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Solid Economic Reports
Send US Stocks Higher

MARKETS

Oct 3, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Solid Economic Reports Send US Stocks Higher

Dow ends day up 54

(Newser) - Stocks are closing slightly higher following some solid reports on hiring and the services sector, the AP reports. Bond prices plunged Wednesday, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to its highest level in more than seven years. Banks, small company-stocks and big technology names posted outsized gains. Bank...

Dow Ends Day at All-Time High

MARKETS

Oct 2, 2018 3:13 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day at All-Time High

But S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly lower as small companies fall again, even as gains by a handful of big companies push the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time high, the AP reports. Retailers, airlines and automakers fell Tuesday, dragging broad market indexes lower on Tuesday. Amazon dragged other retailers lower...

Stocks End Mixed on Wall Street

MARKETS

Oct 1, 2018 3:08 PM CDT

Stocks End Mixed on Wall Street

Dow ends day up 192

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mixed on Wall Street after an early gain on excitement over a new trade between the US and Canada faded, the AP reports. Larger stocks ended mostly higher Monday, but smaller and mid-sized companies fell. The price of US crude oil closed at a four-year high, which...

Markets Wrap Up Best
Quarter in 5 Years

Sep 28, 2018 3:15 PM CDT

Markets Wrap Up Best Quarter in 5 Years

S&P 500 rose 7.2% in last 3 months

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street as the market closed out its best quarter in nearly five years, per the AP . Gains by technology and health care companies were offset by losses in other sectors Friday, including banks and materials companies. The S&P 500 index was...

Technology, Healthcare
Lead Gains for US Stocks

MARKETS

Sep 27, 2018 3:21 PM CDT

Technology, Healthcare Lead Gains for US Stocks

Mining company and small company stocks fall

(Newser) - After four days of modest losses, Apple and Amazon led the US stock market to modest gains. Internet and healthcare companies rose Thursday while mining companies fell along with metals prices, the AP reports. Apple and Amazon, the two most valuable US companies, both climbed after analysts said they expect...

Stocks Give Up
Early Gain, End Lower

MARKETS

Sep 26, 2018 3:47 PM CDT

Stocks Give Up Early Gain, End Lower

Banks and real estate companies hit the hardest

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and closed lower after the Federal Reserve made its third interest rate hike this year, the AP reports. Banks and real estate companies fell the most Wednesday. Bank of America sank 1.7% and Vornado Realty Trust fell 2.1%. The Fed, as expected,...

Dow Ends Day Down 69

MARKETS

Sep 25, 2018 3:13 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 69

S&P 500 also slips, Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - Stocks are finishing mostly lower on Wall Street as losses by financial and health care companies offset gains elsewhere in the market, the AP reports. Chubb fell 1.2% Tuesday and Johnson & Johnson lost 1.3%. Airlines had another bad day as oil prices rose, which could translate into...

Stocks Sink as China
Reportedly Rebuffs Talks

MARKETS

Sep 24, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Stocks Sink as China Reportedly Rebuffs Talks

US stocks closing mostly lower, but Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street after China and the US put tariffs on more of each other's goods, the AP reports. Investors were also discouraged Monday by a report that China rebuffed a plan for more talks on trade. Oil prices rose after OPEC decided against...

Dow Closes at
Another Record High

Sep 21, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Closes at Another Record High

But S&P 500, Nasdaq are down

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mixed on Wall Street even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crept up to another all-time high, per the AP . The Dow rose 86 points to 26,743, thanks largely to big gains in Boeing and McDonald's, while the S&P 500 index slipped 1 point...

Dow, S&P 500 Close
at Record Highs

MARKETS

Sep 20, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Highs

Dow climbs 251 points

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high , beating the mark it set in January, the AP reports. The S&P 500, a benchmark for many index funds, also beat the all-time high it set last month. Big technology companies led the charge on Wall Street Thursday as...

