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Dow Ends Day Up 197
Dow Ends Day Up 197
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Jul 24, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 197

S&P 500 also closes higher, while Nasdaq slips

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly higher after several big US companies turned in strong quarterly results, the AP reports. Google's parent company Alphabet climbed 3.9% and Harley-Davidson jumped 7.7%. Drugmaker Biogen rose 4.1%. Appliance maker Whirlpool plunged 14.5% after its results came in well under analysts'...

A Mixed Finish for Stocks on Wall Street
A Mixed Finish for
Stocks on Wall Street
MARKETS
Jul 23, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

A Mixed Finish for Stocks on Wall Street

Dow slips, while Nasdaq and S&P 500 close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending little changed on Wall Street as gains for banks are offset by losses in industrial companies and other sectors, the AP reports. Banks rose Monday as bond yields moved sharply higher. JPMorgan Chase added 1.9%. Industrial companies were broadly lower. Illinois Tool Works slumped 7.2%...

Dow Ends With a Dip, Still Gains for the Week

Index slips 6 points

(Newser) - Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street Friday but still managed to eke out a small gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 6 points to 25,058, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite fell 5 points to 7,820, while the S&P 500 index fell...

Banks Weigh on Large-Stock Indexes
Banks Weigh on
Large-Stock Indexes
MARKETS
Jul 19, 2018 3:03 PM CDT

Banks Weigh on Large-Stock Indexes

Dow falls 134

(Newser) - Banks and other large US stocks fell but smaller companies climbed, making for a mixed finish on Wall Street, the AP reports. Banks fell Thursday as interest rates decreased. Several financial companies including American Express and Bank of New York Mellon dropped after issuing weak second-quarter reports. Comcast rose 2....

Dow Ends Day Up 79
Dow Ends Day Up 79
MARKETS
Jul 18, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 79

S&P 500 edges down, while Nasdaq slips less than a point

(Newser) - Stocks are ending modestly higher as big gains for transportation and financial companies were partly offset by losses elsewhere, the AP reports. Airline stocks rose sharply Wednesday, led by a 8.8% surge in United Continental after the company reported a huge increase in earnings. Railroad stocks also climbed. CSX...

Tech, Health Care Lead Gains for Stocks
Tech, Health Care
Lead Gains for Stocks
MARKETS
Jul 17, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Tech, Health Care Lead Gains for Stocks

Dow ends day up 55

(Newser) - Stocks shook off a weak start and ended higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology, health care and consumer products companies, the AP reports. Johnson & Johnson added 3.5% Tuesday after reporting a strong quarter thanks to solid growth in its prescription drug business. Technology companies are...

Dow Edges Up as Nasdaq, S&amp;P 500 Close Lower
Dow Edges Up as
Nasdaq, S&P 500
Close Lower
MARKETS
Jul 16, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Edges Up as Nasdaq, S&P 500 Close Lower

Oil prices drop steeply

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower on Wall Street as a steep drop in oil prices delivered a blow to energy companies, the AP reports. Hess slumped 4% Monday. Health care and technology companies also fell. Adobe Systems gave up 1.5%. Tribune Media plunged 16.7% after the Federal Communications...

Dow Reclaims 25K After Week of Gains

Index rises 94

(Newser) - Stocks are closing out their second straight week of gains, despite some wobbly trading during the day, as industrial and energy companies climbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 94 points, or 0.4%, to 25,019, per the AP . The Nasdaq composite edged up 2 points to 7,825,...

Tech Gains Push Nasdaq to Another All-Time High
Tech Gains Push Nasdaq
to Another All-Time High
MARKETS
Jul 12, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Tech Gains Push Nasdaq to Another All-Time High

Dow ends day up 224

(Newser) - Technology companies rose sharply on Wall Street, pushing the Nasdaq composite to another all-time high, the AP reports. The biggest winner in the sector by far was software maker CA, which soared 19% after agreeing to be acquired by Broadcom, a chipmaker. The broad advance wiped out the market's...

