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Mar 1, 2017 3:34 PM CST

Dow Breaks 21,000 for 1st Time Ever

Banks and financial companies lead US stocks Wednesday

(Newser) - Banks and other financial companies led US stocks sharply higher, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average above 21,000 points for the first time, the AP reports. Wednesday's gain was the biggest for the blue-chip index so far this year. Energy companies also rose. Bank of America rose 3....

Dow Hits 21K for First Time

Mar 1, 2017 11:54 AM CST

Dow Hits 21K for First Time

Banks and other financial companies lead US stocks higher

(Newser) - Banks and other financial companies led US stocks sharply higher in morning trading Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average above 21,000 points for the first time, the AP reports. Energy and materials companies were also among the big gainers, while utilities and real estate stocks lagged. The rally...

Markets End the Day Lower

Feb 28, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow's 12-day winning streak is broken

(Newser) - Retailers including Target led the stock market lower, ending a 12-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, the AP reports. Target slumped 12% Tuesday after releasing a weak profit report and earnings forecast. Industrial stocks and phone companies were among the big decliners. Online brokers fell sharply after...

Dow, S&P 500
Close at Record Highs

Feb 27, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Highs

Nasdaq also closes higher

(Newser) - Dow Jones industrials closed at a record high for the 12th consecutive time, the AP reports. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, the benchmark favored by professional investors, also closed at a record high on Monday. The tiny gains came after an indecisive day for US stocks that sent...

Dow Edges Up to
Another Record Close

Feb 24, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Edges Up to Another Record Close

S&P 500, Nasdaq also edge higher

(Newser) - A late burst of buying erased losses in US indexes and left the Dow Jones industrial average with its 11th straight gain and another record close, the AP reports. The market was down nearly all day Friday before turning higher in the last half-hour of trading. High-dividend stocks such as...

Dow Climbs 34 to Hit
Another Record Close

Feb 23, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Dow Climbs 34 to Hit Another Record Close

S&P 500 edges up, Nasdaq falls

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a mixed close as losses in industrial and small-company stocks mostly outweighed gains in high dividend-payers like utilities, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average managed its 10th straight increase Thursday and closed at another all-time high. Technology companies fell, ending a 15-day winning streak. US...

Dow Edges Up to
Another Record High

Feb 22, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Edges Up to Another Record High

But S&P 500, Nasdaq slip

(Newser) - US stocks are ending mostly lower, led by drops in energy companies which fell along with the price of crude oil, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrials bucked the downward trend Wednesday and managed a small gain, their ninth straight and enough to mark another record high. Marathon Oil...

Dow Ends Day Up 118

Feb 21, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 118

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing at all-time highs on Wall Street as the market resumed its climb after a holiday break, the AP reports. The gains Tuesday were led by high-dividend companies like real estate and utility companies. Kraft Heinz fell 1.8% after withdrawing its offer to buy Unilever. Investors were...

Dow Hits Another Record,
Other Indexes Slip

MARKETS

Feb 16, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Hits Another Record, Other Indexes Slip

S&P 500's winning streak ends

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly lower, ending the longest winning streak in more than three years for the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average eked out a tiny gain Thursday, enough to mark another all-time high. Energy companies fell more than the rest of...

Dow Ends Day Up 107

Feb 15, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 107

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks and bond yields punched higher, marking new records for US indexes, following more reports showing the US economy continues to strengthen, the AP reports. The encouraging data out Wednesday could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively than investors were expecting from the record lows marked...

Dow Ends Day Up 92

Feb 14, 2017 3:04 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 92

S&P 500, Nasdaq also see gains

(Newser) - Strong gains by bank stocks pushed major US indexes to more all-time highs, the AP reports. Banks rallied Tuesday as bond yields rose following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Yellen said the Fed was poised to continue raising interest rates, which would help banks earn more from lending...

Dow Ends Day Up 142

Feb 13, 2017 3:07 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 142

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks continued to push higher, setting more all-time highs for major US indexes, the AP reports. Bond yields climbed Monday, helping to send banks and other financial companies higher. Citigroup rose 2.3%. Apple closed at an all-time high. In deal news, Zeltiq Aesthetics soared 13.2% after agreeing to...

Dow Ends Day Up 97

Feb 10, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 97

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stock indexes closed at record highs for a second day running, in a broad-based rally led by miners and other raw materials companies, the AP reports. Gold and copper miner Freeport McMoRan rose 2.7%, lifted by soaring copper prices. Oil companies also rose with crude prices. Newfield Exploration rose...

Dow Ends Day Up 118

Feb 9, 2017 3:18 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 118

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Strong earnings from big US companies helped drive stock indexes further into record territory, the AP reports. Financial stocks rose more than the rest of the market Thursday. Regions Financial rose 3.5%. Energy stocks also climbed as the price of crude oil headed higher. Several companies rose after reporting...

Nasdaq Ends Day
at All-Time High

Feb 8, 2017 3:16 PM CST

Nasdaq Ends Day at All-Time High

Dow falls 35

(Newser) - Utilities and other stocks that pay big dividends led US stocks mostly higher as bond yields fell, the AP reports. Edison International rose 2.4% Wednesday and Essex Property Trust, a real estate company, added 1.8%. The gains in high-dividend stocks came as bond yields fell, making those stocks...

Tiny Gains by Stocks Good
Enough for Nasdaq Record

Feb 7, 2017 3:25 PM CST

Tiny Gains by Stocks Good Enough for Nasdaq Record

Technology companies are up, and energy companies are down

(Newser) - US stock indexes notched tiny gains Tuesday as the market struggled higher after a day of up-and-down trading, the AP reports. But the modest increase was enough to mark another all-time high for the Nasdaq composite index. Consumer goods makers and technology companies rose, while energy companies fell along with...

Markets End Day Lower

Feb 6, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Markets End Day Lower

Dow falls 19

(Newser) - Energy companies led US stock indexes broadly lower as the price of crude oil declined, the AP reports. Marathon Oil slumped 4.1% Monday. Phone company and real estate stocks were also lower. Newell Brands, which makes Rubbermaid and Sharpie products, fell 5.7% after reporting revenue that fell short...

Dow Ends Day Up 186

MARKETS

Feb 3, 2017 3:07 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 186

Nasdaq hits all-time high

(Newser) - Banks and other financial companies led a rally on Wall Street after President Trump took steps to scale back financial industry regulations, the AP reports. JPMorgan Chase rose 3.1% Friday. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.6%. Traders were also encouraged by news of a pickup in hiring last month. Small-company...

Markets End Day Little Changed

Feb 2, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Markets End Day Little Changed

Dow falls 6

(Newser) - Stocks closed little changed on Wall Street as investors looked over a big batch of earnings reports from US companies, the AP reports. Ryder System, a truck leasing company, dropped 8% Thursday after reporting earnings that fell far short of what Wall Street analysts were expecting. Ralph Lauren plunged 12%...

Stocks End Day Little Changed

MARKETS

Feb 1, 2017 3:11 PM CST

Stocks End Day Little Changed

After Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

(Newser) - Investors didn't react much to a strong hiring survey or the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, and US stocks finished little changed Wednesday, the AP reports. Apple soared after it said iPhone sales improved in its latest quarter. Stocks jumped in morning trading after...