The stock market is on its longest winning streak since 2021. Some investors see trouble ahead.

The S&P 500 has climbed more than 20 percent from a 2022 low, a marker of a new phase of exuberance in the markets.

The S&P 500 could end the day 20 percent above its low point last year, marking an important milestone for some market watchers. But assessing…

Here’s a look at what markets are expecting and planning for, and how a default might happen.

If the government misses an interest payment, even by a few hours, its creditworthiness will suffer, possibly for a long time.

Investors, executives and economists are preparing contingency plans as they consider the turmoil that would result from a default in the $24 trillion U.S. Treasury…

Stocks aren’t showing signs of panic about the government’s ability to pay its bills, but there is anxiety creeping into other markets.

PacWest and Western Alliance, the banks at the center of the latest phase of the crisis, recouped a chunk of earlier losses, as robust economic…

The relative calm that met the collapse of First Republic Bank on Monday was shattered on Tuesday, with broad-based declines across industries.