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Apr 10, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Markets End Day Higher

Led by gains in energy companies

(Newser) - US stock indexes closed barely higher, led by gains in energy companies as the price of crude oil rose for the fifth day in a row, the AP reports. Hess jumped 4% Monday and rig operator Transocean increased 2.6%. Phone companies were the biggest laggard Monday. AT&T lost...

Markets End Day
Little Changed

Apr 7, 2017 3:08 PM CDT

Markets End Day Little Changed

Dow dips 6

(Newser) - After wavering up and down all day, US stock indexes wound up pretty much where they started, the AP reports. US missile strikes in Syria and news Friday of a slowdown in hiring last month left investors with little interest in making big moves in the market, with a handful...

Energy, Banks Lead Tiny Gains for Stocks

Tiny Gains for US Stocks
After Bumpy Day of Trading

Apr 6, 2017 3:25 PM CDT

Tiny Gains for US Stocks After Bumpy Day of Trading

Energy and banks led the way

(Newser) - US stocks managed to end with tiny gains after a bumpy day of trading, the AP reports. Energy companies rose Thursday along with the price of crude oil, and banks also headed higher. Devon Energy climbed 3.3%, while KeyCorp increased 1.9%. High-dividend stocks like phone companies and utilities...

Dow Ends Day Down 41

MARKETS

Apr 5, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 41

Markets close lower after the Fed indicates it could start reducing its bond holdings

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and ended lower on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve indicated it could start reducing its bond holdings, the AP reports. Banks led the declines Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase lost 1.3%. The market had been broadly higher most of the day but started to...

Stocks End Day Little Changed on Wall Street

Gains by Energy Stocks Evened
Out by Losses Elsewhere

Apr 4, 2017 3:45 PM CDT

Gains by Energy Stocks Evened Out by Losses Elsewhere

Stocks end day little changed on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks closed little changed on Wall Street as gains in energy companies were canceled out by losses in banks and other parts of the market, the AP reports. Oil and gas companies benefited from broad increases in energy prices. Chesapeake Energy jumped 6.8% and Range Resources rose 4.2%....

Dow Ends Day Down 13

MARKETS

Apr 3, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 13

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - US stocks started the second quarter with a thud Monday after car makers reported disappointing March sales, a possible warning about other types of spending. But a late rally helped stocks escape bigger losses, the AP reports. On Monday the Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 3.88 points,...

Dow Ends Day Up 69

MARKETS

Mar 30, 2017 3:08 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 69

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Banks led US stock indexes modestly higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. Bank of America jumped 2.2%. Banks were rising along with bond yields, which can result in higher interest rates on loans and bigger profits for banks from lending money. Energy companies also gained along with the...

Dow Ends Day Up 150

MARKETS

Mar 28, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 150

S&P 500, Nasdaq also rise

(Newser) - A rally in bank stocks led US indexes broadly higher on Wall Street, breaking an eight-day losing streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, the AP reports. Investors were encouraged Tuesday by a survey that showed consumer confidence had climbed to the highest level in more than 16 years. Apple...

Dow Ends Day Down 45

MARKETS

Mar 27, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 45

S&P 500 also down, Nasdaq up

(Newser) - US stock indexes finished a bumpy day mostly lower as losses for phone companies and banks outweighed gains in health care stocks, the AP reports. Major indexes clawed back some of the ground they lost in early Monday as investors worried that the defeat of the Republican-backed health care bill...

Markets End the Day
Little Changed

Mar 22, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Markets End the Day Little Changed

Dow slips, Nasdaq and S&P 500 end higher

(Newser) - US stocks shook off a shaky start and finished mostly higher as technology and industrial companies rose, the AP reports. Apple rose 1% Wednesday and Microsoft gained 1.3%. The modest gains came a day after the market had its biggest drop this year. Banks continued to fall along with...

