Stocks

The burst of activity comes after months of relative quiet, with potential issuers scared away by the coronavirus pandemic and related turmoil. The issues are expected to raise $2.5 billion combined if the shares price at the midpoints of their target ranges.

The Dow industrials and S&P 500 finished higher as investors weighed the pace of an economic recovery, risks from U.S.-China tensions, the coronavirus and growing social tension in the U.S.

Shares of gun manufacturers soared Monday, continuing this year’s winning streak.

Stocks rose as investors embraced signs that global factory activity was on a path toward recovery and largely shrugged off the violent clashes in U.S. cities.

Shares of home builders have been standouts this month in an otherwise muted period for the stock market, signaling that investors are betting on a swift housing recovery as stay-at-home orders are lifted.

Investors have been encouraged in recent weeks by signs of states and businesses around the country reopening, helping stocks rebound from their March lows.

JAB Holding, whose brands include Krispy Kreme and Keurig Dr Pepper, pulled off one of the biggest IPOs this year in a deal that valued its coffee business at $17.3 billion.

Investors came back from Memorial Day weekend in a good mood, greeted by the return of one familiar institution and enough positive news to keep the stock market rally going. Here’s a look at the week’s winners and losers.

A rally in U.S. stocks came to an abrupt halt after President Trump said he would hold a press conference on China, raising jitters about a fresh standoff between the world’s two largest economies.

Crushed by U.S. sanctions and weak oil prices, Iran has one of the world’s most battered economies. It also hosts one of the best-performing stock markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged on optimism that economic activity is gathering steam and authorities may offer more stimulus to bolster the recovery.

The S&P 500 and Dow industrials advanced as markets cheered signs of economies reopening and the potential development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Stocks ticked up in Europe and Asia in a session with light trading volumes as markets in the U.S. and U.K. remained closed.

Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

All three major U.S. stock indexes finished the week at least 3% higher, in part driven by optimism that coronavirus vaccines will be available later this year.

The S&P 500 and Dow industrials edged lower, following gains earlier in the week, after data showed millions more Americans filed for unemployment as employers grappled with the coronavirus pandemic.

Major indexes clawed back after Tuesday’s losses on optimism about the prospects for a global economic recovery. The energy sector led the S&P 500, climbing about 4% as oil prices rose.

The Dow industrials and S&P 500 slid in the last hour of trading following a Monday advance that was the biggest gain for blue-chip shares in over a month.

Shares of fast-growing companies are racing past their value peers by the widest margin since the dot-com era.