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US Stocks Edge Down
US Stocks Edge Down
MARKETS
Oct 14, 2019 3:12 PM CDT

US Stocks Edge Down

As bond markets are closed for Columbus Day

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street, a shaky start to the week for the market after the S&P 500 notched its first weekly gain in four weeks, the AP reports. Losses in consumer goods makers, utilities and industrial stocks outweighed gains in banks and elsewhere in...

Markets Jump as Trump Is Upbeat on China
Markets Jump After
US-China Trade Thaw
UPDATED
Oct 11, 2019 3:10 PM CDT

Markets Jump After US-China Trade Thaw

Trump says 'phase one deal' is secured as Dow jumps 319

(Newser) - The markets seem pretty happy with newly reported progress in US-China trade talks. President Trump on Friday declared that the US has agreed on a "very substantial phase one deal" with Beijing, reports CNBC . And earlier, he tweeted that "good things are happening at China Trade Talk Meeting"...

Stocks Climb After Reports of Trade Talks
Stocks Climb
After Reports
of Trade Talks
MARKETS
Oct 10, 2019 3:31 PM CDT

Stocks Climb After Reports of Trade Talks

Dow up 150 as tech shares rise

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as traders turn hopeful that meetings in Washington will yield progress on the long-running US-China trade dispute. Markets were encouraged Thursday after President Trump said he would meet with China's lead negotiator on Friday. Technology stocks posted solid gains. Skyworks Solutions...

US Stocks Notch First Gain of Week
US Stocks Notch
First Gain of Week
MARKETS
Oct 9, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Notch First Gain of Week

Dow ends day up 181

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street, giving the market its first gain this week, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks led the way higher Wednesday. Microsoft rose 1.9% and Citigroup climbed 1.6%. The gains came as the latest round of talks on trade resumed between...

Stocks Extend Losses on Wall Street
Stocks Extend Losses
on Wall Street
MARKETS
Oct 8, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Extend Losses on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 313

(Newser) - Stocks are ending lower on Wall Street as tensions ratchet up again between the US and China just before the two sides are set to meet again to discuss trade, the AP reports. Technology companies and banks took the worst of the losses Tuesday. Qualcomm, a chipmaker which relies heavily...

Wall Street&#39;s Early Gain Doesn&#39;t Last
Wall Street's
Early Gain
Doesn't Last
MARKETS
Oct 7, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Wall Street's Early Gain Doesn't Last

Market's losing streak extends

(Newser) - Stocks gave up some meager midday gains and ended broadly lower on Wall Street, extending the market's losing streak into a fourth week, the AP reports. Technology companies and makers of consumer products led the way lower on Monday. Broadcom lost 1.9% and Pepsi lost 1.4%. Traders...

Markets End Rough Week on Strong Note
Jobs Report Gives
a Lift to Markets
MARKETS
Oct 4, 2019 3:17 PM CDT

Jobs Report Gives a Lift to Markets

Dow rises 372

(Newser) - Stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street Friday after steady US job gains and a decline in the unemployment rate allayed investors' concerns about slowing growth. The broad gains Friday erased nearly all of the significant losses the market suffered earlier in the week brought on by dismal news on...

Stocks End Higher After Early Stumble
Stocks End Higher
After Early Stumble
MARKETS
Oct 3, 2019 3:07 PM CDT

Stocks End Higher After Early Stumble

Dow ends day up 122

(Newser) - The stock market shook off an early stumble and ended broadly higher, breaking a two-day slump that got October off to a miserable start, the AP reports. Big technology companies and drug makers led the gains Thursday, while materials makers and banks pulled up the rear. The early slide was...

Stock Losses Accelerate on Wall Street
Stock Losses
Accelerate on
Wall Street
MARKETS
Oct 2, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Stock Losses Accelerate on Wall Street

Dow ends day down 494

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled again as investors became more worried that worsening trade tensions and other factors could further weaken the global economy, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 500 points Wednesday, its second big drop in a row. The latest bout of selling followed a report showing...

Weak Factory Report Sinks Stock Market
Weak Factory Report
Sinks Stock Market
MARKETS
Oct 1, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Weak Factory Report Sinks Stock Market

Dow ends day down 343

(Newser) - The stock market stumbled after a surprise contraction in manufacturing last month renewed worries that President Trump's trade wars were hurting the economy, the AP reports. The market had been rallying early Tuesday until the Institute for Supply Management reported that the manufacturing sector reached its lowest level in...

