Verizon’s stock rises after earnings — and a surprise entry into a new AI business area

Thanks to its “dark fiber” deal with Google, Verizon has a “new revenue stream that’s above our core business,” its CFO says.

These S&P 500 sectors are under heavy selling pressure, with drops of around 5%

The S&P 500’s consumer-discretionary and communication-services sectors were posting ugly drops on Thursday, as megacap stocks in those groups struggled in afternoon trading. Consumer discretionary ...

Dow down 550 points as Alphabet posts biggest drop in the index

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 550 points in the final hour of trading on Thursday, posting a sharp decline along ...