Author: Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

S&P 500 ends 2020 at record high after mixed trading day but a year of wild swings amid COVID-19 pandemic

Technology companies led the decline. Apple and Nvidia both fell at least 1% early Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher after weaker-than-expected hiring likely increased the odds the Fed will have to cut interest rates.

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and reclaimed a chunk of their losses from Monday’s rout. Investors mulled how much the trade war with China would hurt.

Stocks moved higher in early trading, sustaining the momentum of the best quarter in a decade. Tech and bank shares led the Dow’s 200-plus gains

U.S. stocks fell in trading on Wall Street Wednesday sparked by the latest interest rate policy decision by the Federal Reserve.

Stocks fell as health care shares slid and investors waited for more details on reports that the U.S. and China are moving closer to a deal on trade.