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Wall Street's Rally Evaporates, Dow Sags 26 Points

Dow Sags 26 Points on
Quick Plunge in Oil Prices

MARKETS

Apr 7, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Sags 26 Points on Quick Plunge in Oil Prices

Major indexes were up 3% earlier in the day

(Newser) - A rally on Wall Street evaporated after the price of crude oil took a sudden turn lower, deflating gains in the energy sector. Major indexes ended slightly lower Tuesday after being up more than 3% earlier, reports the AP . The market was coming off an even bigger gain of 7%...

Stock Market Off to Another Strong Start

Dow Off to Another
Strong Start

Apr 7, 2020 8:43 AM CDT

Dow Off to Another Strong Start

Index rises 800 points at the open

(Newser) - Monday's optimism on Wall Street is carrying into another day. The Dow rose 800 points at the open Tuesday, more than 3%, reports CNBC . The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also were up more than 2%. Once again, investors seem optimistic that the coronavirus outbreak was slowing around...

Markets Surge 7%
on Glimmers of Hope

MARKETS

Apr 6, 2020 3:18 PM CDT

Markets Surge 7% on Glimmers of Hope

Deadliness of outbreak could be slowing in areas

(Newser) - A worldwide rally gained steam on Wall Street Monday, propelling major indexes up more than 7%, as traders cheered glimmers of hope that the deadliness of the coronavirus outbreak could be slowing in some of the hardest-hit areas. New York’s governor said the rate of increase of deaths could...

Dow Poised for Big Jump at the Opening Bell

Dow Sees Big Jump
at the Opening Bell

UPDATED

Apr 6, 2020 8:40 AM CDT

Dow Sees Big Jump at the Opening Bell

Index rose 900 points early

(Newser) - Investors are looking bullish as the new week begins, though the Wall Street Journal is reminding all that "volatility" remains the key word to remember. The Dow jumped 900 points at the opening bell, or 4%, reports CNBC . The index then settled back into a gain of about 750...

Jobs Report Helps
Sink Market Again

Apr 3, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Jobs Report Helps Sink Market Again

Dow falls 360 points

(Newser) - Stocks fell Friday, giving Wall Street its third losing week in the last four. The losses came after the government said US employers cut 701,000 more jobs than they added last month, the first drop in nearly a decade and just the start of a dismal jobs period ahead....

Dow Sees First Gain in 3 Days

Apr 2, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Sees First Gain in 3 Days

Good news from Saudis and Russia helps

(Newser) - Stocks closed solidly higher after another whipsaw day, giving the market its first gain in three days, per the AP . Major US indexes rose more than 2% Thursday. The Dow rose 469 to 21,413; the S&P 500 rose 56 to 2,526; and the Nasdaq rose 126 to...

Stocks Climb Amid Talk of Saudi-Russia Truce

News of Saudi-Russian
Truce Pleases Markets

Apr 2, 2020 11:35 AM CDT

News of Saudi-Russian Truce Pleases Markets

Trump says the nations are poised to end their oil dispute

(Newser) - Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing a record-breaking number of Americans into the unemployment queue, per the AP . The S&P 500 rose more than 2% in morning...

Market Reacts
to Estimated
US Death Toll

markets

Apr 1, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Market Reacts to Estimated US Death Toll

Selling is widespread as the S&P 500 drops over 4%

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply lower on Wall Street as more signs piled up of the economic and physical pain being caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the AP reports. The S&P 500 dropped more than 4% Wednesday after the White House said that 100,000 to 240,000 people in...

Dow Skids 800 Out of the Gate

Apr 1, 2020 8:43 AM CDT

Dow Skids 800 Out of the Gate

Markets riled by White House's latest coronavirus projection, shed 3%-4%

(Newser) - The Dow stumbled more than 800 points out of the gate on Wednesday, reports the Wall Street Journal , echoing markets around the globe a day after it closed out the worst quarter on record. That was a 4% drop; the S&P 500 lost 3.8%, and the Nasdaq lost...

Dow Has Worst Quarter Ever

MARKETS

Mar 31, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Has Worst Quarter Ever

This was Wall Street's worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis

(Newser) - Stocks are down in subdued trading Tuesday, as Wall Street's wraps up its worst quarter of performance since the 2008 financial crisis, the AP reports. The S&P 500 is down in afternoon trading after flipping between modest losses and gains, pushing its loss for the first three months...

