Wall Street is excited for Block to move forward with fewer humans and more AI. The Jack Dorsey-led company announced it will cut more than 4,000 employees, or about half its workforce, and investors aggressively piled into the stock on the news.

For much of the last 17 years, the bulls have held the reins on Wall Street. With the exception of the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020 and the nine-month-long 2022 bear market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI),

The first two months of the year have seen static stock markets following anemic economic growth in the final months of 2025. But in the past few weeks, the dominant theme in finance land has been fear. That isn’t unusual. Wall Street often oscillates between hope and fear, euphoria and despair. What’s new is the source of that fear.

By Noel Randewich and Suzanne McGee SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of stock market gains in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday and pledged that the government would contribute to workers' retirement savings,

Wall Street expects another good year for the S&P 500 despite economic uncertainty created by President Trump's tariffs.

Nvidia earnings used be a major catalyst for the stock, but investors' tepid response to its strong Q4 results showcases a challenge for AI companies.

Nvidia was getting a ton of praise on Thursday after its fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations—but the artificial-intelligence chip maker’s stock plunged 5.5% on Thursday. Shares fell 5.