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Apr 8, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 31, 2016 3:23 PM CDT

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

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

Mar 29, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

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

Mar 24, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

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

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

Mar 22, 2016 3:19 PM CDT

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

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

Mar 17, 2016 3:17 PM CDT

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

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

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

Mar 14, 2016 3:21 PM CDT

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...

Dow Ends Day Up 218

Mar 11, 2016 3:26 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 218

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, capping a four-week rally. Energy companies were among the biggest gainers Friday as energy prices continued to recover. Devon Energy surged 11% and Anadarko Petroleum added 9%. Bank stocks also rose sharply. That sector had been beaten down in recent weeks as investors worried...

After Early Rally,
Dow Ends Day
Down 5

Mar 10, 2016 3:17 PM CST

After Early Rally, Dow Ends Day Down 5

Dow, Nasdaq down; S&P 500 slightly up

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street after a brief early rally faded away, the AP reports. Several companies lost ground Thursday after releasing disappointing earnings and outlooks. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up five points, less than 0.1%, to 16,995. It was up as much as...

Markets Close Slightly Higher

Mar 9, 2016 3:17 PM CST

Markets Close Slightly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all post modest gains

(Newser) - Stocks are closing slightly higher, led by gain in energy companies as prices for crude oil and natural gas rose. Chesapeake Energy climbed 8% Wednesday, Devon Energy rose 7%, and Newfield Exploration rose 6%. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 36 points, or 0.2%, to 17,000. The Standard...

Dow Ends Day Down 109

Mar 8, 2016 3:15 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 109

S&P 500, Nasdaq also down

(Newser) - Stocks closed solidly lower, led by a drop in energy companies as the price of crude oil took another tumble. Murphy Oil dropped 15% Tuesday and oil rig operator Transocean lost 10%. Traders were also discouraged by weak trade figures from China. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 109 points,...