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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....

Mixed Finish for US Stock Indexes
Mixed Finish for
US Stock Indexes
MARKETS
Apr 25, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Mixed Finish for US Stock Indexes

Dow ends day up 59

(Newser) - It was a mixed finish on Wall Street as large-company stocks eked out modest gains but smaller ones ended lower after a wobbly day of trading, the AP reports. Big health care, energy and retailing stocks posted gains Wednesday. Boeing jumped 4.2%, helping the Dow Jones industrial average break...

After 619-Point Plunge, Dow Ends Day Down 424
After 619-Point Plunge,
Dow Ends Day Down 424
MARKETS
Apr 24, 2018 3:08 PM CDT

After 619-Point Plunge, Dow Ends Day Down 424

Treasury yield spooks investors

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply lower on Wall Street as big technology and industrial companies take heavy losses, the AP reports. Market favorites including Alphabet and Amazon dropped Tuesday, and heavy equipment maker Caterpillar sank 6.2% after warning of weaker profits. 3M, like several other manufacturers reporting their quarterly results,...

Dow Plunges 600 Points
Dow Sinks Fast Over
10-Year Benchmark
MARKETS
Apr 24, 2018 1:22 PM CDT

Dow Sinks Fast Over 10-Year Benchmark

Treasury yield spooks investors

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged about 600 points Tuesday afternoon, the AP reports. Business Insider reports the tumble took place after the closely watched 10-year Treasury yield went above 3% for the first time since 2014. Tech and industrial stocks saw particularly steep drops. The decline wiped out April'...

Stocks Close Lower After Early Gain Fades
Stocks Close Lower
After Early Gain Fades
MARKETS
Apr 23, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks Close Lower After Early Gain Fades

Dow falls 14 points

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street after an early gain faded away, the AP reports. Technology companies fell Monday, offsetting gains in other sectors including energy and phone companies. Bond prices continue to fall, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury note closer to 3%, a milestone it...

Dow Falls Again as Apple Losing Streak Continues

Index drops 201 as tech stocks falter

(Newser) - A slump in big technology stocks helped pull US indexes lower on Wall Street Friday, extending the market's modest losses from a day earlier. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 201 points, or 0.8%, to 24,462, per the A P. The Nasdaq composite fell 91 points, or...

Tech Companies, Consumer Products Lead US Indexes Lower

Stock market sees first loss of the week

(Newser) - The stock market had its first loss of the week as technology companies and consumer products makers led US indexes lower, the AP reports. Apple lost 2.8% Thursday and tobacco maker Philip Morris International plunged 15.6% after reporting weak results, noting that sales of its iQos device in...

Stocks End Day With Mixed Results on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 38

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as investors respond to some positive company earnings reports, the AP reports. Railroad operator CSX jumped 7.8% Wednesday and aircraft maker Textron rose 6.8% after reporting results that beat analysts' forecasts. Best Buy climbed 3.6% after announcing a partnership...

Dow Ends Day Up 213
Dow Ends Day Up 213
markets
Apr 17, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 213

Stocks close higher on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher as the market builds on its gains from a day earlier, the AP reports. Technology and consumer-focused companies posted some of the biggest gains Tuesday. Microsoft rose 2% and Netflix soared 9.2% after reporting huge subscriber gains. Amazon rose 4.3%. Tesla fell 1%...

US Stock Indexes Close Broadly Higher
US Stock Indexes
Close Broadly Higher
MARKETS
Apr 16, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

US Stock Indexes Close Broadly Higher

Dow ends day up 212

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher as technology, health care and industrial companies post solid gains, the AP reports. Microsoft rose 1.2% Monday and UnitedHealth Group jumped 2.7%. Truck and engine maker Navistar jumped 9.8% after Reuters reported that Volkswagen might buy the company. Advertising conglomerate WPP sank...

