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Mar 6, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks End Higher After Choppy Day

Dow edges up 9 points

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a higher finish on Wall Street after a day of choppy trading, the AP reports. Technology and consumer-focused companies did well Tuesday, but health care companies were weak. Chipmakers Intel and Nvidia both rose sharply, but Johnson & Johnson fell. Traders are still focused on a back-and-forth...

Dow Ends Day Up 336

MARKETS

Mar 5, 2018 3:11 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 336

Stocks surge as fears of trade war ease

(Newser) - Waning fears that a trade war would break out helped power stocks sharply higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. The market shook off an early wobble and surged in afternoon trading Monday. Investors are hoping the White House won't follow through on threats to impose steep tariffs on...

Late Rally Erases
Early Stock Slide

MARKETS

Mar 2, 2018 3:23 PM CST

Late Rally Erases Early Stock Slide

Investors remain focused on Trump's threat of tariffs

(Newser) - A late burst of buying Friday erased a sharp drop stocks suffered early in the day, the AP reports. Bond yields and the price of gold rose, both signs that investors expect inflation might tick up. Investors remain focused on President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on steel and...

Plans for Steel, Aluminum
Tariffs Sink US Stocks

MARKETS

Mar 1, 2018 3:20 PM CST

Plans for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Sink US Stocks

Trump announced tariffs Thursday

(Newser) - Stocks fell sharply Thursday as investors worried that President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum will lead to retaliation from other countries, the AP reports. Trump told industry executives he would impose the tariffs next week. The head of the European Commission said the region would respond in...

Dow Ends Day Down 382

MARKETS

Feb 28, 2018 3:13 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 382

S&P 500 closes out a dismal February

(Newser) - Stocks slumped on Wall Street, breaking the longest streak of positive monthly returns in the history of the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the AP reports. Indexes started higher on Wednesday but then waffled for much of the day before turning sharply lower in the last hour of trading....

Stocks Fall on Fed Comments

MARKETS

Feb 27, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks Fall on Fed Comments

Dow ends day down 299

(Newser) - Treasury yields rose and stocks fell after the head of the Federal Reserve said that he's feeling more optimistic about the economy, the AP reports. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress Tuesday that he had become more bullish about the economy since December. That could indicate he's open...

Dow Ends Day Up 399

MARKETS

Feb 26, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 399

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks powered to another gain as the market makes up more of the ground it lost in a sharp tumble earlier this month, the AP reports. As of Monday the Standard & Poor's 500 index has regained two-thirds of its 10% loss in early February. It closed at an...

Stocks End Choppy
Week Slightly Higher

MARKETS

Feb 23, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks End Choppy Week Slightly Higher

Tech, banks led gains Friday

(Newser) - Stocks are ending the week slightly higher after a two-day rally wiped out losses from earlier in the week, the AP reports. The gains Friday were led by technology and banks. Hewlett Packard Enterprise soared 10.5% and former corporate sibling HP rose 3.5% after both reported solid results....

Stocks End Mostly
Higher on Wall Street

MARKETS

Feb 22, 2018 3:34 PM CST

Stocks End Mostly Higher on Wall Street

Industrial stocks led the way

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher Thursday on Wall Street after much of a midday rally faded away by the closing bell, the AP reports. Industrial stocks contributed the most to the market's gains. United Technologies rose 3.3% a day after its CEO said the company may split up. Energy...

Dow Ends Day Down 166

MARKETS

Feb 21, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 166

Spike in bond yields upends stock rally

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and ended lower on Wall Street as a late afternoon spike in bond yields sent investors heading to the exits, the AP reports. Bond yields rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes from its latest policy meeting which showed bullish sentiment among policymakers....

Dow Ends Day Down 254

MARKETS

Feb 20, 2018 3:08 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 254

6-day winning streak for stocks ends

(Newser) - Stocks took a turn lower in afternoon trading, ending a six-day winning streak, the AP reports. Walmart plunged 10% Tuesday after reporting weak online sales and disappointing earnings. Other retailers and grocery store operators also fell. Target gave up 3% and Ross Stores lost 2.7%. A sell-off in the...

Stocks Rise for
6th Straight Day

MARKETS

Feb 16, 2018 3:19 PM CST

Stocks Rise for 6th Straight Day

More than half the losses from earlier this month have been wiped out

(Newser) - Stocks ended an up-and-down day mostly higher Friday, capping a week of strong gains that wiped out more than half of the losses suffered in a series of wild swings in early February, the AP reports. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for the sixth day in a...

Tech Leads Stocks
to 5th Straight Gain

MARKETS

Feb 15, 2018 3:25 PM CST

Tech Leads Stocks to 5th Straight Gain

No thanks to energy companies

(Newser) - A surge in marquee technology companies pushed stocks higher again Thursday on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 300 points. Big increases from Apple, Microsoft, and Cisco drove the tech sector higher, helping to...

Market Shakes Inflation
Worries, Ends Up

MARKETS

Feb 14, 2018 3:17 PM CST

Market Shakes Inflation Worries, Ends Up

Banks had a good day

(Newser) - Stocks rose for the fourth day in a row Wednesday on Wall Street after shaking off an early stumble following another sign that inflation was picking up slightly, the AP reports. The market started slightly lower but turned higher within the first hour of trading and kept going. The Dow...

Dow Extends Winning
Streak to 3 Days

Feb 13, 2018 3:22 PM CST

Dow Extends Winning Streak to 3 Days

Index rises 39 points

(Newser) - Stocks shook off an early wobble and ended modestly higher Tuesday, giving the market its third gain in a row following a harrowing plunge over the previous two weeks. Banks, retailers, and technology companies were responsible for much of the gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 39 points, or...

Markets Start the Week Strong

Feb 12, 2018 3:18 PM CST

Markets Start the Week Strong

Dow rises 410

(Newser) - Stocks surged on Wall Street Monday as the market clawed back some of its massive losses from last week. The Dow rose 410 points, or 1.7%, to 24,601, and it was up as much as 574 points earlier, per the AP . The broader Standard & Poor's 500,...

Stocks Swing Back to
Gains, Dow up 330

MARKETS

Feb 9, 2018 3:24 PM CST

Stocks Swing Back to Gains, Dow up 330

But Dow and S&P 500 both end week down over 5% overall

(Newser) - Stocks staged a late rally Friday, ending a wild week marked by dramatic point swings on a positive note, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 330 points, or 1.4%, to 24,190. Earlier in the day it had dropped by 500. The S&P 500 gained...

Dow Opens Strong
After Thursday's Plunge

Feb 9, 2018 8:53 AM CST

Dow Opens Strong After Thursday's Plunge

Index was up more than 300 early

(Newser) - Stocks opened higher on Wall Street on Friday as the stock market looked to recover some of the massive losses it has suffered over the past week. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 300 points in early trading, a day after it suffered its second 1,000-point...

Global Shares Sink
After Major Dow Decline

Feb 9, 2018 4:36 AM CST

Global Shares Sink After Major Dow Decline

Asian markets saw the sharpest falls

(Newser) - Global stock prices sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points , deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed US stocks down after the Dow, coming off a record high, entered a correction—or a 10% decline from its latest peak—for the first...

Dow Sees 2nd-Worst
Point Decline in Its History

The Rundown

Feb 8, 2018 3:47 PM CST

Dow Sees 2nd-Worst Point Decline in Its History

But some experts say not to worry

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 1,000 points on Thursday as a weeklong market swoon continued, the AP reports. Worries about inflation set the market rout in motion last Friday, and many market watchers have been predicting a pullback after the market's relentless march higher...