Key Takeaways The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as long-term Treasury yields pushed higher and ...

An earlier rise for long-term Treasury notes followed Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, raising national debt ...

U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday morning as the selloff in longer-term Treasurys picked up steam. Investors feared President Donald Trump's new tax bill could worsen the country’s deficit ...

Stocks were on track to close lower as of Wednesday's final hour of trading, dragged down by a poorly received $16 billion auction of 20-year Treasury bonds that raised worries about the ...

Wall Street slumped under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiraling debt and other concerns.