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MARKETS

Aug 11, 2020 4:34 PM CDT

Wall Street Hits the Brakes

S&P 500's 7-day winning streak is over

(Newser) - Wall Street pumped the brakes on its recent rally Tuesday, as a late slide in big technology companies left stocks broadly lower, erasing an early gain. The reversal left the S&P 500 with a 0.8% loss after having been up 0.6% earlier. The decline in big-name technology...

Markets Start
Week With a Roar

MARKETS

Aug 10, 2020 3:49 PM CDT

Markets Start Week With a Roar

S&P 500 now within 1% of all-time high

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher Monday, nudging the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time high set in February. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after wavering between small gains and losses in the early going. The benchmark index is now within 1% of its February record high....

A Winning Streak
on Wall Street Survives

MARKETS

Aug 7, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

A Winning Streak on Wall Street Survives

S&P squeaks out a gain for the 6th straight day

(Newser) - The S&P 500 now has a six-day winning streak going, barely. The benchmark index rose all of 2 points Friday to 3,351, while the Dow gained 47 points to 27,433, and the Nasdaq fell 97 points to 11,010. The mixed day came after the July jobs...

Jobs News Gives
the Market a Lift

MARKETS

Aug 6, 2020 3:08 PM CDT

Jobs News Gives the Market a Lift

Dow rises 185

(Newser) - A new report on jobless claims Thursday showed that a staggering 1.2 million people applied for benefits last week. But in the age of the coronavirus, that actually qualifies as decent news because the figure is down from 1.4 million the previous week, notes the AP . Largely because...

Stocks Drift Higher Amid Mixed Earnings Reports

Stocks Tread Water as
Congress Discusses Relief

MARKETS

Aug 4, 2020 3:46 PM CDT

Stocks Tread Water as Congress Discusses Relief

Earnings reports were a very mixed bag

(Newser) - Stocks ended another bumpy day on Wall Street with modest gains. The benchmark S&P 500 index climbed 0.4% Tuesday after being down as much as 0.3% earlier in the day. A mixed batch of corporate earnings news and scant progress in Congress on a new package of...

S&P 500 Is
Closing in
on Record

MARKETS

Aug 3, 2020 3:54 PM CDT

S&P 500 Is Closing in on Record

Dow up 236 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street and around the world Monday following several encouraging reports on the economy. The S&P 500 added another 0.7% onto its four-month winning streak. The benchmark index is now back within 3% of the record high it set in February. Big Tech...

Late Rally Lifts
Wall Street to Gains

MARKETS

Jul 31, 2020 3:24 PM CDT

Late Rally Lifts Wall Street to Gains

Dow rises 114, and Big Tech has strong day

(Newser) - Wall Street wrapped up its fourth straight winning month on Friday thanks to a late rally, the AP reports. The Dow, which struggled much of the day, rose 114 points to 26,428, the S&P 500 rose 24 points to 3,271, and the tech-dominated Nasdaq rose 157 points...

Harsh Reality of GDP
Weighs Down Stocks

MARKETS

Jul 30, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Harsh Reality of GDP Weighs Down Stocks

Dow falls 225

(Newser) - On a day when the latest GDP report registered an astonishing 33% drop in the second quarter, you can't expect the stock market to do anything but drop, too. And that's mostly what happened: The Dow fell 225 points to 26,313 and the S&P 500 fell...

Stocks Continue Climb
After Latest News from Fed

MARKETS

Jul 29, 2020 3:40 PM CDT

Stocks Continue Climb After Latest News from Fed

Eastman Kodak surges 318%

(Newser) - Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve said it will keep the accelerator floored on its aid for the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% Wednesday, its best day in two weeks. Treasury yields held steady and gold reached another record high. The Fed...

Markets Slump After
Weak Earnings Reports

MARKETS

Jul 28, 2020 3:48 PM CDT

Markets Slump After Weak Earnings Reports

McDonald's, 3M reported disappointing results

(Newser) - A late slump left stocks broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, while cautious investors continued to push money into gold and Treasurys, leaving gold at another record high. Weak earnings from several big US companies also dampened the mood. The S&P 500 gave up 0.6% after falling steadily...

