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Nov 29, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Dow ends day up 23

(Newser) - Solid gains in several big health care companies led major US stock indexes to end modestly higher Tuesday, the AP reports. UnitedHealth Group climbed 3.6%, the most in the Dow Jones industrial average, after issuing a strong forecast for earnings next year. Energy companies ended lower as the price...

Dow, S&P 500
Close at Record Highs

Nov 23, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Highs

Nasdaq falls

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at record highs again Wednesday but the Nasdaq composite fell, dragged down by declines in big technology names, the AP reports. HP sank 7% Wednesday after releasing a weak profit forecast. Eli Lilly plunged 11% after...

Dow Closes Above 19K
for First Time

Nov 22, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow Closes Above 19K for First Time

Other indexes also close at records

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average is closing above 19,000 for the first time as a post-election rally drives indexes further into record territory, the AP reports. Tuesday's gain marked the sixth record high close for the index of 30 blue chip stocks since the presidential election two weeks...

Oil Price Jump
Pulls Stocks to Record Highs

MARKETS

Nov 21, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Oil Price Jump Pulls Stocks to Record Highs

Dow ends day up 89 points

(Newser) - A jump in oil prices helped pull US stocks to record highs Monday as investors continue to hope for a cut in oil production that could help prices go higher, the AP reports. The start of the week once again brought several corporate deals, with companies in the energy and...

Markets End the Day Lower

Nov 18, 2016 3:18 PM CST

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow down 35

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes are closing slightly lower, led by declines in health care companies and makers of consumer goods, the AP reports. Small-company stocks are at record highs Friday and still rising. Retailers Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch plunged after delivering weak quarterly reports, while discount retailer Ross Stores...

Markets End the Day Higher

Nov 17, 2016 3:11 PM CST

Markets End the Day Higher

Dow up 35

(Newser) - Another solid increase in bank stocks pushed major market indexes higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. Banks, which had lagged the rest of the market heading into last week's presidential election, have been on a tear since then. Last week they had their biggest gain since 2009. Investors...

Dow Ends Day Down 54

Nov 16, 2016 3:07 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 54

S&P 500 also falls, Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - Bank stocks are pulling market indexes mostly lower on Wall Street as a weeklong surge in the financial sector peters out, the AP reports. The dollar continued to appreciate against other currencies Wednesday and has reached its highest mark in 13 years. The price of oil fell after a big...

Dow Ends Day Up 54

Nov 15, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 54

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Energy companies led the stock market higher as the price of oil had its biggest jump since April, the AP reports. Big technology stocks, which have been mostly left out of a post-election rally, turned sharply higher Tuesday. Microsoft, Facebook, and Google's parent company, Alphabet, all posted solid gains....

Dow Ends Day Up 39

Nov 11, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 39

Post-election rally losing steam

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly higher on Wall Street as a post-election rally loses steam, the AP reports. Energy companies fell Friday as the price of crude oil turns lower. Murphy Oil slumped 5%. Retailers and technology companies moved higher. Chipmaker Nvidia soared after reporting strong results. The Dow Jones industrial...

Dow Closes at Record High

Nov 10, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow Closes at Record High

S&P 500 edges up, but Nasdaq falls

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average is closing at a record high, led by big gains in a few of its 30 components including Goldman Sachs and IBM, beating the all-time high it set in August, the AP reports. Broader market measures were closing mixed Thursday as several sectors struggled, including...

Stocks Surge After Trump Win

Nov 9, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Stocks Surge After Trump Win

Dow ends day up 256

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply higher on Wall Street after Donald Trump's upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the AP reports. Investors hope his plans for infrastructure spending, tax cuts, and lighter regulation will benefit the economy. Banks, drugmakers, and industrial companies rose the most, while safe-haven assets like utilities slumped....

Stock Futures Plunge
as Trump Surges

Nov 8, 2016 9:48 PM CST

Stock Futures Plunge as Trump Surges

Dow futures were down almost 750 points

(Newser) - Donald Trump's strong showing Tuesday night isn't sitting well with investors. Dow futures were down more than 800 points about 11pm Eastern, reports MarketWatch . Early in the night, they were actually up about 100 points, notes CNBC , but they began to plummet as Trump's count in the...

Dow Ends Day Up 72

Nov 8, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 72

Nasdaq, S&P 500 also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending broadly higher on Wall Street, building on big gains a day earlier, as investors keep a close eye on the US presidential election, the AP reports. Safe-play sectors like utilities and phone companies rose more than the rest of the market Tuesday. PG&E rose 1.5%...

Stocks Surge 371
After FBI Clears Clinton

MARKETS

Nov 7, 2016 3:16 PM CST

Stocks Surge 371 After FBI Clears Clinton

Markets nervous as presidential election heads to its finish

(Newser) - Stocks surged on Wall Street , breaking a nine-day losing streak, after the FBI said newly discovered emails didn't warrant any action against presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 371 points, or 2.1%, to 18,260 Monday. Investors have been anxious over signs that the...

Markets Surge
on Eve of Election

Nov 7, 2016 11:41 AM CST

Markets Surge on Eve of Election

Dow up 300+, and S&P is out of its slump

(Newser) - Stocks are surging on Wall Street, and MarketWatch and the AP are chalking it up to the FBI's announcement Sunday that newly discovered emails do not warrant any action against Hillary Clinton. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 338 points, or 1.9%, to 18,226 in midday...

Markets: S&P 500 Sees Longest
Losing Streak Since 1980

Nov 4, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Markets: S&P 500 Sees Longest Losing Streak Since 1980

Dow, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - The stock market gave up an early gain and ended slightly lower, extending a losing streak for the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a ninth day, the longest losing streak in 36 years, the AP reports. While the losing streak for the market barometer has been long, it...

Markets: S&P 500
Sees Longest
Losing Streak Since
2008 Crisis

Nov 3, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Markets: S&P 500 Sees Longest Losing Streak Since 2008 Crisis

Dow, Nasdaq also fall

(Newser) - The stock market's pre-election funk has extended into an eighth straight day, marking the longest losing streak for a key benchmark since the 2008 financial crisis, the AP reports. The Standard & Poor's 500 index took another turn lower Thursday as investors worried that Election Day could upset...

Stocks Continue Fall as
Presidential Polls Tighten

Nov 2, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Continue Fall as Presidential Polls Tighten

The losing streak is at 7 days

(Newser) - The stock market closed moderately lower, extending a losing streak ahead of a contentious US presidential election, the AP reports. Polls showing a tighter race have caused some nervousness on Wall Street, and that funk continued on Wednesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, the mostly widely used benchmark...

Dow Drops 105

Nov 1, 2016 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Drops 105

S&P 500, Nasdaq also fall

(Newser) - Stocks are ending slightly lower on Wall Street as investors continue to monitor the run-up to the US presidential election, the AP reports. Earnings were also in focus on Tuesday, and several companies fell after releasing disappointing results or forecasts. Pitney Bowes slumped 19% after its earnings fell short of...

Markets Close Mostly Flat

Oct 31, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Markets Close Mostly Flat

Dow drops 19

(Newser) - A strong signal on the economy and more corporate deals weren't enough to help stocks close higher on Wall Street Monday, the AP reports. Investors wrote off a report that Americans increased their spending in September at the fastest pace in three months. In deal news, General Electric announced...