Stocks rallied Thursday, with the Dow industrials topping 10,000, after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in jobless claims, and a number of retailers reported improved October sales.
Blue chips led a bigger stock market rally Thursday, as better-than-expected results from four components pushed the Dow industrials above 10,000 again and reassured investors about the ongoing corporate reporting period.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday afternoon, after influential analyst Richard X. Bove downgraded his rating on Wells Fargo, sparking a steep selloff in the banking sector.
Stocks slumped Friday, at the end of an upbeat week on Wall Street, as a sour response to General Electric and Bank of America's quarterly results gave investors a reason to retreat.
Wall Street rallied Tuesday, gaining for a second straight session as a weaker dollar boosted commodities and dollar-sensitive stocks, fostering a broad-based advance.
Stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gaining at least 1%, as investors used a two-week selloff as an opportunity to jump back into the market.
Stocks slipped Tuesday after a surprise drop in consumer confidence countered a better-than-expected housing market report. That added to lingering questions about the strength of an economic recovery.
Stocks rallied Tuesday, finding momentum after a choppy morning, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all hitting one-year highs.
Stocks ended modestly lower Thursday as investors struggled to balance hopes for an economic recovery with fears that equities have surged too far, too fast.
Stocks rallied Friday in a thinly traded session ahead of the Labor Day weekend, as investors focused on the positives in a mixed report on the labor market.
Stocks rallied Thursday, with the Dow industrials topping 10,000, after the government reported a bigger-than-expected drop in jobless claims, and a number of retailers reported improved October sales.
Blue chips led a bigger stock market rally Thursday, as better-than-expected results from four components pushed the Dow industrials above 10,000 again and reassured investors about the ongoing corporate reporting period.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday afternoon, after influential analyst Richard X. Bove downgraded his rating on Wells Fargo, sparking a steep selloff in the banking sector.
Stocks slumped Friday, at the end of an upbeat week on Wall Street, as a sour response to General Electric and Bank of America's quarterly results gave investors a reason to retreat.
Wall Street rallied Tuesday, gaining for a second straight session as a weaker dollar boosted commodities and dollar-sensitive stocks, fostering a broad-based advance.
Stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gaining at least 1%, as investors used a two-week selloff as an opportunity to jump back into the market.
Stocks slipped Tuesday after a surprise drop in consumer confidence countered a better-than-expected housing market report. That added to lingering questions about the strength of an economic recovery.
Stocks rallied Tuesday, finding momentum after a choppy morning, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all hitting one-year highs.
Stocks ended modestly lower Thursday as investors struggled to balance hopes for an economic recovery with fears that equities have surged too far, too fast.
Stocks rallied Friday in a thinly traded session ahead of the Labor Day weekend, as investors focused on the positives in a mixed report on the labor market.
Stocks slumped Friday, but managed to cut steeper losses by the close, after a weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment report raised worries about the strength of any economic recovery.
Stocks slumped Tuesday, with a pummeling in bank shares and jitters ahead of a Federal Reserve announcement giving investors a reason to retreat.
Stocks surged Thursday, hitting their highest levels in nearly 9 months, as investors eyed the latest batch of better-than-expected profits and forecasts and a report that suggested the labor market is starting to stabilize.
Stocks rallied Thursday, with the Dow jumping 200 points and hitting its highest point since November, as investors welcomed better-than-expected quarterly results and home sales.
IBM's improved outlook lifted the Dow industrials Friday, but the broader market struggled as investors showed fatigue after a strong week on Wall Street.
Blue chips slipped Friday after a profit warning from Chevron dragged on oil stocks, but the Nasdaq managed modest gains for the day at the end of a down week for Wall Street.
Stocks cut losses, ending mixed Monday, as worries about the duration of the recession were tempered by a rally in select blue chips.
Stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Dow losing 212 points, after a worse-than-expected jobs report hammered hopes that the economy is close to stabilizing.
Stocks sank Monday, ending at three-week lows, as the World Bank's weak outlook on global growth and a selloff in commodity prices sent investors heading for the exits.
