Stocks drop after Fed news; S&P quits streak
Stocks ended lower Wednesday after a Federal Reserve statement gave ground to speculation the central bank could rein in its asset-purchase stimulus program sooner...
S&P 500, Dow reach closing highs
Stocks closed higher Tuesday, rallying back from weak consumer confidence data and a nearly one-hour outage on the Nasdaq, to set closing highs on...
Stocks change little ahead of earnings, Fed meeting
Major stock indexes posted a mixed finish, ending little changed as investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of earnings from Apple after the closing...
Stocks up for another week; S&P closes at record
Stocks finished another week of gains with the S&P at record highs after earnings from Microsoft and Amazon.com included better-than-expected revenue. The Dow rose...
Stocks finish ahead on view of global economy
Stocks climbed on Thursday, picking up steam along with major companies such as Apple and Exxon Mobil, buoyed by signals of an improving global...
Stocks finish lower on mixed earnings
Stocks closed lower Wednesday as mixed earnings reports knocked markets away from record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 54.33 points, or 0.4%,...
Stocks jump on stimulus extension likelihood
Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, with thinking disappointing jobs growth in September would prolong central-bank stimulus lifting the S&P 500 to another record. Hitting...
Stocks steady; Nasdaq rises for fourth day
Stocks finished little changed on Monday, with the S&P 500 pausing from its record climb and the Nasdaq extending gains into a fourth session,...
Stocks end with weekly gain; S&P at record
Stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 index closing at a record for a second session and posting its best weekly gain since mid-July,...
Stocks climb; S&P 500 hits record high
Stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 to a record finish, as Wall Street turned from the latest fiscal drama on...
Stocks jump as end seen to fiscal drama
Stocks surged on Wednesday, lifting the S&P 500 near its record, as the Senate reached an agreement to reopen the government and raise the...
Stocks drop on diminished hope for debt deal
Stocks declined, halting a four-session winning run by the Dow and the S&P 500, as hopes for averting a government default diminished. The Dow...
Stocks close higher on hope for fiscal deal
Stocks climbed on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 index extending gains into a fourth session, as lawmakers appeared to be inching...
Stocks rise on hopes for budget deal
Stocks climbed on Friday, adding to Wall Street’s largest single-day percentage gain since Jan. 2, after the AP reported House Republicans were proposing a...
Stocks rally in embracing GOP’s temporary fix
Stocks jumped on Thursday, with the Dow industrials tallying their best session this year, after House Republican leaders proposed a temporary fix to the...