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MARKETS

Sep 6, 2018 3:20 PM CDT

Stocks Sink as Tech Slump Continues

S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower, but Dow gains 20 points

(Newser) - Technology companies are finishing another day of sharp losses Thursday, although the broader market didn't fare as badly, the AP reports. Apple fell 1.7% Thursday. Chipmakers sank after a KLA-Tencor executive said business in the fourth quarter looks weaker than the company expected. KLA lost 10.4%. Facebook...

Tech Stocks Sink
as Execs Testify

MARKETS

Sep 5, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Tech Stocks Sink as Execs Testify

S&P 500, Nasdaq slip while Dow edges up 22 points

(Newser) - US stocks are closing with losses as technology and consumer-focused companies decline, the AP reports. Facebook shed 2.3% and Twitter fell 6.1% as top executives from those companies testified before Congress about issues including their efforts to prevent disinformation and election meddling. Some of the market's recent...

Markets See Small Losses
on Amazon's Big Day

Sep 4, 2018 4:02 PM CDT

Markets See Small Losses on Amazon's Big Day

Dow dips 12

(Newser) - US stocks finished lower Tuesday as losses for health care and technology companies canceled out gains for banks, per the AP . Investors didn't commit to many big moves as trading resumed after the Labor Day holiday. They are likely to focus on trade this week, as the US is...

No NAFTA Deal Reached, but Markets Shrug It Off

US, Canada Fail to Agree
on NAFTA; Markets Unfazed

Aug 31, 2018 3:23 PM CDT

US, Canada Fail to Agree on NAFTA; Markets Unfazed

Talks expected to resume next week

(Newser) - Stocks hardly budged on Wall Street as the US and Canada were unable to complete a trade deal, per the AP . The US Trade Representative said Friday that the two sides would continue negotiating next week on a new deal to replace the NAFTA trade accord, which also includes Mexico....

Stocks Tumble on New
China Trade Fears

Aug 30, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Tumble on New China Trade Fears

Dow ends day down 137

(Newser) - Stocks are ending lower after Bloomberg News reported the Trump administration could move forward with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods as early as next week, the AP reports. The news knocked stocks lower Thursday afternoon, ending a four-day rally that brought major U.S. indexes to record highs....

Stocks End Higher
After Shaky Start

MARKETS

Aug 29, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks End Higher After Shaky Start

Another record high close for the S&P 500

(Newser) - More encouraging news on trade helped the stock market shake off a weak start and finish higher, the AP reports. It was the fourth straight gain for the S&P 500 index Wednesday, and another record high close. Among the biggest gainers, Amazon rose 3.4% after analysts at Morgan...

S&P 500, Nasdaq
Close at Record Highs

MARKETS

Aug 28, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Record Highs

Dow also edges up

(Newser) - Stocks indexes ended slightly higher after a day of wavering between small gains and losses, the AP reports. Technology stocks rose Tuesday, as did some retailers, but banks, energy companies and makers of consumer goods ended broadly lower. Chipmaker Qualcomm rose 3.6%, but ConocoPhillips fell 1.1%. Discount shoe...

Hopes for
NAFTA Replacement
Send Stocks Higher

MARKETS

Aug 27, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Hopes for NAFTA Replacement Send Stocks Higher

Nasdaq goes above 8,000 for the first time

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street, sending the Nasdaq above 8,000 for the first time, after the White House said it has reached a preliminary agreement with Mexico on replacing NAFTA, the AP reports. Automakers, which would stand to benefit from warmer trade relations between the US and Mexico, rose...

It's Another Record
Day on Wall Street

Aug 24, 2018 3:37 PM CDT

It's Another Record Day on Wall Street

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at all-time highs

(Newser) - The S&P 500 index closed at a record high Friday, just two days after the current bull market in stocks became the longest in history. The Nasdaq composite and the Russell 2000 indexes also closed at all-time highs, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is still below the high...

2 Big Sectors Put
a Damper on Markets

Aug 23, 2018 3:26 PM CDT

2 Big Sectors Put a Damper on Markets

Bank and energy stocks slip

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as a slide in banks and energy companies offset solid gains for the technology sector. The S&P 500 index fell 4 points to 2,856; the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76 points, or 0.3%, to 25,656; the Nasdaq composite...