Stocks churned Friday, at the end of a mixed week on Wall Street, that nonetheless left the Dow industrials in positive territory for the year for the first time since January.
Stocks rallied Thursday, bouncing back after several down sessions as investors weighed some weaker-than-expected reports with growing economic optimism.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 falling for a third straight session, after a weaker-than-expected retail sales report gave investors a reason to retreat.
Stocks ended mixed Thursday after an earlier rally lost steam, as weakness in financial and oil stocks vied with strength in technology and industrial shares.
Stocks gained Tuesday, rebounding after the previous session's rally as worries about corporate results were countered by renewed hopes that the financial sector is closer to stabilizing.
Stocks tumbled Monday as a six-week old rally lost steam on worries about financial sector earnings, despite Bank of America's better-than-expected quarterly results.
Stocks tumbled Tuesday morning, extending the previous day's selloff, as investors geared up for what is expected to be a wretched period of corporate results.
Stocks rallied Friday, finding momentum at the end of a choppy session influenced by a wretched March jobs report, bringing the recent advance to four straight weeks.
Wall Street tumbled Friday at the end of an otherwise upbeat week, stretching the market rally to three straight weeks, for the best run in a year.
Stocks gained Wednesday, mustering up a late-session rally after a choppy session that helped push the S&P 500's two-week gains to 20%.
Stocks managed gains for the second week in a row despite tumbling Friday, as investors pulled back after the recent run.
Stocks turned mixed Thursday morning, giving up early gains, as investors showed some caution after pushing markets higher for six of the last seven sessions.
Stocks surged Tuesday, with the major stock gauges ending higher for the fifth out of six sessions, as investors continued to dig out from 12-year lows.
Stocks jumped Thursday, gaining for the third session in a row, as investors scooped up banks and other shares hit in a selloff that left the Dow at 12-year lows.
Stocks gained Wednesday, with tech stocks leading the way, as the Dow Jones industrial average squeaked out a higher close for the second session in a row for the first time in five weeks.
Stocks tumbled Friday on worries about the government taking a bigger chunk of Citigroup and a bleak reading on the economy, again touching 12-year lows.
Stocks gained early Thursday, bouncing off 3-month lows, as investors took abysmal readings on wholesale inflation and jobless claims in stride.
Stocks slumped early Thursday as ongoing worries about the government's ability to temper the economic slowdown overshadowed a stronger-than-expected retail sales report.
Stocks bounced Wednesday morning, rising after the previous day's battering, as investors continued to mull the outlook for the banking system while some of the industry's key executives prepare to testify before Congress.
Stocks managed gains Monday, ending a volatile session higher, as investors looked beyond massive job cuts at Caterpillar and Home Depot among others and opted to scoop up stocks hit in last week's selloff.
Stocks recovered from session lows Friday as Google's upbeat earnings and a rally in bank stocks helped offset the impact of GE's weaker profit report.
Stocks slumped Thursday, as a management shakeup at Bank of America and Microsoft's earnings disappointment weighed on investor sentiment.
U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday after Microsoft's surprise announcement that it was cutting up to 5,000 jobs over 18 months and missed earnings estimates.
Stocks slumped to two-month lows Tuesday as investors looked beyond President Barack Obama's historic inauguration to the battered economy he inherits.
Stocks rallied Friday, ending a choppy session on a high note as investors eyed the federal bailout of Bank of America, Citigroup's plan to split its businesses and geared up for next week's presidential inauguration.
Stocks rose Thursday, erasing earlier losses, as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the government will make more funding available to Bank of America, which is struggling in the aftermath of its purchase of Merrill Lynch.
Stocks tumbled Monday, dragged down by concerns about Citigroup's potential deal with Morgan Stanley - and the start of the fourth-quarter earnings reporting period.
Stocks slumped Wednesday after weak labor market reports and dour forecasts from Alcoa and Intel gave investors reasons to retreat after the recent rally.
