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Dow Ends Day Down 222
 Dow Ends Day Down 222 

Dow Ends Day Down 222

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - The stock market gave up a modest gain and turned lower after the Federal Reserve issued a cautious assessment of how the US economy was doing. The Fed said in its latest policy statement that it was concerned about how turbulence in global economics and finance could affect US growth....

Dow Ends Day Up 282
 Dow Ends Day Up 282 

Dow Ends Day Up 282

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks closed sharply higher as the price of crude oil made another sudden turn, this time to the upside. The price of oil surge almost 4% Tuesday, reversing a slump from the day before. Chevron and Exxon Mobil each jumped 4%. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 282 points,...

Stocks Slip, Oil Skids 6%
 Stocks Slip, Oil Skids 6% 

Stocks Slip, Oil Skids 6%

Chevron, Exxon each sink 3%

(Newser) - US stocks are closing lower as the beleaguered energy sector took another blow from falling oil prices, the AP reports. Chevron and Exxon Mobil each fell 3% Monday, among the biggest losses in the Dow Jones industrial average. The price of crude oil dropped nearly 6% to $30 a barrel...

Energy Stocks Lead Broad Rally as Oil Price Soars

It was the first weekly gain for stocks in a month

(Newser) - Stocks are closing out their first weekly gain in four weeks, led by a surge in energy and technology stocks. Oil stocks soared Friday after the price of crude jumped 9%, clawing back more of the ground it has lost since the beginning of the year. Apple led a broad...

Dow Rebounds, Ends Day Up 115

S&P 500, Nasdaq also up

(Newser) - US stocks are closing higher, led by a rebound in oil and gas companies as energy prices recovered from a steep drop the day before. Many of the top gainers in the Standard & Poor's 500 index Thursday were energy companies. Consol Energy and Southwestern Energy each soared 19%....

Dow Ends Day Down 249
 Dow Ends Day Down 249 

Dow Ends Day Down 249

Nasdaq, S&P 500 also down

(Newser) - US stocks recovered much of an early plunge , but the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September. Energy companies were pummeled as the latest fall in oil threatened more damage to an industry that has been stricken with bankruptcies, layoffs, and other cutbacks. Exxon Mobil fell 4%...

Dow Is Tanking Yet Again

 Dow Down 
 500+ Points 
 at Midday 
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Dow Down 500+ Points at Midday

Ouch.

(Newser) - It might be the worst day yet in an already lousy year for the stock market: The Dow was down more than 500 points shortly after noon, a fall of about 3.3%, and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were down similar percentages. The news comes after yet another...

Dow Ends Day Up 27
 Dow Ends Day Up 27 

Dow Ends Day Up 27

S&P 500 inches up, but Nasdaq closes down 11

(Newser) - US stocks struggled to close with meager gains, narrowly avoiding another down day. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 27 points, or 0.2%, to 16,016 Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index eked out a gain of a point, less than 0.1%, to 1,881....

Markets Close on Worst-Ever 2-Week Start to Year

Dow ends day below 16K

(Newser) - US stocks plunged again, completing the worst two-week start to a year ever. The market was rattled Friday by yet another tumble in the price of oil that slammed energy companies and on a government report showing a dip in retail sales. The price of oil sank below $30 a...

Dow Plunges 430, Dips Below 16K
 Dow Plunges 500, 
 Drops Below 16K 
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Dow Plunges 500, Drops Below 16K

'Psychologically key' level is breached

(Newser) - The Dow's awful start Friday morning is only getting worse. The Dow dipped some 430 points in the first half-hour of trading, then recovered a bit, only to crater again. It was down 500 points, or about 3%, at one point in the afternoon as part of what the...

Stock Market Rebounds
 Stock Market Rebounds 

Stock Market Rebounds

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end the day higher

(Newser) - The stock market is closing broadly higher, led by gains in oil and gas companies as the price of crude turned higher. The gains Thursday came a day after the market had its worst drop since September. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 227 points, or 1.4%, to 16,...

Stock Market Takes a Beating

Dow ends day down 364

(Newser) - A bad start to 2016 for the stock market got even worse. Stocks plunged Wednesday, bringing the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index down 10% from its November peak. The last time the market had a plunge that big, known as a "correction" on Wall Street, was...

Dow Ends Day Up 117
 Dow Ends Day Up 117 

Dow Ends Day Up 117

S&P 500, Nasdaq also up

(Newser) - A late wave of buying left the stock market higher, led by gains in technology and health care. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 117 points, or 0.7%, to 16,516 Tuesday. It wavered between gains and losses much of the day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index...

Crude Plunges, But Dow's Up 52

Oil ends at just over $31 a barrel

(Newser) - US stocks struggled to end mostly higher, but oil and gas companies were hit by another plunge in the price of crude. Chevron lost 2% and Exxon Mobil fell 1% Monday. Benchmark US oil sank another 5% and ended just above $31 a barrel, its lowest close since December 2003....

Stock Market Ends Worst Week Since 2011

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all decline

(Newser) - The US stock market closed out its worst week since 2011, rattled by concerns over a slowdown in China's economy and plunging oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 167 points, or 1%, to 16,346 Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 21 points, or...

Dow Plunges 392
 Dow Plunges 392 

Dow Plunges 392

S&P 500, Nasdaq also sharply down

(Newser) - Stocks and oil prices plunged again on more worries about a slowdown in China, giving the market its worst drop in three months. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 392 points, or 2.3%, to 16,514 Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 47 points, or 2....

Dow Ends Day Down 252
 Dow Ends Day Down 252 

Dow Ends Day Down 252

S&P 500, Nasdaq also sharply lower

(Newser) - US stocks are closing sharply lower, led by a decline in energy stocks as the price of oil plunged to its lowest level since 2008. The price of crude closed below $34 a barrel Wednesday after more signs emerged that China's huge economy was slowing down. Oil and gas...

Stocks Close Mostly Higher
 Stocks Close Mostly Higher 

Stocks Close Mostly Higher

Tuesday sees relatively stable trading

(Newser) - US stocks are closing mostly higher after a day of wavering between small gains and losses. The relatively stable trading Tuesday came a day after a plunge in China's main index set off a bout of selling in global markets. The Dow Jones industrial average gained nine points, or...

Dow Claws Back, But It's Still Bad

Dow Jones ends with worst loss in 2 weeks

(Newser) - It was a gloomy start to the new year on Wall Street as stocks sank as part of a global sell-off . Investors worried about new signs of a slowdown in China and a flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. That sent the price of oil on another wild...

Dow Tumbles 360 to Open 2016 Market

Worrisome start follows plunge of China's market

(Newser) - It's a bleak start to the new year on Wall Street Monday morning: The Dow fell more than 360 points at the open after China's stock market suffered a huge plunge of its own. Chinese stocks fell 7%, spooking US investors worried about a global slowdown, reports the...

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