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MARKETS

Aug 18, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Fall Further

Day after their biggest one-day drop in 3 months

(Newser) - Stocks closed slightly lower on Wall Street after a midday rally ran out of gas, the AP reports. Health care stocks and retailers fell more than the rest of the market Friday. Foot Locker plunged 28% after reporting a weak quarter. Nike fell 4% and UnitedHealth Group fell 1%. Deere...

Stocks Have 2nd
Worst Decline of 2017

MARKETS

Aug 17, 2017 3:20 PM CDT

Stocks Have 2nd Worst Decline of 2017

Standard & Poor's 500 has biggest drop since May

(Newser) - Stocks had their second-worst drop of the year, led by declines in technology companies, retailers, and banks, the AP reports. The slump Thursday brought the Standard & Poor's 500 index back to where it was on July 11. It was the biggest drop for the benchmark index since May....

Stocks Inch Higher

MARKETS

Aug 16, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Inch Higher

Dow ends day up 25

(Newser) - Stocks are closing modestly higher on Wall Street as retailers including Urban Outfitters and Target climb, the AP reports. The gains Wednesday were a reversal for the volatile retail sector, which fell sharply a day earlier. Urban Outfitters soared 17.5% and Target rose 3.3% after both companies reported...

Stocks End Day
With Mixed Results

MARKETS

Aug 15, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks End Day With Mixed Results

S&P 500, Nasdaq slip; Dow closes slightly higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly lower after several retailers released disappointing results and outlooks, the AP reports. Dick's Sporting Goods and Advance Auto Parts plunged Tuesday after slashing their annual forecasts. Bond prices fell, sending yields higher. That helped bank stocks. Streaming music service Pandora rose 4% after naming a...

Dow Ends Day Up 135

MARKETS

Aug 14, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 135

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks rallied broadly on Wall Street as investors seemed less concerned about tensions between the US and North Korea, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks made some of the largest gains Monday. The market was bouncing back from its biggest weekly decline since March. Apple and Microsoft each rose...

Stocks End Week
With Modest Gains

MARKETS

Aug 11, 2017 3:07 PM CDT

Stocks End Week With Modest Gains

Dow ends day up 14

(Newser) - Stocks managed to post modest gains at the end of a turbulent week that left the market with its biggest weekly loss since March, the AP reports. Technology companies, which suffered the brunt of the selling a day earlier, were back in the lead on Friday. Apple rose 1.4%....

Dow Ends Day Down 204

MARKETS

Aug 10, 2017 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 204

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are ending broadly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in technology companies and banks, two of the highest-performing sectors over the last year. Retailers were also falling Thursday, the AP reports. Macy's slumped 10% after reporting its 10th straight decline in a key sales measure. Simmering tensions...

Stocks Close Slightly Lower

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...