Tokyo stocks opened only slightly lower Friday after a down day on Wall Street, buoyed by the possibility of an interest rate cut by the Bank of Japan.
Stocks surged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate to the lowest level on record, and signaled it had more tools available to help the economy as the recession stretches on.
Stocks slipped Monday amid worries about the automakers, questions about the Bernard Madoff scandal and anticipation of Tuesday's rate-cut decision from the Federal Reserve.
Stocks rose Friday, ending a choppy session higher, as investors welcomed the Treasury Department's indication it might step in and bail out the troubled automakers after a $14 billion bill collapsed in the Senate.
Stocks rallied Wednesday, recovering from a mid-afternoon retreat, as investors welcomed reports that Congress and the White House have struck a deal to provide a $14 billion bailout to the struggling auto industry.
Stocks retreated Tuesday, led by financial, retail and transportation shares as investors bailed out of a variety of stocks after the recent retreat.
Stocks rallied Wednesday, finding momentum at the end of a volatile session in which investors considered a rash of weak economic reports but opted to scoop up select stocks anyway.
Wall Street recharged the rally Tuesday afternoon at the end of a volatile session as investors welcomed signs that the automakers might get a bailout after all.
Stocks slipped in a volatile session Monday, as investors eyed Citigroup's massive job losses and a weak manufacturing report, while awaiting the fate of a potential bailout for the automakers.
Stocks surged Thursday, with the Dow posting its third best single-session point gain ever, as the major stock gauges bounced back from levels not seen since 2003.
Stocks slipped Tuesday as recession fears trumped a new government and mortgage industry plan to help troubled homeowners.
Stocks tumbled Tuesday morning as recession fears remained front and center, with the automakers and financial services firms under pressure.
Stocks slumped Monday, as ongoing recession fears overshadowed any relief about China's $586 billion stimulus plan and the government's revamping of its deal with AIG.
Stocks slumped Wednesday, with the Dow down more than 500 points, as weak earnings and slumping oil prices amplified fears of a global recession.
Stocks slumped Tuesday as mixed corporate earnings reports gave investors a reason to retreat after the previous session's big rally.
Stocks ended a choppy session lower Friday - at the end of a turbulent week - as ongoing recession fears vied with Google's earnings and bullish comments from Warren Buffett.
Wall Street tumbled Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 300 points on more disappointing economic news: Sluggish back-to-school sales and a jump in unemployment claims
Stocks slumped Tuesday, falling for the second session in a row, as oil prices rose, retailers' earnings disappointed and reports showed falling homebuilding activity and rising inflation.
Stocks fell sharply Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reasons to believe the economy won't rebound anytime soon
Stocks cut their gains Monday afternoon, but the broader market remained in positive territory as lower oil prices reassured investors for the second session in a row.
Stocks jumped Wednesday, ending a choppy session in positive territory, as investors welcomed falling oil prices, Cisco Systems' improved earnings and talk of a big share buyback plan at Microsoft.
Stocks slipped Friday, completing a topsy-turvy week, as investors mulled a seventh straight month of job losses, a dismal quarterly report from General Motors and slumping U.S. auto sales reports.
Stocks slipped Friday, with the Dow briefly crossing into bear market territory, as record-high oil prices, a weak dollar and more financial market woes rattled investors for a second session.
Stocks ended lower Tuesday after a volatile session in which reports showing further erosion in consumer confidence and home prices rattled investors ahead of the latest interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, with the Dow losing over 200 points, amid a $5 spike in oil prices, more problems for the bank sector and a report showing continued economic weakness.
Stocks tumbled Monday on new worries about the financial sector after S&P cut its debt rating on a number of banks, and Wachovia and Washington Mutual announced management shakeups.
Stocks gained Thursday as investors cheered sliding oil prices, a rallying dollar and a report that showed first-quarter GDP growth was better than initially reported.
Stocks tumbled Friday, at the end of a down week on Wall Street, as spiking oil prices and another weak housing market report gave investors a reason to retreat ahead of a three-day holiday weekend.
