With the Fed in focus, the markets experienced wide price swings over the course of last week, as technology companies led the market lower.

With the Fed in focus, the markets experienced wide price swings over the course of last week, as technology companies led the market lower.

On Friday, a sharp sell-off sent major stock market indices into negative territory for the week, capping a volatile close to April.

With the inflation report in the rearview mirror and a Fed meeting two weeks away, many may have expected corporate earnings to be in focus last week. Comments by Jerome Powell stole the spotlight.

Stocks posted losses in a holiday-shortened trading week as the first-quarter earnings season kicked off and investors digested new inflation data.

In this week’s recap: Markets weigh a menu of uncertainty.

With the Fed embarking on a new course of monetary tightening amid continued fighting in Ukraine, stocks staged a powerful, broad-based rally last week.

With the Fed embarking on a new course of monetary tightening amid continued fighting in Ukraine, stocks staged a powerful, broad-based rally last week.

Intensifying hostilities in Ukraine continued to unsettle markets, as investors grappled with the war’s impact on the global economies.