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Oct 17, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Edges Up 23

And the S&P rises 8 points on upbeat day

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union put investors in a buying mood, the AP reports. Companies including Netflix, CSX, and Morgan Stanley rose Thursday after reporting surprisingly good profits. Industrial...

Dow Slips 22

MARKETS

Oct 16, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Slips 22

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street as losses for technology and energy companies offset gains in other sectors, the AP reports. Salesforce.com slumped 3.8% Wednesday and Exxon Mobil gave up 1.7%. Homebuilders benefited from a surprisingly good survey on sales. Lennar jumped 2.4%. General...

Solid Earnings
Send Stocks Higher

MARKETS

Oct 15, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Solid Earnings Send Stocks Higher

Dow ends day up 237

(Newser) - Stocks notched solid gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed surprisingly good quarterly results from some of the nation's biggest companies, the AP reports. Strong earnings from UnitedHealth Group, JPMorgan Chase and other companies helped lift the market Tuesday, erasing modest losses from a day earlier. UnitedHealth soared 8%...

US Stocks Edge Down

MARKETS

Oct 14, 2019 3:12 PM CDT

US Stocks Edge Down

As bond markets are closed for Columbus Day

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street, a shaky start to the week for the market after the S&P 500 notched its first weekly gain in four weeks, the AP reports. Losses in consumer goods makers, utilities and industrial stocks outweighed gains in banks and elsewhere in...

Markets Jump as Trump Is Upbeat on China

Markets Jump After
US-China Trade Thaw

UPDATED

Oct 11, 2019 3:10 PM CDT

Markets Jump After US-China Trade Thaw

Trump says 'phase one deal' is secured as Dow jumps 319

(Newser) - The markets seem pretty happy with newly reported progress in US-China trade talks. President Trump on Friday declared that the US has agreed on a "very substantial phase one deal" with Beijing, reports CNBC . And earlier, he tweeted that "good things are happening at China Trade Talk Meeting"...

Stocks Climb
After Reports
of Trade Talks

MARKETS

Oct 10, 2019 3:31 PM CDT

Stocks Climb After Reports of Trade Talks

Dow up 150 as tech shares rise

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as traders turn hopeful that meetings in Washington will yield progress on the long-running US-China trade dispute. Markets were encouraged Thursday after President Trump said he would meet with China's lead negotiator on Friday. Technology stocks posted solid gains. Skyworks Solutions...

US Stocks Notch
First Gain of Week

MARKETS

Oct 9, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Notch First Gain of Week

Dow ends day up 181

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street, giving the market its first gain this week, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks led the way higher Wednesday. Microsoft rose 1.9% and Citigroup climbed 1.6%. The gains came as the latest round of talks on trade resumed between...

Stocks Extend Losses
on Wall Street

MARKETS

Oct 8, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Extend Losses on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 313

(Newser) - Stocks are ending lower on Wall Street as tensions ratchet up again between the US and China just before the two sides are set to meet again to discuss trade, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks took the worst of the losses Tuesday. Qualcomm, a chipmaker which relies heavily...

Wall Street's
Early Gain
Doesn't Last

MARKETS

Oct 7, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Wall Street's Early Gain Doesn't Last

Market's losing streak extends

(Newser) - Stocks gave up some meager midday gains and ended broadly lower on Wall Street, extending the market's losing streak into a fourth week, the AP reports. Technology companies and makers of consumer products led the way lower on Monday. Broadcom lost 1.9% and Pepsi lost 1.4%. Traders...

Jobs Report Gives
a Lift to Markets

MARKETS

Oct 4, 2019 3:17 PM CDT

Jobs Report Gives a Lift to Markets

Dow rises 372

(Newser) - Stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street Friday after steady US job gains and a decline in the unemployment rate allayed investors' concerns about slowing growth. The broad gains Friday erased nearly all of the significant losses the market suffered earlier in the week brought on by dismal news on...

