Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Stocks end week higher after two-day rally

Stocks finished the week with modest gains after a two-day rally helped indexes break a streak of weekly losses. On Friday investors shrugged off...

Stocks rally; S&P, Dow rise most in 7 weeks

Stocks finished Thursday with best gains in seven weeks as investors welcomed a larger-than-expected drop in weekly jobless claims and upbeat earnings from companies...

Stocks end choppy session lower

Stocks ended Wednesday's choppy session lower after investors were unable to shrug off worries over the economy. A weaker-than-expected ADP jobs report and the...

Stocks gain back some lost ground

Stocks bounced back Tuesday, a day after suffering a steep drop Monday. The Dow finished up more than 70 points. The S&P 500 and...

Stocks see worst selloff in several months

The stock market closed with sharp losses on Monday, after a much weaker-than-expected reading on manufacturing data as well concerns over a slowdown in...

Stocks suffer worst monthly loss in over year

Stocks ended the week and the month with deep losses following a Friday selloff prompted by disappointing earnings, renewed fears over deflation in the...

Stocks end up; Nasdaq gain best since Oct 10

Stocks end up; Nasdaq gain best since Oct 10 Stocks rebounded on Thursday as investors welcomed data showing a robust pace of growth in the...

Stocks close lower; Dow loses 190 points

Stocks sold off on Wednesday, extending losses after the Fed announced it will reduce monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion. Investors shunned equities...

Stocks close up; Dow breaks 5-day losing skid

Stocks close up; Dow breaks 5-day losing skid Stocks closed higher on Tuesday, rebounding from heavy losses, which bruised the markets in the previous three...

Stocks close lower in choppy session

Stocks closed lower on Monday in choppy trade as worries over emerging-markets currencies unsettled investors. Upbeat earnings and forecast from Caterpillar helped lift the...

Stocks slide; Dow sheds 318 points

Stocks finished the week with deep losses as investors fled equities and emerging-markets currencies, while company earnings offered them little respite. The Dow dropped...

Stocks fall hard; Dow ends at five-week low

Stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday as weak economic data from China triggered selloffs in risky assets and buoyed investments like Treasuries and gold....

IBM drags on Dow; Stocks mostly rise

Stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday after trading in a narrow range for most of the session. Markets shrugged off mostly disappointing earnings, but...

Dow dragged down by earnings

Stocks closed mostly higher on Tuesday amid thinner-than-usual volumes. Disappointing results from Verizon and The Travelers Companies weighed on the Dow, which closed 44.12...

Stocks fall on disappointing earnings

Stocks closed generally lower on Friday as disappointing results from Intel and General Electric weighed on sentiment. Investors also digested a mixed bag of...