Dow Just Reached
an All-Time High

Sep 20, 2018 9:02 AM CDT

Dow Just Reached an All-Time High

So did the S&P 500

(Newser) - The stock markets opened with a bang on Thursday, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching all-time highs. CNBC chalks up part of it to investor sentiment that the trade war between the US and China won't be as bad as feared, despite the rhetoric between...

US Stock Indexes End Mixed

MARKETS

Sep 19, 2018 3:07 PM CDT

US Stock Indexes End Mixed

Dow closes 158 points higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mixed on Wall Street as gains for banks are offset by losses elsewhere in the market, the AP reports. Bond yields climbed to the highest level in four months Wednesday, sending bank shares higher and weighing on utilities and other high-dividend payers. Technology companies also did poorly....

Markets Shrug Off
Trade Tensions

MARKETS

Sep 18, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Markets Shrug Off Trade Tensions

Regain almost all ground lost on Monday

(Newser) - Investors shrugged off the latest escalation of trade tensions between the US and China and sent stocks broadly higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. Major US indexes on Tuesday gained back nearly all the ground they lost the day before. Technology and consumer-focused companies had some of the biggest...

Tech Stocks Lead
US Indexes Lower

MARKETS

Sep 17, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Tech Stocks Lead US Indexes Lower

Dow ends day down 92

(Newser) - Technology stocks led the way downward on Wall Street as traders braced for more tariffs to be announced on China, the AP reports. Apple lost 2.7% Monday, Netflix slumped 3.9% and Twitter gave up 4.2%. Most stocks closed lower on the New York Stock Exchange. Safe-play sectors...

Market Ekes Out Gains
to Cap Solid Week

Sep 14, 2018 3:14 PM CDT

Market Ekes Out Gains to Cap Solid Week

Dow manages to rise 8 points

(Newser) - Stocks ended an up-and-down day with slight gains on Wall Street, capping a solid week, per the AP . The S&P 500 index rose less than 1 point to 2,904, its 5th gain in a row, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 8 points to 26,154...

Tech Companies Lead
US Indexes Higher

MARKETS

Sep 13, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

Tech Companies Lead US Indexes Higher

Dow ends day up 147

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street as technology companies rose following a recent bout of weakness, the AP reports. Apple jumped 2.4% Thursday, a day after putting out its new lineup of iPhones, and chipmaker Qualcomm rose 4% after announcing a big stock buyback program. Stock indexes in...

US Stocks See Mixed Results

MARKETS

Sep 12, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

US Stocks See Mixed Results

Dow, S&P 500 close slightly higher; Nasdaq edges down

(Newser) - After wobbling between gains and losses, US stocks are finishing with a split decision as technology companies dropped, canceling out gains for energy companies, the AP reports. US crude rose 1.6% Wednesday and closed at its highest price in two months. Halliburton rose 2.1%. Chipmakers fell, with Micron...

Dow Ends Day Up 113

MARKETS

Sep 11, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 113

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - The stock market shook off a wobbly start and ended solidly higher, led by gains in technology and energy stocks, the AP reports. Apple climbed 2.5% Tuesday, a day ahead of its latest iPhone update. Amazon also rose 2.5%. Energy companies rose along with the price of crude...

S&P 500 Breaks
4-Day Losing Streak

MARKETS

Sep 10, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

S&P 500 Breaks 4-Day Losing Streak

Nasdaq also ends higher, but Dow slips

(Newser) - The S&P 500 index broke a four-day losing streak with small gains as industrial companies and retailers rose, the AP reports. Technology companies were also higher Monday following steep losses last week. CBS slipped 1.5% after it announced the departure of longtime CEO Les Moonves following more accusations...

Stock Indexes Close Lower

Sep 7, 2018 3:30 PM CDT

Stock Indexes Close Lower

But tech stocks rebound

(Newser) - US stock indexes are closing lower Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report pushed investors to gird for higher interest rates, the AP reports. Investors sold high-dividend stocks as bond yields rose, and tech stocks rebounded from recent losses. Tesla slumped 6.3% after its chief accounting officer quit after...