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MARKETS

Jun 18, 2019 3:15 PM CDT

Trade Deal Hopes Send Dow Up 353 Points

Dow adds 353 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday as traders hoped that a meeting next week between President Trump and Xi Jinping of China could ease trade tensions between the two economic powers. The AP reports technology and industrial companies, which would benefit the most from easing trade tensions, rose more than the...

Health Care Gets Hammered

markets

Apr 17, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Health Care Gets Hammered

Possible congressional reforms spark fears on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweigh gains elsewhere in the market, the AP reports. Investors hammered insurers amid fears over the potential impact on their profits from health reforms being discussed in Congress. Anthem fell 3.6%, Cigna lost 3.7%,...

After a Record Surge, Stocks Head Back Down

Back to the Red: Market
Has a Brutal Opening

Dec 27, 2018 9:45 AM CST

Back to the Red: Market Has a Brutal Opening

Dow was down more than 400 points early

(Newser) - Wall Street's wild Christmas week rolls on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 430 points in the first hour of trading Thursday, a day after notching its biggest-ever one-day point gain . Technology companies, health care stocks, and banks, all big gainers on Wednesday when the market had...

Ouch. Dow Falls 650 in Short Trading Day

Stock Market Just Had One
of Worst Christmas Eves Ever

Dec 24, 2018 12:17 PM CST

Stock Market Just Had One of Worst Christmas Eves Ever

Dow plunges 650

(Newser) - So much for the Santa rally on Wall Street. The stock market tanked again Monday in a short trading day, making for one of its worst Christmas Eves on record, per the Washington Post . The Dow fell 653, or 2.9%, to 21,792; the S&P 500 fell 65,...

Markets Sink Again, Despite Mnuchin's Efforts to Soothe

Despite Mnuchin's Comments,
Stock Market Sinks Again

Dec 24, 2018 9:30 AM CST

Despite Mnuchin's Comments, Stock Market Sinks Again

Dow flirts with dipping below 22K

(Newser) - Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin made an unusual move over the weekend in an attempt to soothe rattled financial markets. But based on the stock market's open, it appears that Mnuchin's call to the CEO of the six largest US banks didn't help. In fact, one financial analyst...

Another Brutal Day
on Wall Street

MARKETS

Dec 20, 2018 3:11 PM CST

Another Brutal Day on Wall Street

Dow plunges 464

(Newser) - Another miserable day on Wall Street knocked 464 points off the Dow Jones Industrial average, bringing its losses since Friday to more than 1,700 points, the AP reports. The index is now down more than 10% for December, putting it on track for its worst monthly loss in almost...

Tech Rout Erases Market's Gain
for the Year

MARKETS

Nov 20, 2018 3:11 PM CST

Tech Rout Erases Market's Gain for the Year

Dow ends day down 551

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply lower, erasing the market's gains for the year, as losses for big technology companies like Apple mount, the AP reports. Apple sank 4.8% Tuesday. Retailers also fell sharply. Target plunged 10.5% after reporting weak results. Victoria's Secret parent company L Brands fell...

Markets Off to Brutal Start

Nov 20, 2018 9:40 AM CST

Markets Off to Brutal Start

Dow falls more than 500, putting 2018 gains at risk

(Newser) - Stocks are skidding again on Wall Street as a tech rout continues and several big retailers report weak results, per the AP . Apple sank another 3.6% in early trading Tuesday and Microsoft gave up 3.3%. Target, meanwhile, plunged 9.5% after missing Wall Street's earnings estimates. In...

Trump Has Explanation
for Market's 'Little Pause'

Oct 30, 2018 10:45 AM CDT

Trump Has Explanation for Market's 'Little Pause'

It's because of the midterms, he says, warning that Democrats will make things worse

(Newser) - President Trump has repeatedly celebrated the stock market's rise under his watch, and on Tuesday he chalked up Wall Street's rough October to concern about the midterms. "The Stock Market is up massively since the Election, but is now taking a little pause — people want to...

