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Dow Surges Almost 460 Points Amid Mounting Optimism

'The economic damage isn’t going to be as dire and severe as was initially predicted'

(Newser) - Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, reflecting investor optimism that the economy can continue its turnaround despite all the challenges ahead of it. Technology companies accounted for a big slice of the gains, which helped to push the Nasdaq to another all-time high, the AP reports. Only utilities...

Dow Edges Lower After Record Day
A Day After Making
History, the Dow Dips
markets
Jul 1, 2020 3:42 PM CDT

A Day After Making History, the Dow Dips

It's a mixed day on Wall Street despite technology gains

(Newser) - Stocks are winding up with a mixed finish on Wall Street, even as gains for technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq to another record close, the AP reports. The Dow edged lower Wednesday but the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, a day after wrapping up its best quarter since 1998....

Stocks Just Had Their Best Quarter Since 1998
Stocks Just Had Their
Best Quarter Since 1998
MARKETS
Jun 30, 2020 3:58 PM CDT

Stocks Just Had Their Best Quarter Since 1998

It followed the worst quarter since the financial crisis

(Newser) - Wall Street closed out its best quarter since 1998 with more gains Tuesday but still well below the record high it reached in February, before the coronavirus pandemic ground the economy to a halt and millions of people lost their jobs. The S&P 500 gained 1.5%, bringing its...

Markets Bounce Back After Strong Housing Report
Markets Bounce Back After
Strong Housing Report
MARKETS
Jun 29, 2020 4:11 PM CDT

Markets Bounce Back After Strong Housing Report

They clawed back half of last week's losses

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday, clawing back half of their losses from last week. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%. The index shook off a wobbly start and drove decisively higher after a much healthier-than-expected report on the housing market. Among big-name companies, Boeing and Apple did...

S&amp;P 500&#39;s Winning Streak Fizzles Out


S&P 500's
Winning Streak
Fizzles Out
markets
Jun 17, 2020 3:22 PM CDT

S&P 500's Winning Streak Fizzles Out

The S&P 500 falls 0.4% after a shaky day of trading

(Newser) - The S&P 500 gave up an early gain and ended slightly lower, ending a three-day winning streak, the AP reports. The benchmark index fell 0.4% after a wobbly day of trading. Like other markets worldwide, Wall Street took a pause following some recent gains. Treasury yields held steady...

Retail Figures Give Markets a Big Boost
Dow Jumps
More Than
500 Points  
MARKETS
Jun 16, 2020 4:19 PM CDT

Dow Jumps More Than 500 Points

Markets rallied after encouraging figures on retail sales

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street, notching their third gain in a row, after US retail sales rebounded last month by much more than economists were expecting. The S&P 500 climbed 1.9% Tuesday in another volatile day. The spending data bolstered hopes that the economy can pull out of...

Wall Street Bounces Back After Latest News From Fed

'Volatility is here to stay, at least for a little while'

(Newser) - It took just a few hours for fear to turn back into greed on Wall Street Monday, and stocks erased a sharp, early slump to notch healthy gains after the Federal Reserve unveiled its latest push to prop up the economy, the AP reports. The S&P 500 climbed 0....

Wall Street Hits the Brakes
Wall Street Hits the Brakes
MARKETS
Jun 9, 2020 4:08 PM CDT

Wall Street Hits the Brakes

S&P 500 back in the red for 2020

(Newser) - Wall Street hit the brakes Tuesday, a day after its remarkable, weekslong rally brought the S&P 500 back to positive for the year and the Nasdaq to a record high. The benchmark index fell 0.8%, its largest loss in almost three weeks, as traders cashed in on some...

