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Stocks Shoot Up at Open
 Stocks Shoot Up at Open 
MARKETS
Aug 15, 2011 8:46 AM CDT

Stocks Shoot Up at Open

Dow sees triple-digit rise

(Newser) - Is the panic over on Wall Street? The Dow shot up around 131 points, and the S&P and Nasdaq were up 13.5 and 26.2 as of 9:39am EST. Part of the gain came from Google’s blockbuster acquisition of Motorola , which sent the latter’s stock...

Dow Rises Again: Up 126
 Dow Rises Again: Up 126 
Aug 12, 2011 3:05 PM CDT

Dow Rises Again: Up 126

Markets end crazy week in relatively tame fashion

(Newser) - The Dow broke its up-down streak and rose for the second straight day today to wrap up a wild week. A solid retail sales report seemed to outweigh a negative one on consumer confidence, and Europe's (maybe) stabilizing markets also helped, report MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal . The...

Dow Rises 100+ on Retail Sales Report

S&P 500, Nasdaq also rise

(Newser) - Markets are up, at least for now: The Dow was up more than 100 points at open, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq following suit, up about 11 and 13 points, respectively, MarketWatch reports. An upbeat report on retail sales no doubt prodded stocks upward: July sales rose a...

Dow Surges Back Again: Up 423

S&P 500 and Nasdaq join the rebound

(Newser) - Dizzy yet? The stock market rebounded strongly yet again, with analysts giving credit to decent jobs data, better-than expected results from tech bellwether Cisco, and decreased worries about Europe. The numbers:
  • Dow: Up 423 (3.9%) to 11,143
  • S&P 500: Up 52 points (4.6%) to 1,173
...

Stocks Bounce Back, Dow Up 100+ Points
 Stocks Bounce Back, 
 Dow Up 250+ Points 
updated
Aug 11, 2011 10:54 AM CDT

Stocks Bounce Back, Dow Up 250+ Points

Pre-market trading was ... all over the place

(Newser) - What goes way, way down must come up? Stocks continued their climb throughout the morning, with the Dow gaining as much as 309 points on the news that jobless claims, which were expected to rise, decreased by 7,000 to 395,000, reports MarketWatch . The Dow is currently up 251...

Dow Plunges 520
 Dow Plunges 520 
Aug 10, 2011 3:06 PM CDT

Dow Plunges 520

Nasdaq and S&P 500 plummet, too

(Newser) - Yesterday's big market gains vanished and then some today as investors worried about Europe's debt problems and the weak US recovery, reports MarketWatch .
  • Dow: Down 520 points, or 4.6%, to 10,719
  • S&P 500: Down 52 points, or 4.4%, to 1,121
  • Nasdaq: Down 101
...

Stocks Open Way Down, Dow Sinks 300+

 Forget Yesterday's 
 Gains: Dow Down 400+ 
MARKETS
Aug 10, 2011 10:59 AM CDT

Forget Yesterday's Gains: Dow Down 400+

Underlying fears about the global economy weigh heavily

(Newser) - Moan. Here we go again. Yesterday's big gain was largely erased at the opening bell today—and was pretty much entirely erased by 11am EST—over fears about the global economy. The Dow fell as much as 446 points, and is currently down around 400 points. Nasdaq and the...

Dow Bounces Back, Soars 430

Nasdaq, S&P also post huge gains

(Newser) - Another crazy day for the markets, but this time they ended way up in positive territory. The Dow rose 430 points to close at 11,239, up nearly 4%. The Nasdaq rose 125 to 2,483 (5.29%) and the S&P 500 jumped 53 to 1,173 (4.74%)....

Stock Futures See-Saw After Crushing Fall
 Dow Licks Wounds, 
 Rises Above 11K 
updated
Aug 9, 2011 9:43 AM CDT

Dow Licks Wounds, Rises Above 11K

Stocks rebound at the bell, open up 100+ points

(Newser) - After yesterday's beating, the Dow opened with cautious optimism, up about 137 points to 10,947—and it has inched above the 11,000 mark since then. As of 10:40am EST, it was up 215 points to 11,025. The Nasdaq opened up 41, and the S&P...

Battered Dow Ends Down 635
 Battered 
 Dow Ends 
 Down 635 
UPDATED
Aug 8, 2011 3:14 PM CDT

Battered Dow Ends Down 635

US' downgraded credit rocks Wall Street in punishing session

(Newser) - The Dow Jones plummeted under 11,000 today, dropping 635 points as the United States' downgraded credit rating punished the markets. The drubbing took the Dow down 5.55% to 10,810, reports MarketWatch . The Nasdaq and S&P 500 bled more, shedding 6.90% and 6.66% respectively.