Sliding Bank Stocks Are a Drag on the Dow

Index falls 122

(Newser) - Major US stocks closed lower Friday, weighed down by declines in banks. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 122 points, or 0.5%, to 24,360, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite declined 33 points, or 0.5%, to 7,106. The S&P 500 fell 7 points, or 0....

Dow Ends Day Up 293
Dow Ends Day Up 293
MARKETS
Apr 12, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 293

S&P 500, Nasdaq also end the day higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing solidly higher as the market adds to its big gains from earlier in the week, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks contributed the most to the gains Thursday. Microsoft added 1.9% and JPMorgan Chase rose 2.5%. Delta Air Lines jumped 2.9% and BlackRock...

Dow Ends Day Down 218
Dow Ends Day Down 218
MARKETS
Apr 11, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 218

Stocks close mostly lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street as losses in banks and technology companies offset gains in oil producers, the AP reports. Facebook stock continued to rise Wednesday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress about the company's data privacy scandal. Microsoft and Alphabet each fell 1.1%,...

Stocks Surge as China Trade Tensions Ease
Stocks Surge as China
Trade Tensions Ease
MARKETS
Apr 10, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

Stocks Surge as China Trade Tensions Ease

Dow ends day up 428

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes are closing sharply higher after China's leader sounded a conciliatory tone on trade tensions with the US, the AP reports. Automakers and technology companies climbed Tuesday after President Xi Jinping said he would cut China's auto tariffs and improve intellectual property protection. General Motors...

Indexes End Day With Meager Gains
Indexes End Day
With Meager Gains
MARKETS
Apr 9, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Indexes End Day With Meager Gains

Early rally mostly fades on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks indexes gave up much of an early rally ended with meager gains on Wall Street, the AP reports. Large-company stocks did better than smaller ones Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 indexes ended higher, but smaller-company stocks lagged behind. Technology companies and banks rose...

Stocks Getting Hammered on US-China Threats
Stocks Get Hammered
on US-China Threats
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Apr 6, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Get Hammered on US-China Threats

Dow plunges 572 points

(Newser) - Another increase in trade tensions caused stocks to fall sharply Friday as the US and China exchanged threats. Stocks have changed direction again and again this week as investors tried to get a sense of whether a trade dispute between the two nations will escalate, an outcome that could have...

Stocks Close Higher as Trade Worries Ebb
Stocks Close Higher
as Trade Worries Ebb
MARKETS
Apr 5, 2018 3:11 PM CDT

Stocks Close Higher as Trade Worries Ebb

Dow ends day up 240

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher as traders became more optimistic that the US and China will be able to resolve their trade differences without too much damage, the AP reports. Some of the biggest gains Thursday went to retailers, technology companies and banks. Amazon climbed 2.9%, Facebook rose 2.7%, and...

Overcoming Trade War Fears, Stocks Rally to Higher Finish

Dow ends day up 230

(Newser) - Stocks rallied to finish higher Wednesday, overcoming worries about an escalating trade dispute between the US and China, the AP reports. After plunging 501 points at the open, the Dow Jones industrial average finished with a gain of 230 points, or about 1%. Technology stocks reversed early losses, with the...

Late Rally Sends US Stock Indexes Higher
Late Rally Sends US
Stock Indexes Higher
MARKETS
Apr 3, 2018 3:01 PM CDT

Late Rally Sends US Stock Indexes Higher

Dow climbs 389 points

(Newser) - Stocks moved sharply higher in the last hour of trading, allowing the market to claw back a good part of the ground it lost a day earlier, the AP reports. Indexes had spent most of Tuesday wobbling between gains and losses. Technology companies again drove much of the gains. Intel,...

Equities in 'Tailspin' as Stocks Hit the 'Trump Slump'

Not since the Great Depression have US stocks seen such a bad April slide, Bloomberg reports

(Newser) - US stocks haven't seen a second-quarter start like this in 90 years—90 years ago being the kickoff to the Great Depression. Bloomberg looked at the numbers and reports on the April slide: 2.2% for the S&P 500, a drop that hasn't been surpassed since 1929'...

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