Stocks See Biggest Drop
Since September

MARKETS

Mar 21, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Stocks See Biggest Drop Since September

Dow falls 237

(Newser) - US stocks had their biggest drop in six months, led by declines in banks, the AP reports. Financial companies, which soared in the months since the US presidential election, fell sharply Tuesday. Bank of America sank 5.8%, while JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo each lost about 3%. A drop...

Markets Close Solidly Higher
After Fed Announcement

Mar 15, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Markets Close Solidly Higher After Fed Announcement

Dow ends day up 112

(Newser) - Stocks are closing with solid gains after the Federal Reserve nudged interest rates higher and signaled that any further increases this year will be gradual, the AP reports. Bond prices rose, pushing yields lower. The lower bond yields sent high-dividend stocks like utilities and real estate investment trusts higher. Financial...

Markets End the Day Lower

Mar 14, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow falls 44

(Newser) - Stocks ended lower on Wall Street as another slide in crude oil prices pulled energy companies lower, the AP reports. Marathon Oil slumped 3.3% Tuesday. Pioneer Natural Resources dropped 2.8%. Pandora Media slumped 6.4% after the streaming music company announced it will launch an on-demand service to...

Markets Close Higher
After Jobs Report

Mar 10, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Markets Close Higher After Jobs Report

Dow rises 45

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street after the government reported solid job gains in the US last month, the AP reports. The gains Friday were led by technology and industrial companies. Broadcom rose 2% and General Electric gained 2.1%. Cosmetics seller Ulta Beauty jumped 4.6% after reporting...

Bull Market's
8th Birthday
Not Much of
a Celebration

MARKETS

Mar 9, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Bull Market's 8th Birthday Not Much of a Celebration

Stock indexes end barely changed

(Newser) - The eighth birthday of the current bull market ended on Wall Street without much of a celebration, the AP reports. Stock indexes ended barely changed Thursday, eight years to the day since the market bottomed out in the depths of the financial crisis. Industrial companies fell as heavy machinery maker...

Wall Street's Bull Market
Celebrates a Milestone

the rundown

Mar 9, 2017 8:42 AM CST

Wall Street's Bull Market Celebrates a Milestone

It's 8 years old, but how can it last?

(Newser) - Thursday is a Wall Street milestone: The bull market that began on March 9, 2009, turns 8 years old, making it the second-longest such run in history. (It would need to go another year and a half or so to match the record from 1990 to 2000.) Some coverage:...

Dow Falls 69

MARKETS

Mar 8, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Falls 69

S&P 500 also falls Nasdaq rises

(Newser) - Energy companies pulled stocks mostly lower on Wall Street as the price of oil slumped, the AP reports. US benchmark crude dropped 5% Wednesday to its lowest price since November after the government reported a big buildup in fuel stockpiles. Oil companies posted the biggest declines in the market. Marathon...

Stocks Decline for
3rd Time in 4 Days

Mar 7, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Stocks Decline for 3rd Time in 4 Days

Dow slides 30 points

(Newser) - US stocks declined for the third time in four days as health care companies took center stage on Tuesday, the AP reports. Drugmakers fell after President Donald Trump said he wants to bring drug prices down. Insurers rose and hospital companies dropped after Republicans in Congress introduced a bill intended...

Markets Eke Out Gains

Mar 3, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Markets Eke Out Gains

Dow rises 2 points

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes managed to eke out tiny gains on Wall Street after a day of wavering between small gains and losses, the AP reports. Banks climbed Friday as investors priced in an increasing likelihood that interest rates will rise in the coming months. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen...

Banks Lead Stock
Slump Thursday

Mar 2, 2017 3:15 PM CST

Banks Lead Stock Slump Thursday

US stocks pull back from record highs

(Newser) - Banks and other financial companies led stocks lower on Wall Street a day after indexes soared to their latest record highs, the AP reports. Citizens Financial slumped 3.9% Thursday. Banks had soared a day earlier as investors hoped that higher interest rates would help them earn more from lending....