'If There Ever Was a
Week to Pay Attention,
This Is Likely the One'

MARKETS

Jul 27, 2020 3:38 PM CDT

'If There Ever Was a Week to Pay Attention, This Is Likely the One'

Rally resumes ahead of 2-day Fed meeting

(Newser) - Wall Street’s rally got back on track Monday, while gold rushed to a record at the start of a week packed with potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% to more than recover all its losses from last week, as Apple and other tech giants returned...

This Time, COVID Not Sole
Reason for Market's Fall

MARKETS

Jul 24, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

This Time, COVID Not Sole Reason for Market's Fall

Investors worried about new tensions with China

(Newser) - Wall Street ended the week with losses, though rising coronavirus cases were not the only thing weighing on investors' minds. Renewed tension with China also played a role in Friday's in-the-red trading, reports the Wall Street Journal . The Dow fell 182 points to 26,469, the S&P 500...

Dow Has a Rough Day
After Jobless Numbers

MARKETS

Jul 23, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Has a Rough Day After Jobless Numbers

Index falls 353 points

(Newser) - A not-so-great report on unemployment led to a not-so-great day on Wall Street. The Dow fell 353 points, 1.3%, to 26,652; the S&P 500 fell 40 points, 1.2%, to 3,235; and the Nasdaq fell 244 points, 2.2%, to 10,461. The Nasdaq is tech-heavy,...

Stimulus Hopes Give
Markets a Boost

MARKETS

Jul 21, 2020 4:02 PM CDT

Stimulus Hopes Give Markets a Boost

Indexes closed higher despite ate stumble

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday despite a late stumble that nearly wiped out the market’s gains for the day. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, after having been up as much as 0.8% earlier. Banks and energy companies led the gains, outweighing losses in...

Tech Stocks Lead
Wall Street to Gains

MARKETS

Jul 20, 2020 3:17 PM CDT

Tech Stocks Lead Wall Street to Gains

Good news on a vaccine candidate also helps

(Newser) - A strong day for tech companies and hope on the coronavirus vaccine front to led to gains Monday on Wall Street. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 263 points, or 2.5%, to 10,767, while the benchmark S&P 500 rose 27 points to 3,251, and the Dow eked out...

S&P Has Another Weekly
Gain on 'Muted' Day

MARKETS

Jul 17, 2020 3:06 PM CDT

S&P Has Another Weekly Gain on 'Muted' Day

But the Dow fell 62 points

(Newser) - "Muted" and "meandering" are two words used by the AP to describe Friday's stock market trading. And when all was said and done, the major indexes saw mixed results: The Dow fell 62 points to 26,671, the S&P 500 ticked up 9 points to 3,...

4-Day Rally Fizzles

MARKETS

Jul 16, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

4-Day Rally Fizzles

Dow falls 135

(Newser) - Wall Street fell for the first time in five days Thursday amid mixed reports about the coronavirus around the world. The Dow dropped 135 points to 26,734, the S&P 500 dipped 10 points to 3,215, and the Nasdaq fell 76 points to 10,473. All the losses...

Stock Markets Close
Higher After Shaky Start

MARKETS

Jul 14, 2020 4:03 PM CDT

Stock Markets Close Higher After Shaky Start

Dow finished up 566 points

(Newser) - Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 more than made up all its losses from the day before, after stocks pinballed through another day of erratic trading. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3%, led by energy producers and other companies whose profits would benefit greatly from...

Stocks Surrender Early Gains

MARKETS

Jul 13, 2020 3:47 PM CDT

Stocks Surrender Early Gains

Dismal earnings reports expected Tuesday

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower Monday in another day of roller-coaster trading. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% after being up more than 1.6% earlier. Technology companies, which led the market higher in the morning, led it lower in the afternoon. Investors were discouraged...

Dow Reclaims 26K

MARKETS

Jul 10, 2020 3:06 PM CDT

Dow Reclaims 26K

Investors optimistic for now about recovery

(Newser) - On Friday, Wall Street investors decided to be optimistic again about the coronavirus recovery. The Dow rose 369 points to 26,075, the S&P 500 rose 32 points to 3,185, and the Nasdaq rose 69 points to 10,617. All the indexes posted gains for the week. The...