Damian J. Troise, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader James Conti works on the floor, Friday, May 20, 2022. The stock market clawed back from a midday drop Friday after coming to the edge of its first bear market since the beginning of the pandemic. (Allie Joseph/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

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Final-hour rally yanks Wall Street from maw of bear market

by Damian J. Troise Associated Press, and Stan Choe Associated PressMay 20, 2022

NEW YORK — Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market Friday after another drop for stocks briefly sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its peak set early this year. The S&P 500 index, which sits at the heart of most workers’ 401(k) accounts,…

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader James MacGilvray works on the floor, Monday, May 16, 2022. Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, continuing a losing streak that has brought the market down for six weeks in a row. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)

Stocks mixed

by Damian J. Troise Associated PressMay 16, 2022

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

In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building. U.S. stocks are rising again Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, climbing toward records on stronger-than-expected earnings reports and continued optimism that an economic recovery is on the way.

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Wall Street hits records amid profit reports, DC changeover

by Stan Choe AP Business Writers, and Damian J. Troise AP Business WritersJanuary 20, 2021

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