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Dow Drops 300 to Lowest Close Since '97

Index makes a beeline for 6,000

(Newser) - Investors sold stock in droves today amid continued financial-sector woes and a poor report on manufacturing, the Wall Street Journal reports. Financials sank, and the manufacturing woes sent General Electric, Boeing, Caterpillar and 3M into downward spirals. The Dow fell 299.64 to close at 6,763.29. The Nasdaq...

Dow Ends Sorry Week Off 101
 Dow Ends Sorry Week Off 101 
MARKETS
Feb 20, 2009 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Sorry Week Off 101

Nationalization talk spurs financial sell-off

(Newser) - Stocks lost value again today as talk of nationalizing top US banks spurred investors to sell financials, MarketWatch reports. The Obama administration tried to tamp down the nationalization chatter, but without success. Meanwhile, General Electric and General Motors fell 6% and 16%, respectively. The Dow lost 100.28 to close...

GE CEO Scraps His $12M Bonus
GE CEO Scraps His $12M Bonus
Feb 18, 2009 10:14 AM CST

GE CEO Scraps His $12M Bonus

Immelt cites 56% stock decline in '08, but says the company isn't actually doing too bad

(Newser) - Jeffrey Immelt has recommended to GE's board of directors that he not get a planned $12 million bonus for 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports. The CEO noted that earnings were "below where we expected," but stressed that even those numbers represent success in the midst of a...

Big Biz Slams 'Buy American' Stimulus Clause

Exporters warn of foreign backlash if package erects free-trade barriers

(Newser) - American exporters are fighting to ditch "Buy American" provisions from the economic stimulus package, the Washington Post reports. The House version bars most foreign iron and steel from stimulus projects, while a Senate version calls for only American-made equipment and goods to be used in nearly all projects to...

Dow Ends Blah Week Down 45
 Dow Ends Blah Week Down 45 
MARKETS
Jan 23, 2009 3:42 PM CST

Dow Ends Blah Week Down 45

Financials see gains for the day

(Newser) - Stocks were mixed today as bargain buying in the financial sector bolstered some amid a torrent of poor earnings and outlooks from GE, Xerox, Harley Davidson, and AMD, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 45.24 points to close at 8,077.56. The Nasdaq gained 11.80, closing at 1,...

Dow Dives Below 8,000
 Dow Dives Below 8,000 
MARKET Open
Jan 23, 2009 8:47 AM CST

Dow Dives Below 8,000

Dow sees big-time dip

(Newser) - Stocks took a dive at the open, following big losses in Europe and more lousy earnings reports, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow tumbled 210 points to below 8,000, while the Nasdaq and S&P dove 2.1% and 2.6% respectively. Financials came under renewed pressure, with...

As NBC Falters, Real Drama Is Behind the Scenes

Network moves to consolidate amid executive shakeup, poor ratings

(Newser) - When NBC announced a sweeping shakeup last week, it confirmed just how bad things are at the network, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ratings are down 14% this season, just as companies are dramatically slashing advertising budgets in the face of recession. “This is not a good time to...

Dow Rises 270 on Late Rally
 Dow Rises 270 on Late Rally 
MARKETS
Dec 2, 2008 3:24 PM CST

Dow Rises 270 on Late Rally

(Newser) - Stocks rallied late in the session today, buoyed by rounds of bargain hunting following yesterday’s deep sell-off, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE rose 14%, despite lowering its forecast, on news that it will still pay a $1.24-per-share dividend next year. The Dow rose 270 points to close...

Stocks Take Modest Bounce
Stocks Take Modest Bounce 
MARKET Open
Dec 2, 2008 8:48 AM CST

Stocks Take Modest Bounce

Dow up after disastrous session

(Newser) - Stocks headed north this morning, after a grisly Monday that saw the Dow fall 7.7% and the S&P 500 drop 8.9%. Things looked less traumatic today, as the Dow rose a modest 68 points at the open, accompanied by 1.2% and 1.4% rises in the...

Football Goes Mobile on Sprint Phones Tonight

NFL games head to tiny screen

(Newser) - Sprint is about to score big with football fans with the first-ever live broadcast of an NFL game on mobile phones. The debut phone-cast will be tonight's Cleveland Browns showdown with the Denver Broncos. Eight more games from the NFL television network will be available over 7 weeks as part...

