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UPDATED with trading floor news, market close: The NYSE announced Wednesday afternoon that the floor of the New York Stock Exchange would be closed starting Monday to adhere to guidelines on large gatherings. Trading will continue electronically. Most systems are already electronic. There have been calls to halt…

The creep of coronavirus in the U.S and abroad this week has given new primacy to the concept of stay-at-home stocks as media investors — like filmmakers, studio executives and theater owners — attempt to weigh whether the world outside China is on the brink of a massive upheaval, or not. One analyst thinks either…

UPDATED with market close, additional details: U.S. stocks continued an historic rout Friday with the Down Jones Industrial Average closing down 356 points, or 1.38%, on a day where it gyrated wildly amidst growing global panic over the economic impact of the spreading coronavirus. The impact on the entertainment…

After enduring the worst Christmas Eve trading session on record, stock markets staged a record rally today as bulls triumphed over bears wary of the churning political climate around trade and U.S. fiscal policy. The Dow, which plunged 600 points two days ago, had its biggest one-day gain in history, rising 1,086…

The stock market took a dive after President Donald Trump’s tough talk on trade with China, dragging down media and tech shares along with many other sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 799.36 points, or 3%. It is now just above the 25,000-point milestone. The damage was worse on a percentage basis for the N…

On another rough day for Wall Street, major stock indices lost more ground, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all now below where they began 2018. The Dow skidded 2% to finish at 24,463.47, while the S&P swooned a shade less than 2% to settle at 2,641.88. The Nasdaq fell another 1.7% to…

Financial markets took a drubbing this week amid investor concerns about rising interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 660 points Friday, marking the worst week since January 2016.  Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hit a four-year high. One factor is Friday’s jobs report…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted today amid investor fears of rising interest rates and a disruption in the health care market. The blue-chip index closed down 361 points, or 1.37%, to 26,078 — the second day of triple-digit declines and the worst daily drop since August. That’s an inconvenient truth for…

After a record-setting 2017, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has continued to gain ground in the new year, surging past the milestone level of 25,000 today for the first time on lighter-than-average volume. The Dow 30 gained 141 points to reach 25,064 by midday, with a positive jobs report fueling strong gains in the…

Lex Fenwick had joined News Corp’s Dow Jones & Co in February 2012 coming from a long run at Bloomberg Llp. He will be replaced on an interim basis by News Corp COO William Lewis while the company reviews its institutional strategy, according to a News Corp release announcing the shift. Fenwick had overseen Dow Jones'…

UPDATED: This has been a long-rumored possibility for the tech blog started in 2007 and run by co-executive editors Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. Fortune first reported that the separation would come at year’s end, when the current partnership agreement expires. News Corp subsidiary Dow Jones would keep the AllThings…

NEW YORK– News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; Temp. ASX tickers: NNC, NNCLV) announced today that it has sold the Dow Jones Local Media Group, which operates 33 publications, including 8 daily and 15 weekly newspapers, to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC. The Dow Jones Local Media Group daily newspaper…