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Dow Hits a Record High
Dow Hits a Milestone
MARKETS
Nov 4, 2019 9:07 AM CST

Dow Hits a Milestone

Index reaches a new intraday high

(Newser) - The stock market opened in milestone fashion Monday morning—the Dow quickly rose 138 points to hit an intraday high of 27,486, reports the Wall Street Journal . If this holds up, the Dow would post its first record close since July 15, notes MarketWatch . The Nasdaq and S&P...

Markets Close the Week in Strong Fashion
Markets Close the Week
in Strong Fashion
MARKETS
Nov 1, 2019 3:20 PM CDT

Markets Close the Week in Strong Fashion

Dow is up 301

(Newser) - Stocks closed at record highs on Friday after a solid jobs report reassured investors that the economy was on solid footing. The S&P 500 rose 29 points, or 1%, to 3,066, per the AP . The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 301 points, or 1.1%, to 27,347,...

Stocks End Broadly Lower
Stocks End Broadly Lower
MARKETS
Oct 31, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks End Broadly Lower

Banks fell more than the rest of the market

(Newser) - Stocks are closing modestly lower on Wall Street, but the S&P 500 was still on track for a weekly gain after closing at record highs twice this week, the AP reports. Banks fell more than the rest of the market Thursday as bond yields plunged, making it harder for...

Stocks Climb After Latest Rate Cut
Stocks Climb After
Latest Rate Cut
MARKETS
Oct 30, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Stocks Climb After Latest Rate Cut

Dow ends day up 115

(Newser) - Stocks rose broadly after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the third time this year, the AP reports. The gains Wednesday were enough to push the S&P 500 to its second record high this week. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday the central bank will likely forgo additional...

US Stocks End Wobbly Day Slightly Lower
US Stocks End
Wobbly Day
Slightly Lower
MARKETS
Oct 29, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

US Stocks End Wobbly Day Slightly Lower

Dow ends day down 19

(Newser) - Stocks are ending a wobbly day slightly lower as weakness in big technology companies pull the market just below the record high it set a day earlier, the AP reports. Google parent Alphabet gave up 2.2% Tuesday after reporting results that missed estimates. Apple fell 2.3%. General Motors...

S&amp;P 500 Closes at Record High
S&P 500 Closes
at Record High
MARKETS
Oct 28, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

S&P 500 Closes at Record High

For the first time in months

(Newser) - The S&P 500 is closing at an all-time high for the first time since July, and the Nasdaq is also near a record, the AP reports. The gains Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of earnings, economic data and expectations of another interest rate cut by...

Solid Earnings, China News Give Markets a Lift
Solid Earnings, China News
Give Markets a Lift
MARKETS
Oct 25, 2019 3:06 PM CDT

Solid Earnings, China News Give Markets a Lift

Dow rises 152

(Newser) - Stocks climbed Friday as investors welcomed solid company earnings reports and signs that trade negotiations between the US and China were making progress. The S&P 500 index rose 12 points to 3,022, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 152 points to 26,958, and the Nasdaq gained 57...

Tech Gains Fail to Lift Rest of Market
Tech Gains Fail to
Lift Rest of Market
MARKETS
Oct 24, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Tech Gains Fail to Lift Rest of Market

Stocks see a mixed finish on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks turned in a mixed finish on Wall Street as big gains by technology companies were offset by losses in health care, communications services and other sectors, the AP reports. Microsoft, PayPal and Lam Research all rose after posting solid results in the latest quarter. The tech sector added to...

US Stocks Edge Closer to Record Highs
US Stocks Edge Closer
to Record Highs
MARKETS
Oct 23, 2019 3:01 PM CDT

US Stocks Edge Closer to Record Highs

Dow ends day up 45

(Newser) - A late wave of buying left stocks modestly higher on Wall Street after a day of bobbing between small gains and losses, the AP reports. The gains Wednesday left major US indexes slightly closer to the record high closes they reached in July. Health care and communications companies did the...

Dow Ends Day Down 39
Dow Ends Day Down 39
MARKETS
Oct 22, 2019 3:04 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 39

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street after a day of wobbling back and forth as investors looked over some mixed news on corporate earnings, the AP reports. Health care and energy companies did well Tuesday, but losses in technology and communications companies checked those gains. Biogen soared 26%...

Stocks Rise on Wall Street
Stocks Rise on Wall Street
MARKETS
Oct 21, 2019 3:12 PM CDT

Stocks Rise on Wall Street

S&P 500's losing streak is broken

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher Monday, led by gains in technology companies and banks, the AP reports. The technology sector of the S&P 500 rose 1.1%, snapping a three-day losing streak. Apple rose 1.7%. Intel gained 1.5%. Financial services companies posted gains as bond yields rose. JPMorgan...

Markets Lose for the Day, Gain for the Week
Markets Lose for the Day,
Gain for the Week
MARKETS
Oct 18, 2019 3:10 PM CDT

Markets Lose for the Day, Gain for the Week

Dow falls 255

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, weighed down by losses in technology and communications companies. Microsoft lost 1.6%, and Facebook gave up 2.4%. Makers of consumer products were bucking the downward trend, however. Coca-Cola rose 1.8% after turning in a solid quarterly earnings report. The market...

Brexit Talks Help Spark a Buying Mood
Dow Edges Up 23
markets
Oct 17, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Edges Up 23

And the S&P rises 8 points on upbeat day

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union put investors in a buying mood, the AP reports. Companies including Netflix, CSX, and Morgan Stanley rose Thursday after reporting surprisingly good profits. Industrial...

Dow Slips 22
Dow Slips 22
MARKETS
Oct 16, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Slips 22

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street as losses for technology and energy companies offset gains in other sectors, the AP reports. Salesforce.com slumped 3.8% Wednesday and Exxon Mobil gave up 1.7%. Homebuilders benefited from a surprisingly good survey on sales. Lennar jumped 2.4%. General...

Solid Earnings Send Stocks Higher
Solid Earnings
Send Stocks Higher
MARKETS
Oct 15, 2019 3:00 PM CDT

Solid Earnings Send Stocks Higher

Dow ends day up 237

(Newser) - Stocks notched solid gains on Wall Street as investors welcomed surprisingly good quarterly results from some of the nation's biggest companies, the AP reports. Strong earnings from UnitedHealth Group, JPMorgan Chase and other companies helped lift the market Tuesday, erasing modest losses from a day earlier. UnitedHealth soared 8%...

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...

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