Stocks rose Thursday, ending a two-session losing streak, as oil prices took a break from the recent march higher, allowing investors to dip back in to equities.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, falling for a second session, after oil prices topped $133 a barrel and the Federal Reserve gave a gloomy economic outlook.
Stocks slid Tuesday, with the Dow losing nearly 200 points, as spiking oil and gas prices and a bigger-than-expected jump in a key inflation measure rattled investors.
Stocks rallied Thursday, with technology leading the way, as investors eyed the day's economic news, fluctuating oil prices and corporate deal-making activity.
Stocks rose Thursday, as investors welcomed some better-than-expected April retail sales, but gains were limited by record-high oil prices and weakness in the financial sector.
Stocks ended mixed Tuesday for the second day in a row, after declining most of the session, following a troubling report on consumer confidence and some trepidation about what the Federal Reserve will decide at the conclusion of its two-day meeting that began this morning.
Stocks rallied and bonds slumped Thursday as investors welcomed a stronger dollar, weaker oil prices and upbeat earnings from Ford Motor and Apple.
Stocks tumbled Tuesday as investors mulled crude oil prices near a record $120 a barrel and dour profit outlooks from DuPont and Texas Instruments.
Stocks ended mixed Thursday, with strength in financial and select technology shares helping the Dow erase losses and the Nasdaq recover from bigger declines.
Stocks slid Friday, falling for the third straight session, as investors abandoned an early rally attempt as J.C. Penney's profit warning and churning in the financial sector kept economic fears in focus.
Stocks tumbled Wednesday as weak economic news, spiking commodity prices and a bearish analyst note on investment firm earnings gave investors a reason to bail after the recent advance.
Stocks gained Monday afternoon after news that JP Morgan Chase is boosting its bid for Bear Stearns reassured investors, helping to extend the recent rally.
Wall Street retreated Wednesday, with investors giving back a big chunk of the gains made in the previous session, with losses in financials and commodity stocks leading the way.
Stocks cut losses and the Dow managed to end higher Monday, at the end of a tough session in which investors tried to put in perspective Bear Stearns' fire sale and emergency moves by the Federal Reserve.
The Nasdaq rose and the broader market was mixed Wednesday as investors welcomed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that the central bank is likely to keep cutting rates, but remained wary about the economic outlook.
Stocks closed higher Tuesday, for the third session in a row, as upbeat news from IBM and bond insurer MBIA helped offset a number of discouraging economic reports released earlier in the session.
Stocks ended a rough week on Wall Street in mixed territory Friday, as ongoing credit market woes dragged down the financial sector and Amazon.com's stock buyback plan gave the tech stocks a boost.
Stocks regained some ground Wednesday as many investors, though still uneasy about the economy, decided to buy back into a market battered a day earlier by recession worries
Stocks surged Monday, as investors took the morning's weak new home sales report and mixed earnings news as further evidence that the Federal Reserve will keep cutting interest rates.
Stocks rallied early Monday afternoon, building on last week's recovery attempt, after a choppy morning influenced by mixed earnings news and a big drop in December new home sales.
Stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow bouncing back from a more than 300-point loss earlier in the session as investors jumped back into a variety of sectors after the recent battering.
Stocks slipped Friday, ending a tough week on a down note as investors mulled upbeat earnings from GE and IBM and President Bush's proposed fiscal stimulus plan, but remained wary about the outlook for the economy.
Stocks tumbled late Friday afternoon, capping off a dismal week on a down note as investors mulled upbeat earnings from GE and IBM and President Bush's proposed fiscal stimulus plan, but remained wary about the outlook for the economy.
Stocks slipped Friday afternoon, as investors mulled upbeat earnings from GE and IBM and President Bush's proposed fiscal stimulus plan, but remained wary after Thursday's big selloff.
Stocks gave up an early advance, turning lower Friday afternoon, as investors mulled upbeat earnings from GE and IBM and President Bush's proposed fiscal stimulus plan, but remained wary after Thursday's big selloff.
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