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Dow Ends Day Up 399
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Market Shakes Inflation Worries, Ends Up
Market Shakes Inflation
Worries, Ends Up
MARKETS
Feb 14, 2018 3:17 PM CST

Market Shakes Inflation Worries, Ends Up

Banks had a good day

(Newser) - Stocks rose for the fourth day in a row Wednesday on Wall Street after shaking off an early stumble following another sign that inflation was picking up slightly, the AP reports. The market started slightly lower but turned higher within the first hour of trading and kept going. The Dow...

Dow Extends Winning Streak to 3 Days

Index rises 39 points

(Newser) - Stocks shook off an early wobble and ended modestly higher Tuesday, giving the market its third gain in a row following a harrowing plunge over the previous two weeks. Banks, retailers, and technology companies were responsible for much of the gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 39 points, or...

Dow Claws Back 410 Points After Last Week
Markets Start the Week Strong
Feb 12, 2018 3:18 PM CST

Markets Start the Week Strong

Dow rises 410

(Newser) - Stocks surged on Wall Street Monday as the market clawed back some of its massive losses from last week. The Dow rose 410 points, or 1.7%, to 24,601, and it was up as much as 574 points earlier, per the AP . The broader Standard & Poor's 500,...

Stocks Swing Back to Gains, Dow up 330
Stocks Swing Back to
Gains, Dow up 330
MARKETS
Feb 9, 2018 3:24 PM CST

Stocks Swing Back to Gains, Dow up 330

But Dow and S&P 500 both end week down over 5% overall

(Newser) - Stocks staged a late rally Friday, ending a wild week marked by dramatic point swings on a positive note, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 330 points, or 1.4%, to 24,190. Earlier in the day it had dropped by 500. The S&P 500 gained...

Dow Opens Strong After Thursday's Plunge

Index was up more than 300 early

(Newser) - Stocks opened higher on Wall Street on Friday as the stock market looked to recover some of the massive losses it has suffered over the past week. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 300 points in early trading, a day after it suffered its second 1,000-point...

Global Shares Sink After Major Dow Decline

Asian markets saw the sharpest falls

(Newser) - Global stock prices sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points , deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed US stocks down after the Dow, coming off a record high, entered a correction—or a 10% decline from its latest peak—for the first...

Dow Plunges 1K Points as Market Swoons Again
Dow Sees 2nd-Worst
Point Decline in Its History
The Rundown
Feb 8, 2018 3:47 PM CST

Dow Sees 2nd-Worst Point Decline in Its History

But some experts say not to worry

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 1,000 points on Thursday as a weeklong market swoon continued, the AP reports. Worries about inflation set the market rout in motion last Friday, and many market watchers have been predicting a pullback after the market's relentless march higher...

Stocks Sink Again Thursday, With Dow Down 600 Points

It's on track for its fifth loss in the last 6 days

(Newser) - Stocks are sinking again Thursday, extending a streak of losses that has yanked the market away from record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 633 points, or 2.5%, as of 1pm ET to 24,267. It's on track for its fifth loss in the last six days....

Stocks End Lower After Wobbly Day
Stocks End Lower
After Wobbly Day
MARKETS
Feb 7, 2018 3:33 PM CST

Stocks End Lower After Wobbly Day

Tech companies hit by some of the biggest losses

(Newser) - Stocks are ending a wobbly Wednesday lower, but with far less volatility than the market has seen over the previous three days, the AP reports. Technology companies posted some of the biggest losses. Apple gave up 2.1% and Facebook lost 2.8%. Energy companies also fell. Exxon Mobil gave...

Dow Ends Volatile Day With a Rise of 567 Points

Index recovers about half of Monday's huge loss

(Newser) - Another crazy day on Wall Street, but this time the Dow ended in positive territory. After a day of volatile swings, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a gain of 567 points, or 2.3%, making up about half of Monday's steep loss. The Dow finished at 24,...

Dow Opens Down 521 Points, but Drop Quickly Eases

As of this writing, the Dow is actually up

(Newser) - Asian markets plunged Tuesday , raising fears of a global sell-off that appeared not entirely unfounded as the markets opened stateside. The Dow opened down 521 points, which the AP reports temporarily put it down 10% from its Jan. 26 high. Stocks quickly began climbing, and were actually positive roughly 15...

White House Plays Down Stock Market's Bad Day

As outlets call attention to Trump's previous claims of credit for roaring market

(Newser) - President Trump himself hasn't addressed Monday's miserable day for the stock market, but two White House officials made a point to downplay the trouble and emphasize perspective. "Look markets do fluctuate," said deputy White House press secretary Raj Shah. "But the fundamentals of this economy...

Dow Just Had Its Worst Single-Day Point Loss Ever

Index plunges 1,175 points

(Newser) - The Dow had a terrible Friday , and Monday was far worse. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1,175 points—the largest single-day point drop in its history—to close at 24,345, per the AP . And it could been have been ever rougher: At one point in the afternoon,...

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