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Mar 17, 2016 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Jones Turns Positive for the Year

Closes the day up 155 points

(Newser) - An afternoon surge in stocks, coming on the heels of a four-week rally, turned the Dow Jones industrial average positive for the year, wiping out losses from a terrible start to 2016. Materials and energy companies rose Thursday with the price of gold, silver, and oil. Industrial companies like Boeing...

Dow Ends Day Up 74

Mar 16, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 74

Stocks close higher after Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

(Newser) - US stocks ended higher after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and forecast it will raise rates more gradually than it had envisioned late last year. The market had been lower before the Fed released its statement, which highlighted strength in hiring and housing, but weakness in exports and...

Dow Ends Day Up 22

Mar 15, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 22

But S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower

(Newser) - US stocks ended mixed and mostly lower, led by a steep decline in drug company shares. Major international markets also fell Tuesday, dragged down by a weak economic forecast from the Bank of Japan. Comments from beleaguered Valeant Pharmaceuticals raised investor concerns that it will become more difficult for drug...

Dow Ends Day Up 218

Mar 11, 2016 3:26 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 218

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, capping a four-week rally. Energy companies were among the biggest gainers Friday as energy prices continued to recover. Devon Energy surged 11% and Anadarko Petroleum added 9%. Bank stocks also rose sharply. That sector had been beaten down in recent weeks as investors worried...

After Early Rally,
Dow Ends Day
Down 5

Mar 10, 2016 3:17 PM CST

After Early Rally, Dow Ends Day Down 5

Dow, Nasdaq down; S&P 500 slightly up

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street after a brief early rally faded away, the AP reports. Several companies lost ground Thursday after releasing disappointing earnings and outlooks. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up five points, less than 0.1%, to 16,995. It was up as much as...

Markets Close Slightly Higher

Mar 9, 2016 3:17 PM CST

Markets Close Slightly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all post modest gains

(Newser) - Stocks are closing slightly higher, led by gain in energy companies as prices for crude oil and natural gas rose. Chesapeake Energy climbed 8% Wednesday, Devon Energy rose 7%, and Newfield Exploration rose 6%. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 36 points, or 0.2%, to 17,000. The Standard...

Dow Ends Day Down 109

Mar 8, 2016 3:15 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 109

S&P 500, Nasdaq also down

(Newser) - Stocks closed solidly lower, led by a drop in energy companies as the price of crude oil took another tumble. Murphy Oil dropped 15% Tuesday and oil rig operator Transocean lost 10%. Traders were also discouraged by weak trade figures from China. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 109 points,...

Dow Ends Day Up 62

Mar 4, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 62

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close modestly higher

(Newser) - A modest gain for stocks extended a winning streak into a fourth day. Indexes ended higher on Friday after the government reported another increase in hiring last month, the latest encouraging sign for the US economy. It was the third straight weekly gain for the stock market. The Dow Jones...

Stocks Close Modestly Higher

Mar 3, 2016 3:19 PM CST

Stocks Close Modestly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all edge up

(Newser) - Stocks are notching another day of modest gains as the energy sector continues to recover from an ugly start to the year. Energy companies are coming back into favor as the price of oil stabilizes after a nearly two-year decline. On Thursday the sector erased all of its losses from...

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Mar 2, 2016 3:14 PM CST

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all edge up

(Newser) - US stocks are closing modestly higher, led by gains in energy companies as investors hope that the worst may soon be over for the battered sector. Exxon Mobil led the Dow Jones industrial average higher with a gain of 2%. Other energy companies also rose. Investors were encouraged by another...

Dow Ends Day Up 348

Mar 1, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 348

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply higher, giving the market its best day in over a month. Traders were encouraged by several pieces of good news on the US economy Tuesday, including a jump in construction spending to the highest level in eight years. Homebuilders and banks were among the biggest gainers....

Dow Falls 123, Erasing Gains

Feb 29, 2016 3:23 PM CST

Dow Falls 123, Erasing Gains

Nine of 10 market sectors take a tumble

(Newser) - Late-day selling pushed US stocks to a loss for the day and erased nearly all of the market's gains for the month. Nine of the 10 market sectors fell Monday—only utilities managed a slight gain—as investors lost enthusiasm for stocks after two straight weekly gains. Health care...

Markets Close Mostly Lower

Feb 26, 2016 3:20 PM CST

Markets Close Mostly Lower

Dow, S&P 500 down, Nasdaq up

(Newser) - Stocks ended a strong week on a flat note as lower oil prices and utility stocks offset encouraging economic news. Still, the market ended Friday with a second straight weekly gain. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 57 points, or 0.3%, to close at 16,639. The Standard &...

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Feb 24, 2016 3:13 PM CST

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Dow had been down 265 points earlier in the day

(Newser) - The stock market recovered from an early loss and managed a modest gain after the price of crude oil turned higher. Materials and energy stocks, which tend to swing widely along with commodities prices, posted the biggest gains Wednesday. The price of crude oil, which had been sharply lower early...

Dow Ends Day Down 188

Feb 23, 2016 3:18 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 188

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks ended lower on Wall Street as another drop in commodities prices pulled down energy and materials stocks. Cabot Oil & Gas sank 11% Tuesday, and Range Resources fell 9%. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 188 points, or 1.1%, to 16,431. The Standard & Poor's 500...

Dow Ends Day Up 228

Feb 22, 2016 3:13 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 228

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Energy stocks led a rally on Wall Street as the price of crude oil surged. Marathon Oil jumped 11% Monday, and Diamond Offshore Drilling gained 5%. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 228 points, or 1.4%, to 16,620. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 27 points,...

Stock Market's
3-Day Rally Ends

Feb 18, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Stock Market's 3-Day Rally Ends

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all end the day lower

(Newser) - Stocks ended modestly lower on Wall Street as a three-day rally ran out of steam. Several companies fell after reporting weak earnings Thursday. Walmart Stores fell 3%, the most in the Dow Jones industrial average, after issuing a weak forecast and reporting results that came up short of analysts' forecasts....

Dow Ends Day Up 257

Feb 17, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 257

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks are closing higher for the third day in a row, led by gains in energy companies following another big rise in the price of crude oil. Chevron jumped 4% Wednesday, the biggest gain in the Dow Jones industrial average. Technology stocks also did well. Facebook rose nearly 4%....

Dow Ends Day Up 222

Feb 16, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 222

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher as the market notches its second sizable gain in a row. The gains Tuesday were led by retail and industrial companies. Several stocks were moving on encouraging news about company earnings and deals. Home security company ADT soared 48% after agreeing to be acquired. Restaurant...

Dow Ends Day Up 313

Feb 12, 2016 3:23 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 313

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks ended a down week on an up note, finishing sharply higher on the strength of energy and financial shares. It was the market's first up day since late last week. Despite the rebound Friday, the major indexes ended the week down about 1%. The Dow Jones industrial...