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Mar 15, 2018 3:15 PM CDT

Stocks See Mixed Results

Dow ends the day higher, but S&P 500, Nasdaq edge down

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly lower on Wall Street as losses in consumer products companies and basic materials makers outweigh gains elsewhere including technology, the AP reports. Kraft Heinz lost 1.7% Thursday, and DowDuPont gave up 1.6%. Broadcom rose 2.8%. Mattel fell 2.4% following word that Toys...

Dow Ends Day Down 248

MARKETS

Mar 14, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 248

Banks, industrial companies post sizable losses

(Newser) - Stocks fell on Wall Street as banks and industrial companies posted sizable losses, the AP reports. Citigroup lost 1.9% Wednesday and aerospace giant Boeing gave up 2.5%. Banks fell along with bond yields and industrial companies weakened as European leaders warned of the risk of escalating trade tensions....

Dow Ends Day Down 171

MARKETS

Mar 13, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 171

And Nasdaq's 7-day surge is broken

(Newser) - A pullback in technology stocks knocked out an early rally, breaking a seven-day surge for the Nasdaq composite, the AP reports. Chipmakers were in focus Tuesday after the White House blocked a hostile takeover of Qualcomm by rival Broadcom, citing national security concerns. Qualcomm slumped 5% in heavy trading. Cavium,...

Dow Ends Day Down 157

markets

Mar 12, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 157

But Nasdaq hits record high

(Newser) - Stocks ended up split on Wall Street as gains for technology companies were offset by losses elsewhere, the AP reports. Chipmakers rose sharply Monday. Micron jumped 8.8% and Nvidia climbed 1.8%. Several big industrial stocks continued to fall. Boeing gave up 2.9% and heavy equipment maker Caterpillar...

Strong Hiring Sends
Stocks, Yields Up

MARKETS

Mar 9, 2018 3:44 PM CST

Strong Hiring Sends Stocks, Yields Up

Nasdaq hits another record high

(Newser) - Stocks and bond yields rose sharply Friday on Wall Street after the government reported a big increase in hiring last month, the AP reports. Investors were relieved to see that wage growth slowed. A jump in wages a month ago raised worries about inflation. Technology companies wiped out the last...

After Choppy Day,
Stocks End Higher

MARKETS

Mar 8, 2018 3:18 PM CST

After Choppy Day, Stocks End Higher

Dow ends day up 93

(Newser) - Stocks are ending a choppy day higher after the White House announced tariffs on steel and aluminum that carved out exceptions for key US allies including Canada and Mexico, the AP reports. Technology and health care stocks posted some of the biggest gains Thursday. Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts jumped...

Stocks Struggle to
Mixed Finish

MARKETS

Mar 7, 2018 3:20 PM CST

Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish

Dow ends day down 82

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a mixed finish as some of investors' worst fears about escalating trade tensions ebbed, the AP reports. The market spent much of the day lower Wednesday following the departure of Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to President Donald Trump. Cohn had opposed the administration's planned...

Stocks End Higher
After Choppy Day

MARKETS

Mar 6, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks End Higher After Choppy Day

Dow edges up 9 points

(Newser) - Stocks struggled to a higher finish on Wall Street after a day of choppy trading, the AP reports. Technology and consumer-focused companies did well Tuesday, but health care companies were weak. Chipmakers Intel and Nvidia both rose sharply, but Johnson & Johnson fell. Traders are still focused on a back-and-forth...

Dow Ends Day Up 336

MARKETS

Mar 5, 2018 3:11 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 336

Stocks surge as fears of trade war ease

(Newser) - Waning fears that a trade war would break out helped power stocks sharply higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. The market shook off an early wobble and surged in afternoon trading Monday. Investors are hoping the White House won't follow through on threats to impose steep tariffs on...

Late Rally Erases
Early Stock Slide

MARKETS

Mar 2, 2018 3:23 PM CST

Late Rally Erases Early Stock Slide

Investors remain focused on Trump's threat of tariffs

(Newser) - A late burst of buying Friday erased a sharp drop stocks suffered early in the day, the AP reports. Bond yields and the price of gold rose, both signs that investors expect inflation might tick up. Investors remain focused on President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on steel and...

