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MARKETS

Oct 23, 2008 8:58 AM CDT

Stocks Rise Despite Job Woes

But a modest hit

(Newser) - Stocks got a modest bump at the opening bell today despite an ugly job report, as mixed earnings clouded the waters. The Dow rose 69 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq rose 0.7% and 0.5% respectively. Jobless claims took an unexpected spike last week, and the Wall ...

Dow Sinks 514 on Bad Earnings

MARKETS

Oct 22, 2008 3:32 PM CDT

Dow Sinks 514 on Bad Earnings

Third-quarter reports detail suffering across the board

(Newser) - Stocks continued yesterday’s decline amid a wave of poor earnings reports across the board, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow, down at one point nearly 700 points in the final hour, fell 514.45 to close at 8,519.21. The Nasdaq shed 80.93 points, closing at...

Sour Earnings Sink Stocks

MARKET opener

Oct 22, 2008 8:51 AM CDT

Sour Earnings Sink Stocks

Recession fears keep bears growling

(Newser) - Recession fears kept bears roaring today, as the Dow shed 230 points at the open on a spate of lousy third-quarter results. Wachovia posted a staggering $23.9 billion loss to lead a group of five gloomy blue chip reports, the Wall Street Journal reports. “We’ve seen a...

Earnings Push Stocks Lower

MARKETS

Oct 21, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

Earnings Push Stocks Lower

China's GDP slowdown spooks investors as well

(Newser) - Stocks fell today as a wave of poor earnings soured investor confidence across the board, though the continued drop in interbank lending rates kept losses in check, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow closed down 231.77 at 9,033.66. The Nasdaq fell 73.35 to 1,696....

Stocks Dive on Poor Profits

MARKET open

Oct 21, 2008 8:51 AM CDT

Stocks Dive on Poor Profits

But as ever, trust this move as far as you can throw it

(Newser) - Downbeat earnings put the kibosh on yesterday’s outbreak of optimism on Wall Street, sending stocks down at the open. The Dow dropped 107 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P fell 1.7% and 1.4% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dow components DuPont, Caterpillar, and Pfizer all...

Stocks Rally, Clearing 9,000

MARKETS

Oct 20, 2008 3:33 PM CDT

Stocks Rally, Clearing 9,000

Bernanke urges more fiscal stimulus

(Newser) - Stocks extended earlier gains with a late-session rally today as Ben Bernanke voiced support for a new fiscal stimulus package and a key indicator showed a loosening in the flow of credit, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 413.21 to 9,265.43, the first time it has closed over...

Cratering Dow Sinks Cramer Cred (but Doubles Ratings)

ANALYSIS

Oct 20, 2008 9:14 AM CDT

Cratering Dow Sinks Cramer Cred (but Doubles Ratings)

'It’s just a bear trying to do a show in this environment,' Mad Money host says

(Newser) - Jim Cramer was long Wall Street’s most reliable cheerleader, psyching up investors on his high-octane CNBC show. He’s insisted several times this year that the worst was over—only to tell viewers this month to forsake stocks entirely. “It is harder to get it right than any...

Markets Rise as Credit Eases

MARKETS

Oct 20, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

Markets Rise as Credit Eases

Volatility probably ahead; oil prices up, too

(Newser) - Stocks rose at the open today, as investors saw signs the credit markets are easing, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 104 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P saw modest 1.5% and 1.2% bumps, respectively. Stocks in Europe and Asia generally rose as well. We...

Stocks Sink, Yet End Week Up

MARKETS

Oct 17, 2008 3:37 PM CDT

Stocks Sink, Yet End Week Up

More ugly news makes for yet another volatile day

(Newser) - Stocks remained volatile and swung lower at the end of the today’s session,as bad economic news convinced investors the financial crisis is not over yet, MarketWatch reports. The Dow closed down 127.04 at 8,852.22, but posted a weekly gain after four weeks of losses. The...

Stocks Plunge on Housing Data

MARKETS

Oct 17, 2008 8:50 AM CDT

Stocks Plunge on Housing Data

Volatile day ahead

(Newser) - Stocks dropped today at the open, after a dour housing report reaffirmed market pessimism. But the day is expected to be a volatile one, the Wall Street Journal reports, after yesterday’s wild session. The Dow dropped 221 points at the bell, with the S&P and Nasdaq dropping 2....

