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Dow Ends Day Down 32
Dow Ends Day Down 32
Sep 14, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 32

S&P 500 down, Nasdaq up

(Newser) - US stocks surrendered early gains and finished mostly lower Wednesday as energy companies skidded with the price of oil, the AP reports. Apple led technology companies higher. The mixed finish came after three days of big, erratic moves. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 31.98 points, or 0.2%,...

Dow Ends Day Down 258
Dow Ends Day Down 258
Sep 13, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 258

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy stocks as the price of crude oil took a tumble, the AP reports. The price of oil dropped 3% Tuesday after the International Energy Agency cut its forecast for global demand growth. Oil and gas companies took hefty...

Dow Drops 394
Dow Drops 394
Sep 9, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Drops 394

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - The stock market stumbled to its biggest loss since June as traders worried that interest rates may finally be heading higher, the AP reports. Stocks that had the most to lose from higher rates suffered the most in the sell-off Friday. Utilities and phone stocks, which investors have sought out...

Dow Ends Day Down 47
Dow Ends Day Down 47
Sep 8, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 47

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Technology and consumer stocks pulled the broader market slightly lower, even as energy stocks rallied along with the price of oil, the AP reports. Apple slumped almost 3% Thursday, a day after the company released its latest version of the iPhone. Consumer stocks also did poorly. Pier 1 Imports dropped...

Dow Ends Day Down 12
Dow Ends Day Down 12
Sep 7, 2016 3:11 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 12

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close nearly flat

(Newser) - Stock indexes are closing nearly flat on Wall Street after drifting between small gains and losses most of the day, the AP reports. Investors weighted a mix of new economic data and their implications for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike. Supermarket chains and other consumer-focused companies were among the...

Energy Companies Take Stocks Higher Tuesday

And the Nasdaq closes at a record

(Newser) - Energy companies led US stocks higher Tuesday as investors hoped higher oil prices and bigger profits are on the way, the AP reports. And a number of companies announced deals following the Labor Day holiday. The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 46.16 points, or 0.2%, to 18,...

Hiring Slowdown Sends Stocks Higher

Investors hoping Federal Reserve keeps interest rates low

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher as investors hope that a slowdown in hiring last month will prompt the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low for longer, the AP reports. Utilities rose more than the rest of the market Friday. High-dividend stocks like utilities would benefit from low interest rates as...

Stock Market Sees Quiet Start to the Month

Dow, Nasdaq edge up

(Newser) - September got off to a quiet start on Wall Street as stocks ended narrowly mixed after a day of wavering between gains and losses, the AP reports. Utilities and financial stocks ended lower Thursday, but technology and materials companies managed modest gains. Among individual stocks, Campbell Soup sank 6% after...

Dow Ends Day Down 53
Dow Ends Day Down 53
Aug 31, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 53

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are closing out their first losing month since February as a quiet summer continues on Wall Street, the AP reports. A thin batch of earnings Wednesday gave investors little to get excited about. Tax preparer H&R Block plunged 11% after reporting revenue that fell short of analysts' estimates....

Dow Ends Day Up 108
Dow Ends Day Up 108
Aug 29, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 108

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Banks led the stock market higher Monday as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates this year from their historically low levels, the AP reports. That could help banks recover from a long slump by making lending more profitable. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 107.59...

Dow Ends Day Down 53
Dow Ends Day Down 53
Aug 26, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 53

S&P 500 also slips, Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street, giving up a modest gain from earlier in the day after Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave an upbeat assessment of the economy, the AP reports. Yellen, speaking at a conference in Wyoming on Friday, said the case for raising interest rates has strengthened...

Markets End the Day Lower
Markets End the Day Lower
Aug 25, 2016 3:21 PM CDT

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all fall

(Newser) - More declines in health care stocks are pulling indexes lower on Wall Street, the AP reports. Biotechnology companies continued to fall Thursday as pressure mounts on them over their drug pricing practices. Allergan fell 3% and Celgene lost 2%. Mylan, which has been under fire for steep price increases in...

Dow Closes Slightly Lower
Dow Closes Slightly Lower
Aug 22, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Closes Slightly Lower

S&P 500 also falls, Nasdaq edges up

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly lower in light trading, led by declines in energy stocks as the price of crude oil sinks. Halliburton and Transocean each lost 4% Monday, the AP reports. The Nasdaq composite notched a small gain as biotech companies rose following the acquisition of pharmaceutical company Medivation, but...

Dow Ends Day Up 60
Dow Ends Day Up 60
Aug 15, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 60

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks closed at a record high Monday behind gains for chemical and machinery companies, the AP reports. Energy companies rose as the price of oil continued its recent recovery. Makers of chemicals and mining companies made the biggest gains, and machinery companies and banks followed. Investors sold government bonds...

Markets End the Day Lower
 Markets End the Day Lower 
Aug 10, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all down

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Wednesday as energy companies fall with the price of oil and banks and health care stocks slide, the AP reports. Phone company stocks are also up. Earnings reports drove much of the trading. Drugmaker Perrigo sank 10% and solar power company SunPower lost...

Markets End the Day Nearly Flat

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq little changed

(Newser) - Stocks are closing almost flat on Wall Street Tuesday, after an up-and-down day that saw health care, technology, and consumer-focused companies lead the way, the AP reports. An early rally in US crude oil prices evaporated, sending several oil and gas companies lower. Valeant Pharmaceuticals soared after reaffirming its financial...

Markets End the Day Lower
 Markets End the Day Lower 
Aug 8, 2016 3:03 PM CDT

Markets End the Day Lower

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all close lower

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Monday as investors pulled back from the major indexes' record highs of last week, the AP reports. Consumer-focused and drug company shares weighed on sentiment the most, while energy shares surged along with the price of oil. Bristol-Myers Squibb dropped nearly 5% in a...

Stocks See Their Best Day in Nearly a Month

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all close higher

(Newser) - Stocks had their best day in almost a month Friday as major indexes closed at record highs after a strong jobs report boosted investors' confidence for continued economic growth, the AP reports. Both the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq composite set records after the Labor Department'...

Markets End Day Barely Changed

Dow dips, S&P flat, Nasdaq rises slightly

(Newser) - Stocks are ending nearly flat on Wall Street as the market continues the small moves it's made in the last few weeks, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 3 points to 18,352. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was nearly unchanged at 2,164....

Dow's 7-Day Losing Streak Ends

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly higher after a big jump in the price of oil helped the Dow Jones industrial average break a seven-day losing streak, the AP reports. Energy companies led gainers along with the price of oil after the government said gasoline stockpiles shrank by more than expected last...

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