Alex Veiga, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The stock market fell the most since June 2020, with the Dow loosing more than 1,250 points. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Markets shudder on inflation woes

by Stan Choe Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressSeptember 13, 2022

NEW YORK — Stocks tumbled to their worst day in more than two years Tuesday, knocking the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1,250 points, following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. The S&P…

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Edward Curran works on the floor, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,000 points Monday as financial markets buckled in anticipation of inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and fretted over the possibility of conflict between Russia and Ukraine. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

Stocks climb back after steep slide

by Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 24, 2022

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Shares fell more than 3% in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with both Tokyo and Shanghai closed. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Stocks plunge on worries over China

by Damian J. Troise Associated Press, Stan Choe Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, a specialist works at his post on the trading floor, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Stocks were broadly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, as investors focus on the outlook for the economy and corporate profits amid a still-raging coronavirus pandemic. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

Stocks have worst day since October

by Damian J. Troise Associated Press, Ken Sweet Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 27, 2021

FILE - A woman wearing a mask walks her dog past the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Stocks are drifting in early trading on Wall Street Thursday, Aug. 6, after a report suggested that the number of layoffs across the country is slowing, though it remains incredibly high. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Wall Street perks up as S&P 500 nears record

by Stan Choe Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressAugust 6, 2020

A man wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2020. Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, while oil prices have fallen back. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Oil price goes negative; stocks dip

by Stan Choe Associated Press, Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressApril 20, 2020

A currency trader walks by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Asian stock markets gained Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy as Congress delayed action on a $2 trillion coronavirus aid package. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Dow has best day since 1933 as Congress nears deal on aid

by Stan Choe Associated Press, Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressMarch 24, 2020

FILE - In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 file photo, a lone pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past the New York Stock Exchange as coronavirus concerns empty a typically bustling downtown area in New York. Stocks around the world swung lower Monday, March 23 even after the Federal Reserve announced a tidal wave of support for lending markets, going way beyond the “bazooka” it had already unloaded. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Stocks slump, despite Fed aid, as virus bill stalls again

by Stan Choe Associated Press, Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressMarch 23, 2020

This photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, March 19, 2020, shows trader Gregory Rowe, center, as he works on the trading floor. Stocks are see-sawing between gains and losses in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday, but the moves are more subdued than the wild jabs that have dominated recent weeks. (NYSE Photo by Alyssa Ringler via AP)

Cautious optimism on Wall Street

by Stan Choe Associated Press, Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressMarch 19, 2020

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in New York. Global stock markets have sunk in a third day of wild price swings after President Donald Trump promised to prop up the U.S. economy through the coronavirus outbreak.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stocks tumble, investors dash for cash amid recession fears

by Stan Choe Associated Press, Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Alex Veiga Associated PressMarch 18, 2020