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MARKETS

Mar 30, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Finishes the Day in the 22K Range

Closes up 691 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street Monday, led by health care stocks, bringing the market's surge over the past week to 17%. The S&P 500 rose more than 3% for its fourth gain in five days, following up its best weekly gain since hitting bottom after the...

Market Opens Quietly,
Then a Surge

Mar 25, 2020 8:42 AM CDT

Market Opens Quietly, Then a Surge

S&P, Nasdaq lag behind Dow after $2T relief deal reached

(Newser) - A day after its biggest ever single-day gain and hours after a $2 trillion economic relief bill , MarketWatch reports that the Dow Jones opened relatively quietly, rising 241 points out of the gate, or about 1.2%. The Dow then picked up steam, picking up a total of about 685...

Even With Fed Aid,
Stocks Slump Once Again

MARKETS

Mar 23, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Even With Fed Aid, Stocks Slump Once Again

Dow closes down 3%

(Newser) - Stocks are ending another bumpy day broadly lower on Wall Street as investors wait to see if Democrats and Republicans can settle their differences on an economic rescue package. Major indexes ended down about 3% Monday, having been down as much as 5%. Marketwatch reports the Dow closed down 582...

Dow Futures Aren't Painting a Pretty Picture

Dow Plummets Below
20K at the Open

updated

Mar 18, 2020 8:36 AM CDT

Dow Plummets Below 20K at the Open

Open down 6%

(Newser) - The Dow closed up about 1,000 points on Tuesday, but all of that gain was erased at the open Wednesday. The Dow opened down nearly 1,300 points, or about 6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were in the same ballpark, both down about 5.5% at the...

Stocks Futures Plunge After Fed's Big Rate Cut

After Fed Cut, Stock Futures
Fall as Far as They Can Go

Mar 16, 2020 6:47 AM CDT

After Fed Cut, Stock Futures Fall as Far as They Can Go

Fed's 'monetary bazooka' has misfired

(Newser) - Investors appear to have viewed the Federal Reserve's big interest rate cut as desperate, not bold. After the Fed announced Sunday that the rate was being cut to almost zero, futures on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones plunged 5%, triggering the "limit down" to halt further...

Futures Trading Halted After Dow Surges More Than 5%

Dow Surges 1,300
at the Open

UPDATED

Mar 13, 2020 8:40 AM CDT

Dow Surges 1,300 at the Open

But volatility remains high

(Newser) - Futures trading suggested a strong opening for US markets, and that's exactly what happened. The Dow initially rose more than 1,300 points, above 6%, while the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted similar-sized gains, reports CNBC . The surge comes one day after the stock market's worst...

Dow Has Worst Day
Since 1987 Financial Crash

updated

Mar 12, 2020 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Has Worst Day Since 1987 Financial Crash

Ends day down 2.3K, its largest single-day drop ever

(Newser) - To say it was another brutal day on Wall Street is an understatement. The Dow Jones Industrial average ended the day down 2,352 points, once again setting a record for the worst-ever single-day point drop. As CNBC reports, that 10% plummet is the index's worst performance since the...

Trump's Europe Travel Ban
Hammers Stock Markets

the rundown

Mar 12, 2020 7:02 AM CDT

Trump's Europe Travel Ban Hammers Stock Markets

Dow Jones set to plummet at open

(Newser) - President Trump announced a 30-day ban on travel to the US from Europe Wednesday night—but the anti-coronavirus move did not reassure the stock market. CNN reports that Dow Jones futures plummeted more than 1,000 points overnight, setting up another day of stock market carnage Thursday, the day after...

Longest-Running Bull Market
for US Stocks Has Ended

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2020 3:14 PM CDT

Longest-Running Bull Market for US Stocks Has Ended

Dow plunged 1,465 points on Wednesday

(Newser) - "An extraordinary run of stock gains that began in 2009," as the Wall Street Journal put it, ended on Wednesday, with the longest-running bull market for US stocks coming to a close. The Dow needed to close below 23,641.136 to enter a bear market, meaning a...

Dow Plunges at the Open,
Then Keeps Sinking

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

Dow Plunges at the Open, Then Keeps Sinking

Was down more than 1K points just shy of 90 minutes into trading

(Newser) - "What goes up must come down" seems to be the rule of thumb as of late. Though the Dow finished up 1,167 points on Tuesday, Dow futures were down 811 points a half-hour before the opening bell, and stocks did indeed plunge at the open, with the Dow...

