Perhaps the most popular stock index in the world, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of 30 prominent stocks that investors trade most often. Are futures riskier than options?

The gains weren't limited to stocks, though, with gold futures closing above the $3,000 per ounce mark for the first time.

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $103.414-0.004 0.00% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $107.664-0.031-0.03% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $110.609-0.031 ...

U.S. stock futures signaled a small respite from the prior day's carnage that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing nearly 900 points on worries that the economy could be heading toward a ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Tuesday after President Donald Trump placed additional tariffs on Canadian steel and ...

A new trading week has done little to calm investors’ nerves. Stock futures and Treasury yields are both falling. President Trump over the weekend refused to rule out the U.S. economy entering a ...

Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq ... possibly Tuesday or Wednesday, matching tariffs currently imposed by trading partners on their imports from the U.S. Further, Trump ...

Wednesday's minutes from the Fed's January meeting revealed most central bank officials supported holding policy at restrictive levels amid concerns about persistent inflation. "M ...

Dow futures were down 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.1%. The January retail sales report revealed a downside surprise, with sales dropping by 0.9% from the ...

Currently, April RBOB is trading up 3.12cts at $2.1237/gal and May is up 2.84cts at $2.1274/gal. Both contracts are within about 0.75cts of their highs. Crude oil futures were modestly higher ...

However, shares of General Motors have gained 21.7% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming the Dow Jones’ nearly ... the stock is currently trading below the mean price target of $59.92.