Now Brace for Short-Sellers
 Now Brace for Short-Sellers 
Oct 8, 2008 6:01 AM CDT

Now Brace for Short-Sellers

Wall Street steels for end of ban short-selling

(Newser) - The controversial three-week ban on short-selling financial stocks ends at midnight tonight and analysts are uncertain about the impact on an already-traumatized Wall Street. Financial shares have plunged 23% since the ban was imposed, suggesting short-selling might not have played as large a role as suspected in earlier declines, reports...

In Crisis, Buffett Is Modern JP Morgan

'Oracle of Omaha' offers financial, psychological help to stressed America

(Newser) - Amid the financial panic of 1907, financier JP Morgan stepped in to play the role of central bank, crafting an economic rescue plan and using his personality to offer worried Americans a psychological boost. Today, Warren Buffett’s financial aid to Wall Street and calming influence on Main Street are...

Stocks Fall Despite Senate Vote
 Stocks Fall Despite Senate Vote 
MARKETS
Oct 2, 2008 9:00 AM CDT

Stocks Fall Despite Senate Vote

Jobless claims up

(Newser) - Senate approval of the bailout bill wasn’t enough to calm investors this morning, as the Dow posted a modest 51-point decline. Driving the pessimism was a report that new jobless claims have hit a new 7-year low, the Wall Street Journal reports. The S&P and Nasdaq each fell...

Buffett Grabs $3B Chunk of GE

Shrewd market player aiming for windfall after chaos clears

(Newser) - Mega-pockets investor Warren Buffett is sinking $3 billion into General Electric, whose share prices have slumped a third amid the financial chaos on Wall Street, Reuters reports. Buffet, 78, negotiated a 10% dividend, which could generate $300 million income a year. The move comes a week after he invested $5...

Eyes on DC, Stocks Lift at Bell
 Eyes on DC, Stocks Lift at Bell 
MARKETS
Sep 25, 2008 8:55 AM CDT

Eyes on DC, Stocks Lift at Bell

GE's cut estimates can't keep market down

(Newser) - An estimate cut from GE couldn’t keep the markets down this morning, as bailout optimism drove the Dow up 88 points, with the Nasdaq and S&P each raising 0.7%, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE slumped 4% premarket after cutting its third-quarter estimates, and predicted that “...

O'Reilly Blasts at GE Coming From Upstairs

Fox-NBC vendetta brings execs' bile into your living room

(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly’s campaign against General Electric—the Fox News host has called CEO Jeffrey Immelt a “despicable human being” for doing business with Iran—is part of a feud with NBC that extends far up corporate ladders, the Washington Post reports. Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes apparently...

GE to Sell Appliances Unit
 GE to Sell Appliances Unit 
May 14, 2008 6:17 PM CDT

GE to Sell Appliances Unit

Auction could fetch up to $8 billion

(Newser) - General Electric plans to get out of the appliance business after more than 100 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company has asked Goldman Sachs to help auction its so-called "white goods" unit—washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, etc.—for up to $8 billion. The move follows weak...

Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500
 Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500 
Apr 21, 2008 4:07 PM CDT

Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500

Exxon Mobil repeats 2007 performance, finishes second

(Newser) - Wal-Mart nosed out Exxon Mobil for the second consecutive year to land atop the 2008 Fortune 500, with $37.7 billion in revenues, the magazine said today. In profits, the oil company far outstripped the megaretailer. Three of the top 5 on the list were oil companies, the AP reports....

GE CEO Parries Critics —Including Predecessor

Despite missing earnings forecasts, Immelt says he'll stay the course

(Newser) - General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt faced the music yesterday, as his predecessor, Jack Welch, raked him over the coals on his own cable TV network for missing first-quarter earnings forecasts. Immelt admitted GE “let people down” in downgrading its outlook for 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports. But he...

Stocks Seesaw, Close Down
 Stocks Seesaw, Close Down 
MARKETS
Apr 14, 2008 3:34 PM CDT

Stocks Seesaw, Close Down

Investors hold their breath for coming Q1 earnings reports

(Newser) - Stocks wobbled today, eventually posting modest losses as investors still processing GE’s poor results absorbed Wachovia's unexpected losses and steeled themselves for more disappointment from first-quarter earnings reports. The Dow ended the day down 23.36 at 12,302.06, the Nasdaq dropped 14.42 to 2,275.82,...

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