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Indexes Hit New Highs Despite World&#39;s Worries
Tesla Drops 4.3% as
Feds Launch Investigation
MARKETS
Aug 16, 2021 4:01 PM CDT

Tesla Drops 4.3% as Feds Launch Investigation

Dow, S&P 500 hit new record highs

(Newser) - Stock indexes closed at record highs on Wall Street Monday, despite rising coronavirus infections in the US and around the globe, as well as geopolitical concerns including the collapse of the Afghanistan government. The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed higher after falling earlier...

Nasdaq Lags Behind as Dow, S&amp;P 500 Hit New Highs
Dow, S&P 500
Hit New Highs as
Inflation Eases
MARKETS
Aug 11, 2021 3:58 PM CDT

Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs as Inflation Eases

But Nasdaq lagged behind

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, marking more records for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Weakness in some technology stocks helped pull the Nasdaq composite slightly lower. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2% and the Dow added 0.6%. Investors got some...

Dow, S&amp;P 500 Hit Record Highs Despite Tech Slide
Banks Big Gainers as
Indexes Hit Record Highs
MARKETS
Aug 10, 2021 3:43 PM CDT

Banks Big Gainers as Indexes Hit Record Highs

Indexes rose despite slide in tech stocks

(Newser) - Stocks capped another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street with modest gains Tuesday, as financial and industrial companies helped lift the market, outweighing a pullback in technology stocks. The S&P 500 recovered from an early slip and eked out a 0.1% gain, enough to eclipse the record...

Tyson Foods Up 8.6% After Beating Forecasts
Energy Stocks Follow
Crude Prices Downward
MARKETS
Aug 9, 2021 3:59 PM CDT

Energy Stocks Follow Crude Prices Downward

Tyson foods up 8.6% after beating forecasts

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day mostly lower on Wall Street Monday, with energy companies logging some of the biggest losses as oil prices took another turn lower. Benchmark US crude oil fell 2.6% following a decline of 7.7% last week. That helped pull energy companies lower. Occidental Petroleum...

Robinhood Stock Has More Than Doubled in 4 Days

S&P 500 drops after disappointing jobs report

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday, pulling the S&P 500 index below the record high it had set a day earlier. The benchmark index fell 0.5%, weighed down by losses in industrial companies, banks, and consumer-facing companies. A disappointing report on the job market helped discourage would-be...

Dow Up 278 Points as Earning Reports Roll in
Robinhood Soars 24.2%,
Tops IPO Price
MARKETS
Aug 3, 2021 4:06 PM CDT

Robinhood Soars 24.2%, Tops IPO Price

Dow up 278 points as earning reports roll in

(Newser) - Stocks shook off a wobbly start and ended higher Tuesday as traders weighed another big set of company earnings reports. Investors were also closely monitoring the latest developments with COVID-19 and its potential impact on a still-recovering economy amid the spread of the more contagious delta variant. The S&P...

Investors Balance Unease About Variant, Strong Earnings Reports
Huge Afterpay Deal
Boosts Square 10.2%
MARKETS
Aug 2, 2021 4:04 PM CDT

Huge Afterpay Deal Boosts Square 10.2%

Markets steady ahead of big week for earnings report

(Newser) - Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Monday after a day of choppy trading. Investors were balancing unease about the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant against another round of encouraging company earnings. The S&P 500 lost 0.2%. It was slightly higher for much of the day before...

Boeing Up 4.2% After First Profit Since 2019
Boeing, Pfizer Rise
After Profit Reports
MARKETS
Jul 28, 2021 4:01 PM CDT

Boeing, Pfizer Rise After Profit Reports

Markets had mixed reaction to latest Fed statement

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it was seeing improvement in the economy , but not enough to start dialing down its support for it. The S&P 500 ended little changed after giving up a brief gain in the afternoon. The latest...

UPS Drops 7% as Stocks Falls Back From Record Highs
UPS Drops 7%
After Revenue
Disappoints Analysts
MARKETS
Jul 27, 2021 3:41 PM CDT

UPS Drops 7% After Revenue Disappoints Analysts

Major indexes fell back from record highs

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, pulling major indexes back slightly from the records they set a day earlier. Weakness in big technology companies was the biggest factor for the decline Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2%. Markets have been choppy...

