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MARKETS

Aug 9, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Close Slightly Lower

Dow ends day down 36

(Newser) - Stocks are closing slightly lower following some rare earnings disappointments, the AP reports. Small-company stocks fell more than the rest of the market Wednesday. Consumer-focused companies and banks were among the biggest decliners. Investors kept a wary eye on escalating tensions between the US and North Korea. Gold prices rose....

Dow's 10-Day
Winning Streak Ends

MARKETS

Aug 8, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Dow's 10-Day Winning Streak Ends

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are ending slightly lower on Wall Street, ending a 10-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, the AP reports. The market was higher at lunchtime but veered lower in the afternoon Tuesday. Health care and technology companies were among the biggest decliners, outweighing gains in utilities stocks....

Dow, S&P 500
Close at Record Highs

MARKETS

Aug 7, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Highs

Nasdaq also closes higher

(Newser) - US stock indexes closed slightly higher, led by gains in technology and consumer-focused companies, the AP reports. Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at record highs Monday. Apple rose 1.4%, and Walmart climbed 1%. Elsewhere, energy companies fell along with...

Stocks Higher After
Strong Jobs Report

MARKETS

Aug 4, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks Higher After Strong Jobs Report

Dow once again closes over 22K

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street after the government reported another solid month of hiring by US employers, the AP reports. Bond prices fell and yields rose Friday, which sent shares of banks and financial companies surging. Bank of America gained 2.5%. Technology companies also climbed. Microchip Technology...

Greenspan Warns of the Bubble
That May Be Bursting Next

Aug 4, 2017 1:11 PM CDT

Greenspan Warns of the Bubble That May Be Bursting Next

And when that bond bubble bursts, it will be fast and severe, he says

(Newser) - More than 20 years ago, Alan Greenspan uttered two words he'd become famous for: "irrational exuberance," which he used to warn about asset prices in the general investment market and how predicting the bursting of such bubbles was a challenging game. Now the former Federal Reserve chair...

Dow Posts 8th Gain in a Row

MARKETS

Aug 3, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Dow Posts 8th Gain in a Row

Other indexes close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street, but the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 blue-chip stocks still managed to post its eighth gain in a row and close at another record high, the AP reports. Solid gains in 3M and UnitedHealth Group Thursday sent the Dow up 9...

One Stock Has Helped Dow's
Rise More Than Any Other

the rundown

Aug 2, 2017 3:13 PM CDT

One Stock Has Helped Dow's Rise More Than Any Other

It's Boeing, not Apple

(Newser) - The Dow eclipsed 22,000 for the first time in its 121-year history on Wednesday, helped to the mark soon after the opening bell by a strong earnings report from Apple. The index fell below the mark at points during the day but closed in milestone territory at 22,016,...

Dow Closes at Record,
Edges Closer to 22K

Aug 1, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Dow Closes at Record, Edges Closer to 22K

S&P 500, Nasdaq also end the day higher

(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to another high and nearer to the 22,000-point milestone, the AP reports. Banks and technology companies rose more than the rest of the market Tuesday. Goldman Sachs and Apple had some of the biggest gains in...

Dow Ends Day Up 60

MARKETS

Jul 31, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 60

But Nasdaq falls

(Newser) - Gains for banks and media companies are mostly outweighing losses elsewhere in the market, leaving stock indexes little changed by the end of trading on Wall Street, the AP reports. Cable companies were a big focus for investors Monday. Charter Communications jumped 6% following reports that Japanese technology company SoftBank...

Another Record for Dow,
but Other Indexes Close Lower

MARKETS

Jul 28, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Another Record for Dow, but Other Indexes Close Lower

Amazon, Starbucks did not have a great day

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower after Amazon and other big companies reported quarterly results that disappointed investors, the AP reports. Amazon lost 2.5% after its second-quarter profit fell far short of expectations as the company invested more money in its business. Starbucks sank 9.2% after issuing a weak...

