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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...

Stocks Sink as
Tech Slump Continues

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...

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...