Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Stocks drop on Goldman, Citi

Stocks ended lower Thursday, quitting two days of gains, as earnings reports from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup took down the financial sector. The Dow...

S&P 500 scores record close as stocks rally

Stocks scored broad gains on Wednesday, with sentiment helped by an encouraging manufacturing report, higher profit for Bank of America and a deal between...

S&P 500 has best day of year

Stocks recorded solid gains on Tuesday, with Dow adding 115 points and breaking a four-day losing streak. The S&P closed 19.68 points, or 1.1%,...

Stocks sell off on jobs worries

Stocks sold off sharply in late trade Monday, resulting in the worst losses for benchmark indexes in several months, on concerns about the December...

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher, but Dow drops

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher, but Dow drops Stocks ended mostly higher on Friday, as investors appeared to shrug off a much weaker-than-expected report on...

S&P 500 gains; Dow, Nasdaq drop

Stock indexes ended mixed on Thursday, with the telecommunications sector posting particularly steep losses. The Dow dropped 17.98 points, or 0.1%, to 16,444.76. The...

S&P 500, Dow end lower

The S&P 500 index ended a choppy session marginally lower on Wednesday after Fed meeting minutes showed that a majority of officials judged the...

Stocks close up as trade gap narrows further

Stocks closed up on Tuesday as investors welcomed data showing that the trade gap narrowed more than expected in November. The S&P added 11.11...

Stocks end down; S&P 500 drops for 3rd session

Stocks ended lower on Monday after data showed that the U.S. services sector grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in December. The Dow declined 44.89...

Dow up for the day; down slightly for the week

The S&P 500 index ended a volatile session little changed on Friday after Fed Chair Ben Bernanke defended the extraordinary measures undertaken by the...

Stocks drop sharply; Dow off 135 points

Stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday, retreating from record highs after data pointed to a slowdown in manufacturing activity in China and investors booked...

Stocks extend record run in final 2013 session

Stocks trimmed gains but were still set to end a record-breaking 2013 on a high note, with the Dow and the S&P 500 venturing...

Stocks end little changed; Dow sets another record

Stocks ended little changed on Monday, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a large enough gain to set its 51st record close...
DirecTV

DirecTV posturing with Weather Channel

DirecTV's carriage deal with The Weather Channel expires at the end of the year and no new carriage deal has been signed yet. Meanwhile, on 12/16 DirecTV added Weather Nation, an alternative to The Weather Channel, and placed it at channel 361, right next to The Weather Channel’s spot.

Stocks end lower but post weekly gains

Stock indexes ended slightly lower on Friday, but posted solid weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke its six-day winning streak and closed...