Stocks End Bumpy Quarter With a Gain
Stocks End
Bumpy Quarter
With a Gain
MARKETS
Sep 30, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks End Bumpy Quarter With a Gain

S&P 500 is up 1.2% for the quarter

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street, capping another turbulent quarter with modest gains, the AP reports. Technology and health care stocks led the way Monday. Apple rose 2.4% and Merck added 1.4%. Banks and energy companies lagged the rest of the market. Raymond James lost 1.3% and ConocoPhillips...

US Stocks End Week Down After China Trade Report

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 fall

(Newser) - Wall Street capped a choppy week with a second straight weekly loss for the S&P 500 Friday as worries about a potential escalation in the trade war between the US and China erased early gains. Technology companies led the broad slide, the AP reports, as investors weighed a report...

US Stocks Fall as Investors Turn Cautious
US Stocks Fall as
Investors Turn Cautious
MARKETS
Sep 26, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Fall as Investors Turn Cautious

Dow ends day down 79

(Newser) - Stocks fell and bond prices rose as investors turned cautious and shifted money into lower-risk holdings, the AP reports. The selling came as traders weighed the implications of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a slowdown in US economic growth. Facebook led communications stocks lower after Bloomberg reported that...

Stocks Rise as Trump Teases Trade Deal
Stocks Rise as Trump
Teases Trade Deal
MARKETS
Sep 25, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Rise as Trump Teases Trade Deal

Dow ends day up 162

(Newser) - Stocks are closing with solid gains Wednesday after President Trump indicated a trade deal with China could happen soon, the AP reports. The comment from Trump, along with strong numbers on the housing market, helped stocks overcome early losses. Technology companies, which have strong business ties to China, were the...

US Stocks Have Volatile Day
US Stocks Have Volatile Day
MARKETS
Sep 24, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

US Stocks Have Volatile Day

As Democrats eye Trump inquiry

(Newser) - Stocks had their most volatile day in a month Tuesday as a growing number of Democrats called for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a report showed a decline in consumer confidence, the AP reports. The S&P 500 fell 25 points, or 0.8%, to 2,966. The...

Stocks Close Flat on Wall Street
Stocks Close Flat
on Wall Street
MARKETS
Sep 23, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Close Flat on Wall Street

US stocks give up early gains Monday

(Newser) - Stocks are closing flat Monday, giving up early gains by technology companies and makers of household products, the AP reports. The market turned lower in the late afternoon after wobbling earlier as investors digested some weak economic figures out of Germany. Chip stocks rose. Nvidia gained 1.2% and Qualcomm...

Stocks Slip After Chinese Delegation Leaves
Stocks Slip After
Chinese Delegation Leaves
MARKETS
Sep 20, 2019 3:38 PM CDT

Stocks Slip After Chinese Delegation Leaves

Dow drops 105 points, Nasdaq 56

(Newser) - Stocks veered lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday after reports that a Chinese delegation has cut short a visit to the US, fueled speculation that upcoming talks aimed at resolving the costly trade war between Washington and Beijing are in trouble. The selling, which erased modest early gains...

Stocks End Little Changed After Early Rally Wanes

Dow ends day down 52

(Newser) - Stocks are sputtering at the close on Wall Street Thursday after an early rally fizzled, the AP reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52 points, or 0.2%, to 27,094, while the S&P 500 was essentially flat at 3,006. Banks and industrial companies were the biggest...

Stocks Sink, Then Recover After Fed Rate Cut
Stocks Sink, Then Recover
After Fed Rate Cut
MARKETS
Sep 18, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Sink, Then Recover After Fed Rate Cut

Dow, S&P 500 edge up while Nasdaq drops a bit

(Newser) - Stocks are rebounding at the close of trading, led by banks and big tech names, after the Federal Reserve delivered an expected cut in interest rates, the AP reports. Stocks initially fell after the Fed announcement, after the Fed showed its members are divided about the upcoming path for interest...

US Stocks Notch Small Gains
US Stocks Notch Small Gains
MARKETS
Sep 17, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

US Stocks Notch Small Gains

As price of oil falls

(Newser) - Stocks are closing a lackluster session Tuesday with small gains as investors await a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, the AP reports. The Fed concludes a policy meeting Wednesday and is expected to announce its second rate cut this year. Oil prices gave up a chunk of the huge...

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