Stocks Plummet on Downgrade
 Dow Dives Below 
 11K on Downgrade 
Updated
Aug 8, 2011 1:28 PM CDT

Dow Dives Below 11K on Downgrade

Dow loses 135 points at open, now down more than 500

(Newser) - Investors reacted to the S&P's US credit rating downgrade and Europe's debt woes today exactly the way you'd expect: They panicked. Stocks started low, and have sunk ever deeper throughout the day. As of 2:26pm EST, the Dow was down a whopping 600 points, taking...

Dow Rises 61 After Seesaw Day

S&P 500 and Nasdaq decline

(Newser) - This would fall under the category of "volatile" trading day: The Dow rose 61 points to close at 11,445 after a series of wild fluctuations. This morning's better-than-expected jobs report led to an early surge—the Dow rose 170 points shortly after the opening bell, but the...

Dow Plunges 280+ Points
 Dow Plummets 513 
Aug 4, 2011 3:08 PM CDT

Dow Plummets 513

All major indexes are in negative territory for the year

(Newser) - The only good thing to say about today's stock market is that it's finally over. The Dow fell a staggering 513 points, or 4.3%, to close at 11,384. It's the worst point drop since December 2008 and the worst percentage drop since February 2009, reports...

Sinking Confidence Behind Market Collapse

Investors starting to panic that nobody has answers

(Newser) - What's behind the market meltdown? Some on-the-fly observations:
  • Ezra Klein, Washington Post : The market is "diving because of forces Washington can’t control, and in many cases, doesn’t understand very well. How many members of Congress do you think could give a coherent account of what has
...

Stocks Keep Plunging
 Stocks Keep Plunging 
MARKETS
Aug 3, 2011 10:18 AM CDT

Stocks Keep Plunging

Dow down 100 at midday

(Newser) - Stocks kept on sliding this morning, after a better-than-expected labor report failed to reassure investors. Private employers added 114,000 jobs in July according to ADP, yet as of 11:18, the Dow was down 102 points, according to MarketWatch, with the S&P down 7.46 points and the...

Dow Plummets 266, Back Under 12K

Debt deal provides no bounce

(Newser) - Just imagine if they hadn't gotten a deal at the last minute: The stock market had a brutal day, despite today's final passage of the bill to avert a default, reports MarketWatch . The Dow fell 266 to 11,867 (2.2%); Nasdaq fell 75 to 2,669 (2....

WSJ: Our Murdoch Coverage Wasn't Good Enough

Was lax on owner, but says it's better now

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal did a lousy job of initially covering Rupert Murdoch's phone hacking scandal, admits the paper's special editorial committee. The paper was "slower than it should have been at the outset to pursue the phone-hacking scandal story" and failed to ask tough questions when...

Stocks Fall on Debt Fears
 Stocks Fall on Debt Fears 
Jul 25, 2011 9:19 AM CDT

Stocks Fall on Debt Fears

Dow was down 101 points at open

(Newser) - Stocks are falling after congressional leaders failed to agree on a deal to raise the nation's debt limit to avoid default. At the opening bell today, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 101 points, or 0.8%, to 12,575. The Standard & Poor's 500 was down 12,...

Dow Rises 202: Best Day of 2011

Earnings reports and Obama's praise of debt plan raise hopes

(Newser) - Strong profits and a bipartisan plan to lift the US debt limit drove a stock market rebound today. Stock indexes rose after Coca-Cola, IBM, and other companies reported rising second-quarter earnings. The three major indexes added to their gains after President Obama praised a proposal by six senators that would...

Les Hinton, 'Wall Street Journal' Publisher and Dow Jones CEO, Resigns in Wake of Rupert Murdoch's Phone Hacking Scandal
WSJ Publisher, Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton Resigns
phone hacking scandal
Jul 15, 2011 4:12 PM CDT

WSJ Publisher, Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton Resigns

He's the latest casualty of Rupert Murdoch's phone hacking scandal

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch accepted the resignation of the Wall Street Journal's publisher today as the once-defiant media mogul struggles to control the escalating phone hacking scandal. The controversy claimed its first victim in the United States as Les Hinton, chief executive of the Murdoch-owned Dow Jones & co. and publisher...

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