Markets Closed With
Mixed Results

Jul 27, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Markets Closed With Mixed Results

Dow up, S&P 500 and Nasdaq down

(Newser) - An afternoon pullback in technology shares pulled broader market indexes mostly lower on Wall Street, the AP reports. The market got off to a good start on Thursday with major indexes all heading to more record highs. That ended in the early afternoon when tech shares, which have far outpaced...

More Record Highs
for US Indexes

MARKETS

Jul 26, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

More Record Highs for US Indexes

Dow ends day up 97

(Newser) - Modest gains for stocks were enough to send major US indexes to more all-time highs on Wall Street, the AP reports. Solid earnings reports from several big companies including Boeing and AT&T put investors in a buying mood. Boeing jumped 10%, its biggest gain in almost nine years. AT&...

US Stocks
See More
Record Highs

MARKETS

Jul 25, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

US Stocks See More Record Highs

Dow ends day up 100

(Newser) - Solid earnings reports from several big companies helped drive US stock indexes to more record highs, the AP reports. McDonald's rose 4.8% Tuesday and Caterpillar climbed 5.9%. Both reported results that easily beat analysts' forecasts. Barnes & Noble soared 16.9% after an activist investor announced he...

Nasdaq Ends at
Another All-Time High

Jul 24, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Nasdaq Ends at Another All-Time High

But other indexes fall

(Newser) - US stocks are ending mostly lower, led by drops in retailers and industrial stocks, the AP reports. Hibbett Sports plunged 33.5% Monday after the sporting goods store operator reported a drop in a key sales measure. Technology stocks rose, helping push the Nasdaq composite to another all-time high. Apple...

Nasdaq's 10-Day
Winning Streak Ends

MARKETS

Jul 21, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Nasdaq's 10-Day Winning Streak Ends

Dow ends day down 31

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower as energy companies fall with oil prices and a winning streak for technology companies ends, the AP reports. The price of US crude fell 2.5% Friday. Helmerich & Payne dropped 5.5%. General Electric fell 2.9% after a disappointing profit forecast. European stocks tumbled...

Nasdaq Closes at New High
as Other Indexes Slip

MARKETS

Jul 20, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Nasdaq Closes at New High as Other Indexes Slip

Home Depot drags Dow down

(Newser) - US stocks are struggling to a mixed finish after a day of up-and-down trading, the AP reports. The Nasdaq composite managed to post a meager gain Thursday, giving it another record high. Other major indexes closed with minor losses. The Dow Jones industrial average's loss was due entirely to...

Stocks March to
More Record Highs

Jul 19, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks March to More Record Highs

S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow all close at record highs

(Newser) - Stocks marched to more record highs on Wall Street, powered by gains in technology and health care companies, the AP reports. Drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals surged 21% Wednesday following positive results from potential treatments for cystic fibrosis. Tech stocks continued to recover, and the technology component of the Standard & Poor'...

S&P 500, Nasdaq
Close at New Highs

MARKETS

Jul 18, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at New Highs

But Dow slips

(Newser) - US stocks were divided Tuesday as health insurers declined after the failure of the latest Republican health care bill while a big jump in subscribers for Netflix sent technology and consumer-focused companies higher, the AP reports. Stocks spent most of the day lower after the health care push stalled and...

Markets End Day Little Changed

Jul 17, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Markets End Day Little Changed

Dow slips 6

(Newser) - US stocks are closing more or less where they started after a day of wavering between small gains and losses, the AP reports. Retailers gained ground Monday, but banks and health care companies fell. BlackRock fell 3.1% after a disappointing second-quarter report. Gold and copper producer Freeport-McMoRan rose 3....

Modest Gains Push
Stocks to Record Highs

MARKETS

Jul 14, 2017 3:11 PM CDT

Modest Gains Push Stocks to Record Highs

Dow ends day up 84

(Newser) - Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street, notching record highs for several major US indexes, the AP reports. Gains for big technology and health care companies drove the market higher Friday. Microsoft climbed 1.4% and Amgen increased 1.2%. Banks lagged the rest of the market. JPMorgan Chase fell...