Markets Rebound
at Start of Trading

Oct 25, 2018 9:40 AM CDT

Markets Rebound at Start of Trading

Dow rose more than 200 points after Wednesday's plunge

(Newser) - Thursday is looking much better than Wednesday on Wall Street. Stocks opened higher after a sharp sell-off the previous day erased the market's gains for the year . In the first hour of trading Thursday, the Dow rose more than 200 points, shy of 1%, and the S&P 500...

Rough Day for Stocks,
Scary Warning on Housing

Oct 23, 2018 9:25 AM CDT

Rough Day for Stocks, Scary Warning on Housing

Dow falls more than 400 points

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be a bleak day on Wall Street, with the Dow falling more than 400 points at the open. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were in similar straits. The Wall Street Journal chalks up the declines to lousy earnings reports from blue chips Caterpillar and...

Second Day of Huge Losses
for US Stocks

MARKETS

Oct 11, 2018 3:12 PM CDT

Second Day of Huge Losses for US Stocks

Dow falls 546 points

(Newser) - US stocks sank more than 2% Thursday, the second day of steep declines around the globe driven by concerns about rising interest rates and trade tensions, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 546 points after dropping 831 points Wednesday. The two-day loss of 5.3% is the...

Jeff Bezos Just Lost $9B

Oct 11, 2018 12:24 PM CDT

Jeff Bezos Just Lost $9B

As Dow plunged 832 points

(Newser) - Wednesday's stock market plunge hit Jeff Bezos harder than any other billionaire, USA Today reports. The Amazon founder and CEO lost more than $9 billion during the selloff, which saw the Dow dive 832 points. Of course, Bezos is still doing pretty well for himself; he's still sitting...

Trump: The Fed 'Is Going Loco'

Oct 11, 2018 3:03 AM CDT

Trump: The Fed 'Is Going Loco'

He blames central bank for stock market drop

(Newser) - In a move that is traditionally considered highly unusual for a president, President Trump strongly criticized the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, blaming the central bank for the Dow's 831-point drop . The Federal Reserve has raised rates three times this year, with at least one more rise expected, and the...

Dow Suffers Worst Day
Since February

MARKETS

Oct 10, 2018 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Suffers Worst Day Since February

Closes down 831 points

(Newser) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 800 points, its worst drop in eight months, led by sharp declines in technology stocks. Rising bond yields have been drawing investors out of the stock market, and the best-performing stocks over the past year took some of the biggest losses Wednesday....

Dow Just Reached
an All-Time High

Sep 20, 2018 9:02 AM CDT

Dow Just Reached an All-Time High

So did the S&P 500

(Newser) - The stock markets opened with a bang on Thursday, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching all-time highs. CNBC chalks up part of it to investor sentiment that the trade war between the US and China won't be as bad as feared, despite the rhetoric between...

Market Milestone:
9 Years, 5 Months, 13 Days

the rundown

Aug 22, 2018 3:20 PM CDT

Market Milestone: 9 Years, 5 Months, 13 Days

The longest bull market in history is on the books

(Newser) - Dot-com bubble, eat your heart out: The S&P 500 has marked its longest-running bull market ever by going 3,454 days since hitting a low point in March 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite inching down a point Wednesday to 2,861, per the AP , the storied blue-chip...

Oil, Energy Rally
Fuels Market Surge

markets

Jun 22, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

Oil, Energy Rally Fuels Market Surge

But Nasdaq composite loses 20 points

(Newser) - US stocks are closing higher Friday as oil prices and energy companies rallied, the AP reports. OPEC says it will produce more oil, but not as much as investors feared; US crude jumped 4.6% and Exxon Mobil advanced 2.1%. Health care companies also rose while technology companies and...

After 100 Years, Last
Original Dow Member
Booted From Index

Jun 19, 2018 6:34 PM CDT

After 100 Years, Last Original Dow Member Booted From Index

General Electric to be replaced by Walgreens

(Newser) - General Electric will be dropped from the Dow Jones industrial average next week, ending the industrial conglomerate's more than 100-year run in the 30-company blue chip index, the AP reports. S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday that GE will be removed from index before the open of trading...

Dow Slips Back Despite
Amazon's Gains

Apr 27, 2018 3:28 PM CDT

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...