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Stocks End Little Changed
After Early Rally Wanes

MARKETS

Sep 19, 2019 3:15 PM CDT

Stocks End Little Changed After Early Rally Wanes

Dow ends day down 52

(Newser) - Stocks are sputtering at the close on Wall Street Thursday after an early rally fizzled, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52 points, or 0.2%, to 27,094, while the S&P 500 was essentially flat at 3,006. Banks and industrial companies were the biggest...

Stocks Sink, Then Recover
After Fed Rate Cut

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Sep 18, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Sink, Then Recover After Fed Rate Cut

Dow, S&P 500 edge up while Nasdaq drops a bit

(Newser) - Stocks are rebounding at the close of trading, led by banks and big tech names, after the Federal Reserve delivered an expected cut in interest rates, the AP reports. Stocks initially fell after the Fed announcement, after the Fed showed its members are divided about the upcoming path for interest...

US Stocks Notch Small Gains

MARKETS

Sep 17, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Notch Small Gains

As price of oil falls

(Newser) - Stocks are closing a lackluster session Tuesday with small gains as investors await a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, the AP reports. The Fed concludes a policy meeting Wednesday and is expected to announce its second rate cut this year. Oil prices gave up a chunk of the huge...

Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Spike

MARKETS

Sep 16, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Spike

Dow ends day down 142, breaking an 8-day win streak

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower Monday as a spike in oil prices raises fresh worries about the strength of the global economy, the AP reports. The US and international benchmarks for crude oil each rose more than 14% after a weekend attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Shares of oil...

Markets Mixed, but Dow
Keeps Streak Alive

MARKETS

Sep 13, 2019 3:06 PM CDT

Markets Mixed, but Dow Keeps Streak Alive

Index up for the 8th straight day, rising 37 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly lower Friday as a decline in technology stocks offsets a strong performance by Wall Street banks, per the AP . Apple dropped 1.9% and Broadcom fell 3.4% after the chipmaker warned that demand remains weak. JPMorgan rose 2% and Citigroup gained 1.6%. Banks were bolstered...

Stocks Rise on Hope
for Trade Progress

MARKETS

Sep 12, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Rise on Hope for Trade Progress

Dow ends day up 45

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher Thursday as investors grow cautiously optimistic the US and China can make progress in upcoming trade talks, the AP reports. The S&P 500 gained 8 points, or 0.3%, to 3,009, led by technology and consumer-focused companies, although the rally lost some steam in...

Tech Leads US Stocks Higher

MARKETS

Sep 11, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Tech Leads US Stocks Higher

Dow ends day up 227

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as investors welcomed China's move to exempt some US products from a recent round of tariffs, the AP reports. Technology, health care and communication services stocks powered much of the gains Wednesday for the S&P 500, which has been essentially...

Wall Street Sees
Late Buying Burst

MARKETS

Sep 10, 2019 3:21 PM CDT

Wall Street Sees Late Buying Burst

Dow ends day up 73

(Newser) - A late burst of buying left stocks mostly higher on Wall Street after indexes spent much of the day lower, the AP reports. Apple rose 1.2% Tuesday after announcing a new slate of iPhones and other products. Apple also announced a $5 a month video service, which would be...

US Stocks See
Mixed Finish

MARKETS

Sep 9, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

US Stocks See Mixed Finish

Smaller companies rose broadly Monday

(Newser) - Major stock indexes turned in a mixed finish on Wall Street as large companies gave up early gains but smaller companies rose broadly, the AP reports. The S&P 500 index of large US companies ended up pretty much where it started on Monday, while measures of small-company stocks climbed....

Markets Close the Week
on a Good Note

MARKETS

Sep 6, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Markets Close the Week on a Good Note

Dow is up 69

(Newser) - Stocks eked out some narrow gains on Wall Street, enough to give the S&P 500 index its second weekly gain in a row. The market shook off an early stumble Friday thanks largely to gains in health care stocks and makers of consumer products. The S&P 500 rose...

