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Dow Ends Day Down 28
 Dow Ends Day Down 28 
Apr 15, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 28

But stocks ended sharply higher for the week

(Newser) - US stocks fell slightly as a dip in oil prices dragged energy companies lower, but for the week stocks ended sharply higher. Trading was quiet Friday as investors looked ahead to weekend meetings on the global economy and oil. Oil fell 3% and made the energy sector worst performer by...

Markets End the Day Mostly Unchanged

Dow Jones up 18

(Newser) - US stocks ended up more or less where they started after a brief midday rally faded. Airlines rose Thursday. Delta Air Lines climbed 1% after its results came in ahead of expectations, thanks partly to lower fuel costs. Progressive sank 3% after reporting earnings that came in below analysts' estimates....

Dow Ends Day Up 187
 Dow Ends Day Up 187 
Apr 13, 2016 3:04 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 187

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks closed higher, led by gains in banks after JPMorgan Chase turned in results that weren't as bad as analysts anticipated. JPMorgan rose 4% Wednesday. Profits and revenue for the giant bank both fell in the first quarter, but not as much as forecast. Other banks also rose....

Dow Ends Day Up 164
 Dow Ends Day Up 164 
Apr 12, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 164

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks closed higher on Wall Street, led by big gains in oil and gas companies as energy prices climb. Southwestern Energy jumped 15% Tuesday and Marathon Oil increased 12%. The price of US crude oil rose 4.5% and natural gas rose 4% in New York. The Dow Jones...

Markets Close With Slight Gains

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all end the day modestly up

(Newser) - Stocks closed slightly higher on Wall Street, led by energy companies as the price of crude oil turned sharply higher. Murphy Oil jumped 5% Friday, and offshore drilling company Transocean gained 3%. The price of benchmark US crude rose more than 6% in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average...

Dow Ends Day Down 174
 Dow Ends Day Down 174 
Apr 7, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 174

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - US stocks are ending broadly lower, led by declines in banks as interest rates move lower. Goldman Sachs sank 3% and JPMorgan Chase lost 2.5%, two of the biggest losses in the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow average gave up 174 points, or 1%, to 17,541. The...

Dow Ends Day Up 112
 Dow Ends Day Up 112 
Apr 6, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 112

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - The stock market turned in a solid gain, led by a jump in health care and energy companies. Drugmakers posted especially big gains Wednesday, including a 6% rise in biotechnology company Celgene. Energy stocks rose as the price of oil shot 5% higher. Chevron increased 2%. The Dow Jones industrial...

Dow Ends Day Down 133
 Dow Ends Day Down 133 
Apr 5, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 133

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks lost ground on Wall Street as investors fretted about more dire predictions about the global economy, the AP reports. Markets declined steadily Tuesday after the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, warned in a speech that the global recovery remains "too slow." The Dow Jones...

Dow Ends Day Up 107
 Dow Ends Day Up 107 
Apr 1, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 107

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks closed higher as traders got some encouragement from a solid report on the job market, the AP reports. Consumer companies gained Friday after the government said job growth continued at a strong clip in March. Energy and mining companies struggled as the prices of oil and precious metals...

Dow, S&P Close Slightly Higher for the Quarter

Nasdaq still down

(Newser) - US stocks are closing mostly lower in a relatively muted ending to a turbulent quarter. Most major indexes ended the quarter with slight gains Thursday after roaring back in March from a big deficit in February. So-called "defensive" stocks like utilities led the turnaround. Investors favor those companies for...

Dow Ends Day Up 83
 Dow Ends Day Up 83 
Mar 30, 2016 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 83

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street again, led by banks and technology stocks. Several companies gained ground Wednesday after reporting encouraging financial results. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 83 points, or 0.5%, to 17,716. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained nine points, or 0....

Stocks Close at Highest Level of the Year

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all end the day higher

(Newser) - Stocks closed at their highest level of the year as investors welcomed the latest signal from the Federal Reserve that it would move slowly to raise interest rates. The market shook off an early loss Tuesday and moved higher after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank remains...

Markets End the Week With a Loss

Mixed results for today, but they're down for the week

(Newser) - Stocks ended pretty much where they started on Wall Street, leaving the market with a weekly loss for the first time since mid-February. Banks and other financial companies fell Thursday, while telecommunications companies rose. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 13 points, or 0.1%, to 17,515. The...

Stock Markets Close Lower
 Stock Markets Close Lower 
Mar 23, 2016 3:21 PM CDT

Stock Markets Close Lower

Dow ends day down 80

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower, led by declines in energy and mining companies as prices for oil, metals and other commodities weaken. Several companies were also falling Wednesday after reporting disappointing results or outlooks. Nike, one of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, sank 4% after reporting revenue...

Dow Closes Lower After Brussels Attacks

S&P 500 also ends the day down, but Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - US stock indexes closed mostly lower as airlines, cruise companies, and travel booking sites fell following the attacks in Belgium. Royal Caribbean dropped 3% Tuesday and Priceline declined 2%. Energy and materials companies also moved lower. Health care and technology stocks gained ground. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up...

Dow Ends the Week Up 120
 Dow Ends the Week Up 120 
Mar 18, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends the Week Up 120

S&P 500 and Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - The US market's recovery from a dismal start to the year extended to fifth week after yet another strong gain. The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed up for the year for the first time Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average turned positive Thursday. Both had been down...

Dow Jones Turns Positive for the Year

Closes the day up 155 points

(Newser) - An afternoon surge in stocks, coming on the heels of a four-week rally, turned the Dow Jones industrial average positive for the year, wiping out losses from a terrible start to 2016. Materials and energy companies rose Thursday with the price of gold, silver, and oil. Industrial companies like Boeing...

Dow Ends Day Up 74
 Dow Ends Day Up 74 
Mar 16, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 74

Stocks close higher after Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

(Newser) - US stocks ended higher after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and forecast it will raise rates more gradually than it had envisioned late last year. The market had been lower before the Fed released its statement, which highlighted strength in hiring and housing, but weakness in exports and...

Dow Ends Day Up 22
 Dow Ends Day Up 22 
Mar 15, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 22

But S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower

(Newser) - US stocks ended mixed and mostly lower, led by a steep decline in drug company shares. Major international markets also fell Tuesday, dragged down by a weak economic forecast from the Bank of Japan. Comments from beleaguered Valeant Pharmaceuticals raised investor concerns that it will become more difficult for drug...

Dow Rises 15 Ahead of Big Fed Meeting

But most US stocks hold steady

(Newser) - US stocks barely budged Monday, finishing mixed as lower oil prices pulled energy companies lower while hotels and travel-related companies rose. Trading was quiet ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting later this week, which is expected to shed some light on the possibility of a future increase in benchmark...

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