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Mar 3, 2016 3:19 PM CST

Stocks Close Modestly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all edge up

(Newser) - Stocks are notching another day of modest gains as the energy sector continues to recover from an ugly start to the year. Energy companies are coming back into favor as the price of oil stabilizes after a nearly two-year decline. On Thursday the sector erased all of its losses from...

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Mar 2, 2016 3:14 PM CST

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all edge up

(Newser) - US stocks are closing modestly higher, led by gains in energy companies as investors hope that the worst may soon be over for the battered sector. Exxon Mobil led the Dow Jones industrial average higher with a gain of 2%. Other energy companies also rose. Investors were encouraged by another...

Dow Ends Day Up 348

Mar 1, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 348

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing sharply higher, giving the market its best day in over a month. Traders were encouraged by several pieces of good news on the US economy Tuesday, including a jump in construction spending to the highest level in eight years. Homebuilders and banks were among the biggest gainers....

Dow Falls 123, Erasing Gains

Feb 29, 2016 3:23 PM CST

Dow Falls 123, Erasing Gains

Nine of 10 market sectors take a tumble

(Newser) - Late-day selling pushed US stocks to a loss for the day and erased nearly all of the market's gains for the month. Nine of the 10 market sectors fell Monday—only utilities managed a slight gain—as investors lost enthusiasm for stocks after two straight weekly gains. Health care...

Markets Close Mostly Lower

Feb 26, 2016 3:20 PM CST

Markets Close Mostly Lower

Dow, S&P 500 down, Nasdaq up

(Newser) - Stocks ended a strong week on a flat note as lower oil prices and utility stocks offset encouraging economic news. Still, the market ended Friday with a second straight weekly gain. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 57 points, or 0.3%, to close at 16,639. The Standard &...

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Feb 24, 2016 3:13 PM CST

Markets Close Modestly Higher

Dow had been down 265 points earlier in the day

(Newser) - The stock market recovered from an early loss and managed a modest gain after the price of crude oil turned higher. Materials and energy stocks, which tend to swing widely along with commodities prices, posted the biggest gains Wednesday. The price of crude oil, which had been sharply lower early...

Dow Ends Day Down 188

Feb 23, 2016 3:18 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 188

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - Stocks ended lower on Wall Street as another drop in commodities prices pulled down energy and materials stocks. Cabot Oil & Gas sank 11% Tuesday, and Range Resources fell 9%. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 188 points, or 1.1%, to 16,431. The Standard & Poor's 500...

Dow Ends Day Up 228

Feb 22, 2016 3:13 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 228

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Energy stocks led a rally on Wall Street as the price of crude oil surged. Marathon Oil jumped 11% Monday, and Diamond Offshore Drilling gained 5%. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 228 points, or 1.4%, to 16,620. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 27 points,...

Stock Market's
3-Day Rally Ends

Feb 18, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Stock Market's 3-Day Rally Ends

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all end the day lower

(Newser) - Stocks ended modestly lower on Wall Street as a three-day rally ran out of steam. Several companies fell after reporting weak earnings Thursday. Walmart Stores fell 3%, the most in the Dow Jones industrial average, after issuing a weak forecast and reporting results that came up short of analysts' forecasts....

Dow Ends Day Up 257

Feb 17, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 257

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks are closing higher for the third day in a row, led by gains in energy companies following another big rise in the price of crude oil. Chevron jumped 4% Wednesday, the biggest gain in the Dow Jones industrial average. Technology stocks also did well. Facebook rose nearly 4%....

Dow Ends Day Up 222

Feb 16, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 222

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - Stocks are closing broadly higher as the market notches its second sizable gain in a row. The gains Tuesday were led by retail and industrial companies. Several stocks were moving on encouraging news about company earnings and deals. Home security company ADT soared 48% after agreeing to be acquired. Restaurant...

Dow Ends Day Up 313

Feb 12, 2016 3:23 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 313

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close higher

(Newser) - US stocks ended a down week on an up note, finishing sharply higher on the strength of energy and financial shares. It was the market's first up day since late last week. Despite the rebound Friday, the major indexes ended the week down about 1%. The Dow Jones industrial...

Dow Ends Day Down 254

Feb 11, 2016 3:14 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 254

S&P 500, Nasdaq also close lower

(Newser) - US stocks fell for the fourth day in a row as concerns about global economic weakness intensified, even as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated her confidence in the US economy. Financial stocks fell hardest Thursday as investors worried that interest rates in the US and elsewhere would remain low...

Dow Is Diving Yet Again

Feb 11, 2016 10:41 AM CST

Dow Is Diving Yet Again

Market was down nearly 400 in the early hours of trading

(Newser) - It's looking like another brutal day on Wall Street. US stocks moved sharply lower early Thursday following steep market declines all around the world, reports the AP . The Dow was down nearly 400 points about 11:30am Eastern, or 2.3%, while Nasdaq and the S&P 500 were...

Dow Ends Day Down 99

Feb 10, 2016 3:17 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Down 99

Stock market sees a mixed finish

(Newser) - An early rally on the stock market was mostly gone by the closing bell, leaving indexes with a mixed finish after being up most of the day. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 99 points Wednesday, or 0.6%, to 15,914. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped...

Stocks See Another Bumpy Day

Feb 9, 2016 3:21 PM CST

Stocks See Another Bumpy Day

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq all close slightly lower

(Newser) - Stocks are ending slightly lower after another bumpy day. Major indexes wavered between gains and losses for most of the day Tuesday, then ended barely in the red. Energy companies once again suffered the biggest losses as the price of oil took another tumble. Consol Energy sank 12%. The Dow...

Stocks Fall Sharply
Amid Bank, Tech Selloff

Feb 8, 2016 3:10 PM CST

Stocks Fall Sharply Amid Bank, Tech Selloff

Facebook sinks 4% and Amazon 3%

(Newser) - A steep sell-off in stocks got a little less bad by the end of the day, but it still left indexes down sharply for the second day in a row. Banks and technology shares fell sharply Monday. Facebook sank 4% and Amazon, which more than doubled last year, lost 3%....

Dow Ends Week Down 211

Feb 5, 2016 3:19 PM CST

Dow Ends Week Down 211

S&P 500, Nasdaq also down

(Newser) - US stocks closed sharply lower after a weak jobs report cast doubt on the strength of the US economy. Technology stocks were especially hard hit, leading a broad decline Friday that included all sectors except utilities. Other big losers were energy and consumer discretionary stocks, down because oil prices fell...

Dow Ends Day Up 79

Feb 4, 2016 3:19 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 79

S&P 500, Nasdaq also modestly higher

(Newser) - Stocks are ending modestly higher after a day of wobbling between slight gains and losses. Materials companies notched some of the biggest gains Thursday as prices for metals and other commodities ended mostly higher. Copper miner Freeport McMoRan jumped 18% and metals maker Alcoa rose 10%. The Dow Jones industrial...

Dow Ends Day Up 183

Feb 3, 2016 3:23 PM CST

Dow Ends Day Up 183

S&P 500 also up, but Nasdaq is down

(Newser) - Stocks closed mostly higher after a surge in the price of crude oil gave a respite to the beaten-down energy sector. US crude jumped 8% Wednesday, continuing a wild ride that sent prices plunging over the previous two days. Many of the top gainers in the market were energy companies....