Schwab Market Update Audio

U.S. equities finished lower in choppy action, erasing the gains that came after President Biden announced that the U.S. will ban oil imports from Russia, as investors continued to hang on every new development amid the palpable anxiety surrounding the eastern European conflict.

U.S. equities finished mixed, with the volatility that has marked the start of the year and contributed to last week's wild ride persisting.

U.S. equities rallied in the final hour, but lost steam in the final minutes to finish mixed, but higher on a weekly basis, as a volatile start to the year continues.

U.S. equities finished the day solidly lower, ending the four-day winning streak, as most sectors were in the red, led lower by Communication Services and Information Technology.

The U.S. equity markets notched a fourth-straight day of gains, paring some of the losses that have ushered in a dismal start to 2022.

U.S. equities accelerated to the upside in the final hour of trading after being rangebound for most of the day, as the rocky start to the year continues, after January posted the poorest monthly performance since March of 2020, and the worst start to a year since the global financial crisis.

U.S. equites closed the book on a volatile January with gains, but significant losses on a monthly basis, with the Nasdaq able to finish just out of correction territory.

U.S. equities finished a wild week solidly higher, with all three major indexes able to claw out of negative territory on a weekly basis, as the intense volatility the has ushered in the new year continued.

U.S. equities finished lower after an initial rally in an all-too-familiar choppy fashion, as volatility filled 2022 persisted.

U.S. equities turned lower, accelerating to the downside in the final hour of trading to finish mixed, after the Federal Reserve hinted that its first rate hike since 2018 could be the near future, saying such a move could happen "soon."

In keeping with an all-to-familiar theme to begin the new year, U.S. equities finished lower in a bumpy trading session, with the Dow again swinging within a 1,000-point range.

After what started as another down day for the markets, and quickly accelerated to the downside, with the Dow tumbling over 1,000 points midday, stocks rebounded in the final minutes to post gains for the session.

U.S. equities finished a shortened week lower, notching a third-consecutive week of losses, in what has been a volatile start to 2022.

U.S. equities reversed course in the final hour of trading and finished lower, erasing solid early gains and adding to weekly losses.

Midday gains for U.S. equities quickly faded in late-afternoon action, with stocks finishing solidly lower, as the markets remained uneasy over inflation pressures and the prospect of a more aggressive Fed persisted.