Plans for Steel, Aluminum
Tariffs Sink US Stocks

MARKETS

Mar 1, 2018 3:20 PM CST

Plans for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Sink US Stocks

Trump announced tariffs Thursday

(Newser) - Stocks fell sharply Thursday as investors worried that President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum will lead to retaliation from other countries, the AP reports. Trump told industry executives he would impose the tariffs next week. The head of the European Commission said the region would respond in...

Dow Ends Day Down 382

MARKETS

Feb 28, 2018 3:13 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 382

S&P 500 closes out a dismal February

(Newser) - Stocks slumped on Wall Street, breaking the longest streak of positive monthly returns in the history of the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the AP reports. Indexes started higher on Wednesday but then waffled for much of the day before turning sharply lower in the last hour of trading....

Stocks Fall on Fed Comments

MARKETS

Feb 27, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks Fall on Fed Comments

Dow ends day down 299

(Newser) - Treasury yields rose and stocks fell after the head of the Federal Reserve said that he's feeling more optimistic about the economy, the AP reports. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress Tuesday that he had become more bullish about the economy since December. That could indicate he's open...

Dow Ends Day Up 399

MARKETS

Feb 26, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 399

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks powered to another gain as the market makes up more of the ground it lost in a sharp tumble earlier this month, the AP reports. As of Monday the Standard & Poor's 500 index has regained two-thirds of its 10% loss in early February. It closed at an...

Stocks End Choppy
Week Slightly Higher

MARKETS

Feb 23, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Stocks End Choppy Week Slightly Higher

Tech, banks led gains Friday

(Newser) - Stocks are ending the week slightly higher after a two-day rally wiped out losses from earlier in the week, the AP reports. The gains Friday were led by technology and banks. Hewlett Packard Enterprise soared 10.5% and former corporate sibling HP rose 3.5% after both reported solid results....

Stocks End Mostly
Higher on Wall Street

MARKETS

Feb 22, 2018 3:34 PM CST

Stocks End Mostly Higher on Wall Street

Industrial stocks led the way

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher Thursday on Wall Street after much of a midday rally faded away by the closing bell, the AP reports. Industrial stocks contributed the most to the market's gains. United Technologies rose 3.3% a day after its CEO said the company may split up. Energy...

Dow Ends Day Down 166

MARKETS

Feb 21, 2018 3:16 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 166

Spike in bond yields upends stock rally

(Newser) - Stocks gave up an early gain and ended lower on Wall Street as a late afternoon spike in bond yields sent investors heading to the exits, the AP reports. Bond yields rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes from its latest policy meeting which showed bullish sentiment among policymakers....

Dow Ends Day Down 254

MARKETS

Feb 20, 2018 3:08 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 254

6-day winning streak for stocks ends

(Newser) - Stocks took a turn lower in afternoon trading, ending a six-day winning streak, the AP reports. Walmart plunged 10% Tuesday after reporting weak online sales and disappointing earnings. Other retailers and grocery store operators also fell. Target gave up 3% and Ross Stores lost 2.7%. A sell-off in the...

Stocks Rise for
6th Straight Day

MARKETS

Feb 16, 2018 3:19 PM CST

Stocks Rise for 6th Straight Day

More than half the losses from earlier this month have been wiped out

(Newser) - Stocks ended an up-and-down day mostly higher Friday, capping a week of strong gains that wiped out more than half of the losses suffered in a series of wild swings in early February, the AP reports. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for the sixth day in a...

Tech Leads Stocks
to 5th Straight Gain

MARKETS

Feb 15, 2018 3:25 PM CST

Tech Leads Stocks to 5th Straight Gain

No thanks to energy companies

(Newser) - A surge in marquee technology companies pushed stocks higher again Thursday on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 300 points. Big increases from Apple, Microsoft, and Cisco drove the tech sector higher, helping to...