Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Stocks end higher; Nasdaq trims losses

Stocks ended Wednesday's choppy trading session generally higher, though selling of shares in Internet companies such as Yahoo and AOL and high-growth companies such...

Stocks sell off; Nasdaq leads losses

Stocks sold off on Tuesday as dumping of momentum plays, such as Twitter and economically sensitive stocks, such as AIG, spread to broader markets....

Dow reverses triple-digit loss, ends higher

Stocks closed higher on Monday, as investors shrugged off earlier worries over the slowing economy in China and deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Better-than-expected data...

Stocks close lower; trim weekly gains

Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, capping weekly gains, as concerns over conflict in Ukraine outweighed an upbeat jobs report. The Dow lost 45.98...

S&P 500, Dow break three-day win streak

Stocks ended Thursday's choppy trade generally lower. The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke their three-day run as investors assessed...

Dow closes at record, notches monthly gain

Stocks ended a volatile session on Wednesday slightly higher with the Dow Jones closing at record level for the first time this year. Stocks...

Stocks close higher on upbeat earnings

Stocks closed higher on Tuesday amid better-than-expected earnings results from companies such as Sprint and Merck. Financials and technology sector stocks led the gains...

Stocks close higher; Dow gains 87 points

Stocks finished Monday's roller-coaster session generally higher. Heavy selling of Internet and biotech stocks dragged markets down in late morning, only to recover by...

Stocks close broadly lower Friday, down for week

Stocks dropped Friday, hit by renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as a batch of disappointing earnings reports. The S&P fell 15.21...

Stocks end higher; Apple sees best gain in 2 years

Stocks finished Thursday's volatile session generally higher. The main indexes dipped in and out of negative territory on worries over military escalation near Ukrainian...

Stocks end down; S&P 500, Nasdaq snap 6-day run

Stocks ended Wednesday's choppy session lower, as investors paused for breath after six straight days of gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Disappointing...

S&P 500 marks longest win streak since September

Stocks closed higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its winning streak to 6 days, the longest consecutive gains since September 2013. It ended...

S&P 500 marks longest win streak since October

Stocks ended Monday with modest gains with the S&P 500 extending the winning streak to five days, the longest consecutive gains in six months....

S&P 500 weekly gain best since July 2013

Stocks ended the holiday-shortened week with solid gains, after four straight day of increases on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The S&P ended the...

Stocks gain for third straight day

Stocks rallied Wednesday, gaining for the third consecutive day. Markets got a boost from better-than-expected economic growth data in China and an upbeat industrial...