Stocks Edge Higher Into Record-Breaking Territory
Hasbro Jumps 12.6% as
Indexes Hit Record Highs
MARKETS
Jul 26, 2021 3:50 PM CDT

Hasbro Jumps 12.6% as Indexes Hit Record Highs

But it was a bad day for Chinese tech firms

(Newser) - Stocks shook off a wobbly start and finished slightly higher on Wall Street, edging major indexes a bit further into record territory. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.2% Monday, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Strength in communications and energy companies outweighed weakness in other...

Chipotle Jumps 11.5% After Strong Earnings Report

Major indexes are now up for the week

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street, extending their gains following a sharp drop at the beginning of the week. Investors turned their attention to company earnings, which have started to roll in steadily. Small-company stocks outpaced the rest of the market again, rising 1.8%. Coca-Cola rose 1.3%...

Stocks Bounce Back From Monday&#39;s Drop
Markets Shake Off
Delta Variant Fears
MARKETS
Jul 20, 2021 3:48 PM CDT

Markets Shake Off Delta Variant Fears

They regained most of Monday's losses

(Newser) - Stocks jumped on Wall Street Tuesday, making up much of the ground they lost a day earlier when worries flared about spreading cases of the more contagious delta variant of COVID-19. It was the latest rebound following a pullback as investors continue to try and assess how badly rising infections...

Investors Dump Stocks as Virus Fears Rise Again
Investors Dump Stocks
as Virus Fears Rise Again
MARKETS
Jul 19, 2021 3:42 PM CDT

Investors Dump Stocks as Virus Fears Rise Again

Dow drops 725 points

(Newser) - Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that faster-spreading variants of the virus may upend the economy's strong recovery. The S&P 500 lost 1.6% Monday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 725 points, or 2.1%....

American Airlines Up 3% After Encouraging Update
American Airlines Gives
Investors Good News
MARKETS
Jul 14, 2021 3:53 PM CDT

American Airlines Gives Investors Good News

Stock rose 3% after company delivered strong outlook

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day on Wall Street with mixed results Wednesday as investors weighed the latest corporate earning reports and the Federal Reserve chair’s comments on inflation. Technology companies made broad gains, while banks were mostly weaker after several of them reported their quarterly results. American Airlines rose...

Boeing Drops 4% After Announcing Production Cuts

Indexes fall back from Monday's record highs

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday, bringing major indexes slightly below the record highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. Investors were weighing the latest quarterly earnings reports from big US companies and concerns about inflation. The latest report from the Labor Department...

Markets Hit Record Highs Ahead of Earnings Reports

Virgin Galactic dives 17.6% the day after Richard Branson flight

(Newser) - Banks led stocks to modest gains on Wall Street Monday, nudging the major stock indexes to more record highs ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings reports from big US companies bouncing back from an early stumble. The S&P 500, which has notched three straight weekly gains, hit...

S&amp;P 500 Returns to Setting Record Highs
S&P 500 Returns to
Setting Record Highs
MARKETS
Jul 7, 2021 3:58 PM CDT

S&P 500 Returns to Setting Record Highs

Tech gains offset slide in energy stocks

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher Wednesday, led by gains in Apple, Oracle, and other tech companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to close at a record high. Banks rose despite another drop in bond yields. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.32% from 1.37% a day...

S&P 500 Pulls Back After 7 Record Highs in a Row

Banks, industrial companies led the slide

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 posting its first decline after seven consecutive gains. Bond prices rose, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to its lowest level since February. Oil prices pulled back after jumping overnight when talks among members of the OPEC cartel and allied...

Wall Street Just Had Its 5th Straight Quarterly Gain

S&P 500 is up 14.4% for first half of this year

(Newser) - Wall Street closed out its fifth straight quarterly gain Wednesday, continuing its comeback from a steep drop in early 2020 at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 edged higher, bringing its advance over the past three months to 8.2% and 14.4% for the first...

Morgan Stanley Jumps 3.4% After Doubling Dividend

S&P 500, Nasdaq drift up to new records

(Newser) - US stocks drifted further into record heights in a listless day of trading on Tuesday, as Wall Street waits for the heavyweight economic data coming at the end of the week. The S&P 500 inched up by 1.19 points, or less than 0.1%, to 4,291.80...

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