Market Milestone:
9 Years, 5 Months, 13 Days

the rundown

Aug 22, 2018 3:20 PM CDT

Market Milestone: 9 Years, 5 Months, 13 Days

The longest bull market in history is on the books

(Newser) - Dot-com bubble, eat your heart out: The S&P 500 has marked its longest-running bull market ever by going 3,454 days since hitting a low point in March 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite inching down a point Wednesday to 2,861, per the AP , the storied blue-chip...

S&P 500's Historic Moment As
Bull Run Stretches Ever Further

Aug 21, 2018 3:15 PM CDT

S&P 500's Historic Moment As Bull Run Stretches Ever Further

The index briefly traded at an all-time high Tuesday

(Newser) - The S&P 500 index briefly traded at an all-time high Tuesday just as the US stock market's bull run came closer to becoming the longest on record, per the AP . The market's benchmark index eked out a slight gain, closing a little below the high mark it...

Dow Ends Week With
Another Triple-Digit Gain

MARKETS

Aug 17, 2018 3:21 PM CDT

Dow Ends Week With Another Triple-Digit Gain

Index rises 110

(Newser) - The stock market shook off a wobbly start and ended broadly higher on hopes that China and the US were making progress on resolving their trade dispute. Industrial and health care companies also posted some of the biggest gains Friday. Despite some weakness in chip companies, the technology sector managed...

US Stock Indexes
Close Sharply Higher

MARKETS

Aug 16, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

US Stock Indexes Close Sharply Higher

Dow ends day up 396

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street following strong results from Walmart and signs of progress in defusing the trade dispute between China and the US, the AP reports. Walmart jumped 9.3% Thursday after reporting its strongest sales growth in a decade as well as a surge in online...

Dow Rises 400
on China Trade Talks

Aug 16, 2018 11:40 AM CDT

Dow Rises 400 on China Trade Talks

Markets happy officials from US and Beijing will meet this month

(Newser) - Stocks are sharply higher in midday trading on Wall Street following signs of progress in defusing the trade dispute between China and the US. Investors were encouraged to see that China was sending a trade envoy to Washington, which would be the first talks between the two countries since June,...

Tech Weakness Pulls
Stock Indexes Lower

MARKETS

Aug 15, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Tech Weakness Pulls Stock Indexes Lower

Dow ends day down 137

(Newser) - Stocks are ending broadly lower on Wall Street led by declines in technology companies, the AP reports. A surprise drop in profits for the Chinese internet giant Tencent Wednesday led to widespread declines for technology stocks. The drop got investors worried about demand for high-tech products as well as economic...

US Stocks Rally as
Turkish Lira Steadies

MARKETS

Aug 14, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

US Stocks Rally as Turkish Lira Steadies

Dow ends day up 112

(Newser) - US stocks rallied as banks, retailers, and smaller companies jumped. The gains Tuesday helped the market recover most of its losses over the previous two days, the AP reports. The Turkish lira steadied as officials from Turkey and the US said the countries are in talks to ease diplomatic tensions,...

Stocks End Lower
Amid Turkey Fears

MARKETS

Aug 13, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks End Lower Amid Turkey Fears

Dow ends day down 125

(Newser) - Stocks continued to fall as Turkey's central bank was unable to stop another plunge in the nation's currency, the AP reports. Banks and energy companies fell the most on Wall Street Monday. JPMorgan Chase gave up 1.6% and Exxon Mobil fell 1.1%. European and Asian markets...

Dow Tumbles Over
Tensions With Turkey

Aug 10, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Tumbles Over Tensions With Turkey

Market loses nearly 200 points after US increases tariffs

(Newser) - Stocks in the US and Europe skidded as investors worried about the financial stability of Turkey and how it might affect the global financial system. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 196 points, or 0.8%, to 25,313, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite fell 52 points to 7,...

Bank, Energy Stocks
Crimp the Dow

Aug 9, 2018 3:23 PM CDT

Bank, Energy Stocks Crimp the Dow

Index falls 74

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a mostly lower finish on Wall Street as losses for banks and energy stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74 points, or 0.3%, to 25,509, while the Nasdaq composite rose 3 points to 7,891, and the S&...