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On Historic Day, Markets Have So-So Performance

Dow falls 58 as NYSE gets first female president

(Newser) - Energy companies and oil prices took their worst losses in months following reports that OPEC countries plan to produce more oil soon. The drops Friday left major US market indexes mostly lower at the end of an indecisive week. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 58 points, or 0.2%,...

Energy Companies Skid, Sending Indexes Lower
Energy Companies Skid,
Sending Indexes Lower
MARKETS
May 24, 2018 3:07 PM CDT

Energy Companies Skid, Sending Indexes Lower

Dow ends day down 75

(Newser) - US stocks are finishing mostly lower as energy companies skidded along with oil prices, the AP reports. The market dropped Thursday after President Donald Trump said he canceled a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but recovered most of those losses. Crude oil prices and energy companies fell...

Stocks End Higher After Fed News
Stocks End Higher
After Fed News
MARKETS
May 23, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks End Higher After Fed News

Fed indicates it will keep raising interest rates gradually

(Newser) - US stocks turned higher and finished with small gains after the Federal Reserve indicated it's not in a hurry to raise interest rates too quickly, the AP reports. Retailers and technology companies led the way Wednesday. Lowe's jumped 10.4% after turning in a strong quarter. Microsoft climbed...

Dow Ends Day Down 178
Dow Ends Day Down 178
MARKETS
May 22, 2018 3:20 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 178

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks turned lower in the late afternoon after being higher for much of the day and ended with modest losses, the AP reports. Industrial companies and retailers fell more than the rest of the market Tuesday. Boeing gave up 2.4% and Home Depot lost 1.5%. Smaller companies slumped...

Stocks Close Higher as Trade Tensions Ease
Stocks Close Higher as
Trade Tensions Ease
MARKETS
May 21, 2018 3:07 PM CDT

Stocks Close Higher as Trade Tensions Ease

Dow ends day up 298

(Newser) - Signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China sent stocks solidly higher on Wall Street, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its biggest gain in two weeks, the AP reports. Technology and industrial companies led the way higher Monday. Micron Technology jumped 3.9% after the chipmaker raised...

Dow Ends Day Up 62
Dow Ends Day Up 62
MARKETS
May 16, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 62

US stock indexes close broadly higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street as technology and health care companies post solid gains, the AP reports. Retailers also did well Wednesday, led by a 10.8% surge in Macy's after the company reported a surprisingly strong quarter. Target added 2.9%. Small-company stocks fared even better...

Dow Ends Day Down 193
Dow Ends Day Down 193
MARKETS
May 15, 2018 3:07 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 193

10-year Treasury yield hits its highest level in almost 7 years

(Newser) - Losses in technology and health care companies helped pull US stocks lower, breaking an eight-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, the AP reports. The broad sell-off Tuesday followed a spike in bond yields, which sent the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest in almost seven years. That...

Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish
Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish
MARKETS
May 14, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish

After an early rally Monday

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a mixed finish on Wall Street as weakness in smaller-company stocks offset gains in large companies, the AP reports. The market had rallied early Monday on hopes that trade tensions were easing between the US and China. By afternoon, those gains were mostly gone. Casino operators and...

Dow Has Strongest Week Since March
Dow Has Strongest
Week Since March
May 11, 2018 3:25 PM CDT

Dow Has Strongest Week Since March

Market climbs another 91 points Friday

(Newser) - Health care companies led US indexes modestly higher on Wall Street Friday, closing out the market's biggest weekly gain since March. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 91 points to 24,831, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite edged down 2 points to 7,402, and the S&P...

Dow Ends Day Up 196
Dow Ends Day Up 196
MARKETS
May 10, 2018 3:03 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 196

Technology leads more gains for US stocks

(Newser) - Stocks are closing solidly higher on Wall Street for the second day in a row, extending the market's gains for the week, the AP reports. Technology companies, which have continued to lead the market this year, contributed the most to the rally. Apple rose 1.4% and Facebook climbed...

US Stock Indexes Post Solid Gains
US Stock Indexes
Post Solid Gains
MARKETS
May 9, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

US Stock Indexes Post Solid Gains

Dow ends day up 182

(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street, led by technology companies and banks, the AP reports. Energy stocks rose along with the price of oil. The price of US crude climbed back above $70 a barrel Wednesday, a day after the US moved to withdraw from a nuclear accord with...

Stocks End Day Little Changed
Stocks End Day Little Changed
MARKETS
May 8, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks End Day Little Changed

Oil prices fall

(Newser) - Stocks are ending little changed and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump said the US was withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran and would reimpose sanctions on the country, the AP reports. The price of oil ended 2.4% lower Tuesday, paring some of its earlier losses....

Dow Ends Day Up 94
Dow Ends Day Up 94
MARKETS
May 7, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 94

Other indexes also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, adding to the market's gains from last week, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks pulled the market higher on Monday. Energy companies also rose as the price of crude oil closed above $70 a barrel for the first time since November 2014....

Dow Finishes Week Strong as Apple Hits Record High

Index up more than 330 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street Friday, led by gains in technology stocks as Apple rose to another all-time high. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 332 points, or 1.4%, to 24,262, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite climbed 121 points, or 1.7%, to 7,209,...

US Stocks See Mixed Finish
US Stocks See Mixed Finish
MARKETS
May 3, 2018 3:19 PM CDT

US Stocks See Mixed Finish

Dow edges up, other indexes end the day lower

(Newser) - Losses for health care companies and banks left stocks lower, although a late push for technology and industrial companies helped the market avoid a steeper decline, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average managed a tiny gain, thanks to a rise in Boeing, erasing an earlier loss of 393...

Stocks Close Lower After Late Slump
Stocks Close Lower
After Late Slump
MARKETS
May 2, 2018 3:21 PM CDT

Stocks Close Lower After Late Slump

But Apple surges

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower following a late slump Wednesday, as Apple jumped but health care and food and drink makers fell, the AP reports. Apple advanced 4.4% after it announced a $100 billion stock buyback and met Wall Street's estimates in its fiscal second quarter. In health...

Stocks See Mixed Finish
Stocks See Mixed Finish
MARKETS
May 1, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Stocks See Mixed Finish

Dow loses 64 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq end the day higher

(Newser) - Stocks clawed back from an early loss as Apple led a rally in technology companies, the AP reports. Small-company stocks also did well Tuesday, outweighing losses in big household goods makers and industrial companies. The market got off to a weak start as investors focused on trade tensions, a drop...

Dow Ends Day Down 148
Dow Ends Day Down 148
MARKETS
Apr 30, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 148

Drops in telecom companies lead stocks broadly lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly lower on Wall Street, led by drops in telecommunications companies, the AP reports. Phone companies had some of the biggest declines on Monday. Verizon slumped 4.3%. Sprint lost 13.7% and T-Mobile US fell 6.2% after the two companies announced another attempt to merge....

Dow Slips Back Despite Amazon's Gains

Index falls 11 points

(Newser) - Stocks are ending the week little changed Friday as disappointing results from Exxon Mobil weighed on energy companies and offset gains by Amazon and others. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 11 points, or less than 0.1%, to 24,311, per the AP . The Nasdaq gained 1 point to...

Stocks Finish Higher as Facebook Leads Tech Rally

Dow ends day up 238

(Newser) - Stocks are finishing with gains as Facebook leads a big rally for technology companies, the AP reports. The social media platform jumped 9.1% Thursday after saying a recent data privacy scandal didn't hurt its business in the first quarter. Google parent Alphabet rose 2% and Twitter rose 1....

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