Dow Finishes the Day
in the 22K Range

MARKETS

Mar 30, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Finishes the Day in the 22K Range

Closes up 691 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street Monday, led by health care stocks, bringing the market's surge over the past week to 17%. The S&P 500 rose more than 3% for its fourth gain in five days, following up its best weekly gain since hitting bottom after the...

Dow Ends Strong Week
on a Sour Note

Mar 27, 2020 3:04 PM CDT

Dow Ends Strong Week on a Sour Note

Index falls more than 900 points

(Newser) - The markets couldn't manage a four-day rally. Despite the passage in the House of a massive stimulus passage, the major US markets closed very much in the red on Friday, per MarketWatch . The declines gave back some of the gains made in the near-historic three-day surge ending Thursday. On...

Dow's 3-Day Surge
Comes to Abrupt End

MARKETS

Mar 27, 2020 8:50 AM CDT

Dow's 3-Day Surge Comes to Abrupt End

Index falls 1,000 points in opening minutes

(Newser) - On Thursday, the Dow capped a three-day surge so strong it lifted the index out of a short-lived bear market. The good vibes ended quickly Friday morning at the opening bell, with the Dow falling more than 1,000 points, or more than 4.5%. Both the benchmark S&P...

Shortest Bear Market
in Dow's History Is Over

UPDATED

Mar 26, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Shortest Bear Market in Dow's History Is Over

Index surges again and is up 20% in 3 days

(Newser) - A historic surge in jobless claims didn't keep the stock market down on Thursday. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the Dow rose more than 1,300 points, or 6.3%, and the S&P surged by a similar percentage. The Dow has risen three days in a row...

Afternoon Rally
Fizzles on CNBC Report

markets

Mar 25, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Afternoon Rally Fizzles on CNBC Report

But stocks closed higher overall

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Wednesday but gave up much of an afternoon rally after CNBC reported that a dispute between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republicans over unemployment aid could cause the coronavirus aid bill to be delayed, the AP reports. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%...

Market Opens Quietly,
Then a Surge

Mar 25, 2020 8:42 AM CDT

Market Opens Quietly, Then a Surge

S&P, Nasdaq lag behind Dow after $2T relief deal reached

(Newser) - A day after its biggest ever single-day gain and hours after a $2 trillion economic relief bill , MarketWatch reports that the Dow Jones opened relatively quietly, rising 241 points out of the gate, or about 1.2%. The Dow then picked up steam, picking up a total of about 685...

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever
One-Day Point Gain

MARKETS

Mar 24, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Sees Biggest-Ever One-Day Point Gain

Surges more than 2K points

(Newser) - The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up nearly 2,113 points, its biggest-ever one day point gain, per the AP . The 11% surge came as Congress moved closer to passing a coronavirus aid package. Per Marketwatch , the S&P 500 ended the day up nearly 210 points, or...

Dow Takes a Big Bounce
at Opening Bell

MARKETS

Mar 24, 2020 8:40 AM CDT

Dow Takes a Big Bounce at Opening Bell

Investors happy stimulus deal is near

(Newser) - It's a rare bit of good news for the markets: The Dow jumped more than 1,200 points, or 6%, at the open on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 rose by a similar percentage. Markets in Asia and Europe also were up. The Wall Street Journal chalks it...

Even With Fed Aid,
Stocks Slump Once Again

MARKETS

Mar 23, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Even With Fed Aid, Stocks Slump Once Again

Dow closes down 3%

(Newser) - Stocks are ending another bumpy day broadly lower on Wall Street as investors wait to see if Democrats and Republicans can settle their differences on an economic rescue package. Major indexes ended down about 3% Monday, having been down as much as 5%. Marketwatch reports the Dow closed down 582...

Dow Begins the Day
in the Red After All

MARKETS

Mar 23, 2020 9:01 AM CDT

Dow Begins the Day in the Red After All

Index drops 500 points in the opening minutes

(Newser) - For an example of how coronavirus is upending the markets, look no further than Monday's Dow futures trading. First, they were down a lot overnight. Then they were up a lot just an hour before the opening bell, thanks to aggressive new Fed action taken to goose the markets....