Stocks Climb After
Trade Talks News

MARKETS

Sep 5, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Stocks Climb After Trade Talks News

Dow rises almost 400 points

(Newser) - Stocks notched solid gains Thursday after news that the US and China plan to hold talks next month and as several reports suggested the US economy was still going strong. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged nearly 400 points, bond yields jumped, and the price of gold fell as investors...

Tech Leads
Broad Rally
on Wall Street

MARKETS

Sep 4, 2019 3:11 PM CDT

Tech Leads Broad Rally on Wall Street

Dow ends day up 237

(Newser) - Technology companies led a broad rally in US stocks, erasing much of the market's losses from a day earlier. Traders pivoted to riskier holdings Wednesday as encouraging developments overseas helped alleviate anxiety over the global economy, the AP reports. Lawmakers in Britain were seeking a less chaotic exit from...

Tech Stocks Lead
Declines on Wall Street

MARKETS

Sep 3, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Tech Stocks Lead Declines on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 285

(Newser) - Technology companies led stocks broadly lower as disappointing economic data and the latest escalation in the US-China trade war put investors in a selling mood, the AP reports. The sell-off Tuesday came as markets opened after a long weekend to expanded tariffs between Washington and Beijing and little sign that...

Markets Mixed to End
a Volatile Month

MARKETS

Aug 30, 2019 3:05 PM CDT

Markets Mixed to End a Volatile Month

Dow rises 41 points

(Newser) - Major stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, though the overall market notched solid gains for the week after four straight weeks of losses. Still, the market finished a volatile August with a loss, only the second monthly decline this year after May, per the AP...

Stocks Climb on
US-China Trade Hopes

MARKETS

Aug 29, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Stocks Climb on US-China Trade Hopes

Dow ends day up 326

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as investors hope that new talks set for September can result in progress in resolving the US-China trade dispute, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks were the biggest winners Thursday. Microsoft rose 1.9% and Wells Fargo added 1.6%. Retailers...

Banks, Retailers Lead
US Stocks Higher

MARKETS

Aug 28, 2019 3:12 PM CDT

Banks, Retailers Lead US Stocks Higher

But major indexes are still down more than 3% for the month

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Wednesday, led by gains in banks and retailers, the AP reports. Wells Fargo climbed 1.6% and Home Depot rose 1.7%. Tiffany & Co. gained 3% after the luxury jeweler's second quarter results beat analysts' projections. The S&P 500 rose...

Banks Lead US Stocks
Slightly Lower

MARKETS

Aug 27, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Banks Lead US Stocks Slightly Lower

Dow ends day down 120

(Newser) - Banks led stocks modestly lower on Wall Street, erasing some of the markets' gains from a big rally a day earlier, the AP reports. Financial companies were weak Tuesday as investors piled into U.S. government bonds, which sent yields lower. Lower yields mean lower profits for banks because they...

Stocks Rise on
New Hope for
Trade Thaw

MARKETS

Aug 26, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Rise on New Hope for Trade Thaw

Dow ends day up 269

(Newser) - Stocks are ending higher on Wall Street after President Trump said China wants to make a deal on trade, the AP reports. Big technology companies, which do a lot of business in China and have much riding on the outcome of the trade dispute, rose the most Monday. Apple climbed...

Dow Plunges Anew After
Trump Tweets on China

MARKETS

Aug 23, 2019 3:03 PM CDT

Dow Plunges Anew After Trump Tweets on China

Index falls more than 600 points

(Newser) - Stocks sank on Wall Street Friday after President Trump demanded that US companies with operations in China consider moving them to other countries—just hours after Beijing announced new tariffs on $75 billion in American goods. The Dow fell 623 points, or 2.3%, to 25,628; the S&P...

Stocks Take a Rocky Ride

markets

Aug 22, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Stocks Take a Rocky Ride

And remarks by Fed officials leave investors uncertain

(Newser) - Stocks ended an up-and-down day mostly lower as losses for health care and technology companies offset gains in banks and other sectors, the AP reports. UnitedHealth Group gave up 3.1% Thursday and Adobe lost 1.3%. Remarks from two Federal Reserve bank presidents left investors less certain about the...