Stocks Close Lower After Renewed Tariff Threats
Stocks Close Lower After
Renewed Tariff Threats
MARKETS
Jul 11, 2018 3:04 PM CDT

Stocks Close Lower After Renewed Tariff Threats

Dow ends day down 219

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower after the Trump administration released a list of more goods that could be hit with tariffs and China said it would retaliate, the AP reports. Bond prices and utilities rose Wednesday as investors sought to minimize risk. The dollar rose against other currencies and the price...

Dow Ends Day Up 143
Dow Ends Day Up 143
MARKETS
Jul 10, 2018 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 143

S&P 500 has highest close since February

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its fourth straight gain and its highest close since early February, the AP reports. Makers of consumer products, technology and health care companies were the biggest winners among large-company stocks Tuesday. Pepsi jumped 4.8% after delivering...

Banks Lead US Stocks Broadly Higher
Banks Lead
US Stocks
Broadly Higher
MARKETS
Jul 9, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

Banks Lead US Stocks Broadly Higher

Dow ends day up 320

(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street as traders looked ahead to what many expect will be strong second-quarter earnings from US companies, the AP reports. Banks led the way higher Monday and bond yields increased. Higher yields allow banks to charge higher interest rates on mortgages and other kinds...

On Day 1 of Trade War, Dow Rises 99

Investors seems to shrug off worries

(Newser) - The stock market shook off two weeks of losses and ended solidly higher even as Beijing and Washington imposed tariffs on each other's goods. Friday's gains on Wall Street followed two weeks of losses as trade tensions between the world's two largest economies mounted. The Dow Jones...

Dow Ends Day Up 181
Dow Ends Day Up 181
MARKETS
Jul 5, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 181

Tech, health care lead gains for stocks

(Newser) - Technology and health care companies led U stocks broadly higher, putting the market on track to break a two-week losing streak, the AP reports. Trading was relatively quiet Thursday as markets reopened following the Independence Day holiday in the US. Trading could turn bumpier on Friday as US tariffs on...

Stocks Close Lower Ahead of Holiday
Stocks Close Lower
Ahead of Holiday
MARKETS
Jul 3, 2018 12:00 PM CDT

Stocks Close Lower Ahead of Holiday

Trading was light during shortened session Tuesday

(Newser) - US stocks closed lower Tuesday following a swift sell-off in the final minutes of a shortened trading session ahead of the Independence Day holiday, the AP reports. The losses snapped a three-day winning streak for the stock market, wiping out modest gains from earlier in the day. Technology companies and...

Dow Ends Day Up 35
Dow Ends Day Up 35
MARKETS
Jul 2, 2018 3:13 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 35

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Major US stock indexes are closing higher Monday, as stocks recovered most of their early losses thanks to gains by technology stocks and banks, the AP reports Losses by energy and consumer goods companies as well as big department store chains had weighed on the market until indexes reversed course...

2nd Quarter Wraps Up With Modest Gains

Dow rises 55

(Newser) - US stocks surrendered most of an early rise but still finished slightly higher Friday, closing out the second quarter with small gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was up as much as 293 points, rose 55 points, or 0.2%, at 24,271, per the AP . The S&P...

Dow Ends Day Up 98
Dow Ends Day Up 98
Jun 28, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 98

US stocks close higher

(Newser) - US stocks are closing higher Thursday as gains for technology companies and banks help the market recover some of the previous day's losses, the AP reports. Health care stocks fell after Amazon.com said it will buy online pharmacy PillPack. Drugstores, prescription drug distributors and others sank. CVS fell...

Dow Ends Day Down 165
Dow Ends Day Down 165
MARKETS
Jun 27, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 165

US stocks close lower

(Newser) - US stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Wednesday as a slump in technology stocks helped drag US indexes to modest losses in the afternoon, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrials fell 165 points or 0.7% to 24,117 and the S&P 500 slid 23 points or...

US Stocks Close Higher
US Stocks Close
Slightly Higher
MARKETS
Jun 26, 2018 3:00 PM CDT

US Stocks Close Slightly Higher

Dow ends day up 30

(Newser) - US stocks are closing slightly higher Tuesday as healthy gains melted away in the final hour of trading, the AP reports. Energy companies rose with oil prices as the US pressed its allies to stop imported oil from Iran. Technology and industrial companies bounced back from sharp losses the day...

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