04:51 PM EDT, 03/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes edged higher Friday as two Federal Reserve officials said the economy faced a high level of uncertainty. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5% to 17,784.1. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched 0.1% higher at 5,667.6 and 41,985.4, respectively. Among sectors, real estate saw the biggest decrease,...

04:52 PM EDT, 03/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose this week with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite eking out gains as investors weighed the shifts in year-end interest rate expectations amid tariff and geopolitical tumult. * The S&P 500 closed at 5,667.56 on Friday versus 5,638.94 a week earlier. The Nasdaq Composite rose to 17,784.05 from...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Even as U.S. stocks seek to regain their footing, weakness in a closely followed index of transportation shares is a sign of growing investor worries about the economy. The S&P 500 posted a modest weekly gain, snapping a four-week streak of declines. The benchmark index was clawing back after it marked a correction last week by ending...

* Dow transports index down over 17% from November high * Struggles as investors worry about growth slowdown * Reports next week on consumer sentiment, inflation By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) - Even as U.S. stocks seek to regain their footing, weakness in a closely followed index of transportation shares is a sign of growing investor worries...