surge

Governors took new measures to combat the pandemic in their states as daily coronavirus cases surged in some parts of the U.S. after lockdowns intended to stem the spread of the virus were lifted.