Nasdaq Rises Above Pre-COVID High
Nasdaq Rises Above
Pre-COVID High
MARKETS
Jun 8, 2020 3:58 PM CDT

Nasdaq Rises Above Pre-COVID High

S&P 500 hit its highest level since February

(Newser) - Wall Street’s enthusiasm about the reopening economy sent stocks scrambling even higher on Monday, and the Nasdaq composite wiped away the last of its coronavirus-induced losses to set a record. The S&P 500, which dictates how more 401(k) accounts perform, climbed back within 4.5% of its own...

Fox News: Sorry About That Stock Report

The graphic aired Friday on 'Special Report with Bret Baier'

(Newser) - Fox News apologized Saturday for how it displayed a chart correlating the stock market's performance with the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Martin Luther King Jr., and Michael Brown, the AP reports. The graphic that aired Friday to illustrate market reactions to historic periods of civil unrest...

One Stock Sector Plays Outsize Role Today
One Stock Sector
Plays Outsize
Role Today
markets
May 20, 2020 3:05 PM CDT

One Stock Sector Plays Outsize Role Today

Wall Street has an up day as the S&P 500 rises 1.7%

(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street Wednesday, erasing their losses from a day earlier. Big-name investor favorites like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon helped pull the market higher, the AP reports. The S&P 500 rose 1.7%. Technology, the only sector that's holding on to a gain for...

Stocks Rebound After 2 Bad Days
Finally, Stocks Have an Up Day
markets
Apr 22, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Finally, Stocks Have an Up Day

The S&P 500 index rises 2.3%

(Newser) - Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street after two days of losses, and the price of oil burst higher a day after a historic plunge, the AP reports. US crude jumped after President Donald Trump threatened the destruction of any Iranian gunboats that harass US Navy ships, raising the possibility...

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...

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...

Trader Smells Something Fishy in 'Trump Chaos Trades'

But other market observers downplay concern over some hugely profitable moves

(Newser) - A provocative post at Vanity Fair is calling into question some seriously lucrative trades at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The piece by William Cohan recounts a number of trades that have paid off spectacularly well for somebody—a trader or perhaps a group of traders—after big market fluctuations brought...

Investors Hammer Health Care Companies
Health Care Gets Hammered
markets
Apr 17, 2019 3:16 PM CDT

Health Care Gets Hammered

Possible congressional reforms spark fears on Wall Street

(Newser) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweigh gains elsewhere in the market, the AP reports. Investors hammered insurers amid fears over the potential impact on their profits from health reforms being discussed in Congress. Anthem fell 3.6%, Cigna lost 3.7%,...

Back to the Red: Market Has a Brutal Opening

Dow was down more than 400 points early

(Newser) - Wall Street's wild Christmas week rolls on. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 430 points in the first hour of trading Thursday, a day after notching its biggest-ever one-day point gain . Technology companies, health care stocks, and banks, all big gainers on Wednesday when the market had...

Markets Off to Brutal Start
Markets Off to Brutal Start
Nov 20, 2018 9:40 AM CST

Markets Off to Brutal Start

Dow falls more than 500, putting 2018 gains at risk

(Newser) - Stocks are skidding again on Wall Street as a tech rout continues and several big retailers report weak results, per the AP . Apple sank another 3.6% in early trading Tuesday and Microsoft gave up 3.3%. Target, meanwhile, plunged 9.5% after missing Wall Street's earnings estimates. In...

Rough Day for Stocks, Scary Warning on Housing

Dow falls more than 400 points

(Newser) - It's shaping up to be a bleak day on Wall Street, with the Dow falling more than 400 points at the open. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were in similar straits. The Wall Street Journal chalks up the declines to lousy earnings reports from blue chips Caterpillar and...

Stock Market Reaches Record Highs
Dow Just Reached
an All-Time High
Sep 20, 2018 9:02 AM CDT

Dow Just Reached an All-Time High

So did the S&P 500

(Newser) - The stock markets opened with a bang on Thursday, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 reaching all-time highs. CNBC chalks up part of it to investor sentiment that the trade war between the US and China won't be as bad as feared, despite the rhetoric between...

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