Stocks End Higher
After Early Stumble

MARKETS

Oct 3, 2019 3:07 PM CDT

Stocks End Higher After Early Stumble

Dow ends day up 122

(Newser) - The stock market shook off an early stumble and ended broadly higher, breaking a two-day slump that got October off to a miserable start, the AP reports. Big technology companies and drug makers led the gains Thursday, while materials makers and banks pulled up the rear. The early slide was...

Stock Losses
Accelerate on
Wall Street

MARKETS

Oct 2, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Stock Losses Accelerate on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 494

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled again as investors became more worried that worsening trade tensions and other factors could further weaken the global economy, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 500 points Wednesday, its second big drop in a row. The latest bout of selling followed a report showing...

Weak Factory Report
Sinks Stock Market

MARKETS

Oct 1, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Weak Factory Report Sinks Stock Market

Dow ends day down 343

(Newser) - The stock market stumbled after a surprise contraction in manufacturing last month renewed worries that President Trump's trade wars were hurting the economy, the AP reports. The market had been rallying early Tuesday until the Institute for Supply Management reported that the manufacturing sector reached its lowest level in...

Stocks End
Bumpy Quarter
With a Gain

MARKETS

Sep 30, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks End Bumpy Quarter With a Gain

S&P 500 is up 1.2% for the quarter

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street, capping another turbulent quarter with modest gains, the AP reports. Technology and health care stocks led the way Monday. Apple rose 2.4% and Merck added 1.4%. Banks and energy companies lagged the rest of the market. Raymond James lost 1.3% and ConocoPhillips...

US Stocks End
Week Down
After China
Trade Report

MARKETS

Sep 27, 2019 5:30 PM CDT

US Stocks End Week Down After China Trade Report

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 fall

(Newser) - Wall Street capped a choppy week with a second straight weekly loss for the S&P 500 Friday as worries about a potential escalation in the trade war between the US and China erased early gains. Technology companies led the broad slide, the AP reports, as investors weighed a report...

US Stocks Fall as
Investors Turn Cautious

MARKETS

Sep 26, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Fall as Investors Turn Cautious

Dow ends day down 79

(Newser) - Stocks fell and bond prices rose as investors turned cautious and shifted money into lower-risk holdings, the AP reports. The selling came as traders weighed the implications of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a slowdown in US economic growth. Facebook led communications stocks lower after Bloomberg reported that...

Stocks Rise as Trump
Teases Trade Deal

MARKETS

Sep 25, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Rise as Trump Teases Trade Deal

Dow ends day up 162

(Newser) - Stocks are closing with solid gains Wednesday after President Trump indicated a trade deal with China could happen soon, the AP reports. The comment from Trump, along with strong numbers on the housing market, helped stocks overcome early losses. Technology companies, which have strong business ties to China, were the...

US Stocks Have Volatile Day

MARKETS

Sep 24, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

US Stocks Have Volatile Day

As Democrats eye Trump inquiry

(Newser) - Stocks had their most volatile day in a month Tuesday as a growing number of Democrats called for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a report showed a decline in consumer confidence, the AP reports. The S&P 500 fell 25 points, or 0.8%, to 2,966. The...

Stocks Close Flat
on Wall Street

MARKETS

Sep 23, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Close Flat on Wall Street

US stocks give up early gains Monday

(Newser) - Stocks are closing flat Monday, giving up early gains by technology companies and makers of household products, the AP reports. The market turned lower in the late afternoon after wobbling earlier as investors digested some weak economic figures out of Germany. Chip stocks rose. Nvidia gained 1.2% and Qualcomm...

Stocks Slip After
Chinese Delegation Leaves

MARKETS

Sep 20, 2019 3:38 PM CDT

Stocks Slip After Chinese Delegation Leaves

Dow drops 105 points, Nasdaq 56

(Newser) - Stocks veered lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday after reports that a Chinese delegation has cut short a visit to the US, fueled speculation that upcoming talks aimed at resolving the costly trade war between Washington and Beijing are in trouble. The selling, which erased modest early gains...