Up, Down, Up, Down:
Dow Plunges at Open

Mar 5, 2020 8:35 AM CST

Up, Down, Up, Down: Dow Plunges at Open

Market volatility continues

(Newser) - Monday was great . Tuesday was awful . Wednesday was great . Now Thursday is at least starting out as awful. Such is the state of the stock market this week amid coronavirus fears. After Wednesday's surge, the Dow fell more than 700 points at the open, about 2.6%, per MarketWatch...

Buoyed by Biden,
Dow Takes a Big Jump

Mar 4, 2020 8:43 AM CST

Buoyed by Biden, Dow Takes a Big Jump

Opens up more than 600 points

(Newser) - Global stock markets turned higher Wednesday—and the Dow followed suit—extending days of volatility as investors weighed the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and Joe Biden's big gains in the Democratic primaries. "A higher probability of a more centrist Democrat candidate has provided some comfort” for...

Markets Wrap Up Worst
Week Since 2008

Feb 28, 2020 3:07 PM CST

Markets Wrap Up Worst Week Since 2008

Dow falls more than 350, though a surge came late

(Newser) - The good news about the stock market from Friday is that it wasn't half as bad as Thursday and the week is over. The Dow fell more than 350 points as the markets wrapped up their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, reports CNBC . At one point,...

Coronavirus Fears Send
Dow Much Deeper Down

Feb 25, 2020 1:36 PM CST

Coronavirus Fears Send Dow Much Deeper Down

Was down 900 points as of 2:35pm ET

(Newser) - Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Tuesday, piling on losses a day after the market's biggest drop in two years as fears spread that the growing virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy. The Dow was down 900 points , or about 3.25%, as of 2:...

Markets Calm After
Monday's Blowout

Feb 25, 2020 9:31 AM CST

Markets Calm After Monday's Blowout

Dow is actually up after the big plunge

(Newser) - Monday would have been a great day to avoid checking on your 401(k). Tuesday, however, is much more stable. In the first half-hour of trading, the Dow actually rose by more than 100 points on news related to the coronavirus and its effects, though it was back in the red...

Dow Cracks Milestone
in Morning Trading

Jan 10, 2020 9:49 AM CST

Dow Cracks Milestone in Morning Trading

Index hits 29K for the first time

(Newser) - The monthly jobs report may have come in softer than expected , but that didn't prevent the Dow from reaching a milestone Friday morning. The index hit 29,000 for the first time, reports CNBC . It has since been fluctuating below that mark. The development comes after stocks rose to...

Stocks Manage Modest Gains

MARKETS

Jan 6, 2020 3:17 PM CST

Stocks Manage Modest Gains

Dow closes at 28,703

(Newser) - Stocks shook off an early loss and managed modest gains on Wall Street as traders remain cautious about rising tensions between the US and Iran. Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday and oil prices added to their big gains from Friday after a US drone killed...

Markets Are 'Almost a
Carbon Copy of Yesterday'

MARKETS

Nov 19, 2019 3:30 PM CST

Markets Are 'Almost a Carbon Copy of Yesterday'

Dow falls 102 points

(Newser) - Major stock indexes ended a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street mostly lower Tuesday, as losses in energy companies and department store operators edged out gains elsewhere in the market. A solid showing for technology sector stocks helped lift the Nasdaq composite to another all-time high, while the S&...

Dow Hits a Milestone

MARKETS

Nov 4, 2019 9:07 AM CST

Dow Hits a Milestone

Index reaches a new intraday high

(Newser) - The stock market opened in milestone fashion Monday morning—the Dow quickly rose 138 points to hit an intraday high of 27,486, reports the Wall Street Journal . If this holds up, the Dow would post its first record close since July 15, notes MarketWatch . The Nasdaq and S&P...

Dow Falls Nearly 400 Points

MARKETS

Aug 12, 2019 3:18 PM CDT

Dow Falls Nearly 400 Points

Wall Street's 2-week slide continues

(Newser) - Banks and technology companies led stocks broadly lower on Wall Street, extending a two-week slide brought on by escalations of the trade conflict between the US and China that investors fear will slow down the global economy, reports the AP . The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 400 points Monday....