Dow Up 401 After Seesaw Day

MARKETS

Oct 16, 2008 3:23 PM CDT

Dow Up 401 After Seesaw Day

Investors see signs of gradually easing credit—and bargains, driving up market late

(Newser) - Stocks rallied late in today’s volatile session, but stopped short of recovering yesterday’s sharp losses, rollercoastering through an 800-point range, MarketWatch reports. Crude oil futures fell $4.69, to about half of their record high in July, on a report that showed US inventories increasing. The Dow rose...

Why Midafternoon
Brings Out the Bears

analysis

Oct 16, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Why Midafternoon Brings Out the Bears

Wall Street is facing one of its worst bear markets since World War II

(Newser) - An increasingly familiar Wall Street phenomenon—a three-digit swing in the Dow, usually down, in the final hour of trading—is a direct result of population growth in one species: bears. Margin calls are forcing panicked sell-offs, it's true, but the situation is more complicated than that, experts tell...

Stocks Reverse Gains, Dive

MARKETS

Oct 16, 2008 10:49 AM CDT

Stocks Reverse Gains, Dive

After early surge, Dow drops 300

(Newser) - Stocks reversed their early gains to plunge downward today, with the Dow dropping as much as 324 points, the Wall Street Journal reports, after being up 140 earlier in the morning. The S&P was down 1.9%, thanks largely to a 6% slide in its consumer-staples sector, while the...

Stocks Gain at Open After Yesterday's Plunge

MARKETS

Oct 16, 2008 8:57 AM CDT

Stocks Gain at Open After Yesterday's Plunge

...And if you have faith that the story won't change by 4:30, you probably fell hard for that 'bridge in Brooklyn' bubble

(Newser) - Stocks saw a modest bounce at the open this morning, with the Dow up 42 points after a half-hour, following yesterday’s titanic losses, the Wall Street Journal reports. The S&P and Nasdaq rose 0.5% and 1.32% respectively. Panic was staved off by some sound economic data,...

Dow Finishes Down 733

MARKETS

Oct 15, 2008 3:21 PM CDT

Dow Finishes Down 733

Bad data pummels equities; oil drops below $75 per barrel

(Newser) - Stocks continued to slide in the final hours of the trading day as retail sales and manufacturing activity slowed while core inflation jumped, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil slid $4.09 to $74.54 a barrel, its lowest price in 2008. The Dow closed down 733.08 at 8,...

Stocks Trip Over Bad Econ Data

MARKETS

Oct 15, 2008 9:02 AM CDT

Stocks Trip Over Bad Econ Data

Good results from Coke, JP Morgan drowned out

(Newser) - The bears came out on Wall Street this morning, sending the Dow down 181 at the bell, as a host of negative economic reports drowned out some positive third-quarter results. Retail sales were worse than expected in September, and several other indexes showed manufacturing activity down. The S&P and...

Rally Fizzles to Mild Losses

MARKETS

Oct 14, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

Rally Fizzles to Mild Losses

Traders worry non-financial stocks may still feel recession's bite

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower today after an earlier rally died down as worries about consumer-discretionary and tech stocks overcame investors’ faith in global actions to quell the credit crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow, up nearly 400 early, ended off 76.62, to 9,310.99. The Nasdaq, especially...

Stocks Jump 350+ at Open

MARKETS

Oct 14, 2008 8:53 AM CDT

Stocks Jump 350+ at Open

Dow up nicely again

(Newser) - Stocks were up once again today at the open, as investors cheered the government’s latest rescue moves. The Dow rose 363, while the Nasdaq and S&P rose 2.2% and 3.7% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. American stocks were again following on the heels of recoveries...

Dow Gains 936 on New Bailouts

MARKETS

Oct 13, 2008 3:35 PM CDT

Dow Gains 936 on New Bailouts

Biggest one-day boost for Dow on record

(Newser) - Weekend news of coordinated global action to buy stakes in troubled banks cheered investors, and the Dow posted its biggest-ever 1-day jump in both points and percentage today, MarketWatch reports. The index rose 936.42 to 9,387.61, the Nasdaq jumped 194.74 to 1,844.25, and the...

Dow Rises 400 at Open

MARKETS

Oct 13, 2008 8:44 AM CDT

Dow Rises 400 at Open

Market could be recovering

(Newser) - Stocks took a big jump in the right direction this morning, reassured by worldwide efforts to prop up the banking system, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose more than 400 points at the bell, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising 4.4% and 4.7% respectively. The...