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US Stocks Take Biggest Loss in Almost a Month

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq close lower

(Newser) - US stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month on Tuesday as investors worried about the health of the US economy and sold shares in retailers and car companies, the AP reports. Machinery companies also fell and the price of oil continued to decline. Royal Caribbean fell more than...

Dow Ends Day Down 28
 Dow Ends Day Down 28 
Aug 1, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 28

S&P 500 also falls; Nasdaq rises

(Newser) - US stocks wobbled and finished mostly lower Monday as the price of oil continued to nosedive thanks to the strong dollar. Energy companies took the biggest losses as US crude hovered around $40 a barrel, its lowest price in almost four months, and materials companies also traded lower. Every oil,...

Dow Closes Slightly Lower
 Dow Closes Slightly Lower 
Jul 29, 2016 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Closes Slightly Lower

S&P 500, Nasdaq end the day modestly higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly higher as the energy sector recovered along with the price of oil and tech giants Alphabet and Amazon turned in solid results, the AP reports. Oil and gas companies turned higher Friday as the price of crude oil managed to post some gains after a monthlong...

Dow Falls, S&P and Nasdaq Rise

Markets close mostly higher for the day

(Newser) - Stocks are closing mostly higher as investors work through an uneven batch of corporate earnings, the AP reports. Facebook added 1% Thursday after the social media company reported earnings that easily surpassed analysts' estimates. Ford sank 8% after reporting weak results and warning investors that things could get worse in...

Apple Jumps as US Stocks Rise in Late Trading

The market overcame early losses Wednesday

(Newser) - Stocks turned higher in late-afternoon Wednesday, recovering from an early loss, the AP reports. Technology stocks, including Apple and Facebook, posted solid gains, overcoming weakness in consumer staples makers, including Coca-Cola. Energy companies fell along with the price of crude oil.

Dow Closes Lower After McDonald's Drop

S&P 500, Nasdaq both slightly up

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mixed after a day of wavering between small gains and losses as investors pore over a big batch of company earnings reports. McDonald's dropped 4.5%, the biggest loss in the Dow Jones industrial average, after the hamburger chain reported disappointing sales growth in the US,...

Dow Ends Day Down 78
 Dow Ends Day Down 78 
Jul 25, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 78

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks fell moderately on Monday as investors took a break after four weeks of gains that brought the market to record highs, the AP reports. Energy companies fell more than the rest of the market as the price of oil took another turn lower. Yahoo fell after Verizon Communications announced...

Dow Ends Day Up 53
 Dow Ends Day Up 53 
Jul 22, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 53

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher, giving the market its fourth straight weekly gain, the AP reports. The gains Friday were led by phone companies and utilities, traditional safe-play stocks that have done far better than the rest of the market over the past year. Those high-dividend stocks have been appealing to...

Dow's 9-Day Winning Streak Ends

S&P 500, Nasdaq also decline

(Newser) - Stocks ended lower on Wall Street, breaking a nine-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average, the AP reports. Industrial companies had some of the biggest losses Thursday. Energy stocks fell along with the price of crude oil. Railroad operator Union Pacific gave up 3% and Kinder Morgan fell...

Dow's Winning Streak Continues

Market is still at record-high levels

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology companies after Microsoft reported surprisingly strong results, the AP reports. The gains Wednesday extended a winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average and kept the market at record-high levels. Microsoft jumped 5% after the company reported big...

Stock Market Rally Loses Momentum

S&P 500 and Nasdaq down, Dow up

(Newser) - Stocks are ending mostly lower on Wall Street as a three-week rally loses momentum, the AP reports. Investors were focusing on corporate earnings reports Tuesday, which were coming in mixed. Netflix plunged 13% after reporting subscriber growth that disappointed investors. The stock had more than doubled last year. Health care...

Dow Ends Day Up 16
 Dow Ends Day Up 16 
Jul 18, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 16

S&P 500, Nasdaq both close higher

(Newser) - Stocks posted tiny gains on Wall Street as investors looked past a failed coup attempt in Turkey and focused on corporate deals and earnings reports, the AP reports. Technology stocks led the way higher Monday after Japan's SoftBank said it was buying British chip designer ARM Holdings. ARM's...

Markets Close Mostly Unchanged

Dow up, S&P 500 and Nasdaq down

(Newser) - US stocks are ending more or less where they started as a five-day rally runs out of steam, the AP reports. Six of the 10 sectors in the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended lower, led by retailers and other consumer-focused stocks. Nike fell 1%, the biggest drop in...

Dow Ends Day Up 134
 Dow Ends Day Up 134 
Jul 14, 2016 3:14 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 134

Dow, S&P 500 still at record highs

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher, led by gains in banks and materials companies, the AP reports. JPMorgan Chase climbed 2% Thursday after the bank reported earnings that were better than analysts were expecting, thanks to a jump in trading revenue. Shares of Japanese messaging app Line soared 27% on their first...

Dow, S&P 500 Remain at Record Highs

Nasdaq closes lower

(Newser) - Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street after a three-day rally lost momentum, the AP reports. The Dow Jones industrials and the Standard & Poor's 500 index remained at record highs Wednesday. In a sign investors remain cautious, utility companies rose more than the rest of the market. Energy...

Dow Closes at Record High
 Dow Closes at Record High 
Jul 12, 2016 3:13 PM CDT

Dow Closes at Record High

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - The stock market hit another milestone as the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index did. Both indexes beat marks they set in May 2015, the AP reports. The gains Tuesday were led by energy companies, materials companies,...

S&P 500 Comes Within a Point of Record High Close

Dow, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks closed with big gains on Wall Street after a solid jobs report for June, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index within a point of its record high close reached a bit more than a year ago, the AP reports. The rally was extraordinarily broad. Nearly all of...

Stock Markets End the Day Mostly Unchanged

Dow, S&P 500 down; Nasdaq up

(Newser) - US stocks gave up an early gain and finished the day more or less where they started, the AP reports. Energy companies took some losses as the price of crude oil dropped sharply on Thursday. Chevron sank 1.5%. Phone company stocks, utilities, gold, and bonds all fell. Those safe-play...

Dow Ends Day Up 78
 Dow Ends Day Up 78 
Jul 6, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Up 78

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks shook off an early stumble and closed moderately higher, but bond yields remained near historic lows as investors remained cautious, the AP reports. Health care stocks had some of the biggest gains Wednesday, and energy stocks rose along with the price of crude oil. Celgene jumped 4% and...

Dow Ends Day Down 108
 Dow Ends Day Down 108 
Jul 5, 2016 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Ends Day Down 108

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks are ending lower and bond prices are rising, pushing benchmark yields to record lows, on new concerns about Britain's decision to leave the European Union, the AP reports. European markets mostly fell and the British pound weakened. Trading was unsettled after three financial firms stopped trading in British...

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