Stocks finished lower and the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day winning streak, after ratings downgrades of Italy and Spain overshadowed better-than-expected U.S. jobs data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 20.21 points, or 0.2%, to 11103.12, but ended the week with a 1.7% gain. Friday’s drop snapped a streak of three straight [...]
Stocks pared gains from a morning rally after a Federal Reserve official’s cautious comments on the financial system weighed on banking stocks and after a U.S. jobs report. MarketBeat ECRI Weekly Leading Index Still Drilling Downward Research in Motion: A ‘Classic Value Trap ‘ [...]
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks rose after an encouraging employment report showed that the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, though weakness in the technology and financial sectors limited Friday’s gains. MarketBeat One Sign the Bottom Might Be In Add This To Your Lexicon: Flash [...]
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks rose Friday following an encouraging employment report showing that the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, helping assuage fears of a recession. MarketBeat LIVE BLOG RECAP: Jobs Report The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 65 points, or 0.6%, to 11189, setting up [...]
Stocks kicked off the fourth quarter on a sour note, as the latest developments regarding Greece’s debt crisis overshadowed stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 191 points, or 1.8%, to 10722, in Monday afternoon trading. It earlier fell as much as 229 points and traded below its lowest closing [...]
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks fell after briefly moving into positive territory following the release of data on U.S. manufacturing activity came in stronger than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently fell 62 points, or 0.6%, to 10850.87. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell 6 points, or 0.6%, to 1124. The technology-heavy Nasdaq [...]
NEW YORK—U.S. stocks kicked off the fourth quarter on a downbeat note as investors treaded cautiously following news that Greece will miss its deficit target and ahead of data on U.S. manufacturing activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 77 points, or 0.7%, to 10837 shortly after Monday’s open, led lower by a 2.7% [...]
Stock markets ended a turbulent quarter on a sour note on Friday, with shares falling sharply amid investors’ growing despair about political efforts to deal with the monumental challenges facing the world economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.16% on Friday, ending the quarter down 12%—its worst percentage decline since the first quarter [...]
Stocks closed out the market’s biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis in 2008 with a triple-digit dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks closed out the worst quarter in more than two years with a triple-digit dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which [...]
Stocks declined, setting the market up to close the worst quarter in years on a down note, with glum overseas economic reports weighing on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 156 points, or 1.4%, to 10999, in Friday afternoon trading. The Dow has lost 10% for the quarter as of Thursday’s close, [...]
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FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill
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Libyans face heavy resistance in Gadhafi hometown
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Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace
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