Stock Prices Fall as Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill

Jon Government

In Dow Jones news today, stock prices fell as the Senate passed a bill that would place new sanctions on Russia.
Here are the numbers from Thursday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:
Now here’s a closer look at today’s most important market events and stocks, plus Friday’s economic calendar.
The Five Top Stock Market Stories for Thursday
European finance ministers debated another round of debt relief for the embattled Greek economy and decided to offer a bailout of 8.5 billion euros ($9.5 billion). Greece’s current bailout program is the third effort by international finance leaders since the nation fell into economic calamity in 2010. Crude oil prices cratered and hit a seven-month low on news of a huge spike in U. S. gasoline inventory levels and expectations that OPEC will not be able to balance supply and demand. Crude oil prices are now off more than 12% since May 25. The WTI crude oil price today fell 0.7%. Brent crude dipped 0.2%.

This post was published at Wall Street Examiner on June 15, 2017.