Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Stocks steady; Nasdaq rises on hopes for tech

Stocks finished little changed on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq on track for its best monthly performance since January 2012, as investors took a cautious...

Stocks end lower; traders eye data, Fed

Stocks lost ground Monday, unable to break into positive territory after a drop in June pending home sales as investors awaited marquee data later...

Dow gets a slim gain

Stocks on Friday ended little changed after Wall Street dug through earnings that included a steep profit drop for Expedia and a better-than-expected quarterly...

Stocks rise; Facebook boosts Nasdaq

Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq propelled higher by a surge in Facebook's shares after the social-networking company reported much better-than-expected quarterly...

Stocks end lower on mixed-earnings reports

Stocks declined on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreating from the prior day's record close, amid mixed earnings and rising borrowing costs....

Dow climbs to another record

Stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday, but the Dow climbed to a record close, buoyed by gains for United Technologies. The S&P 500 fell...

S&P 500 climbs to 23rd record close

Stocks ended with modest gains on Monday, with the S&P 500 notching another record close, its 23rd this year. The Nasdaq gained 12.77 points,...

S&P 500 gains; Dow, Nasdaq end lower

The S&P 500 index ended slightly higher on Friday, while losses for technology stocks weighed on the Dow and Nasdaq. The S&P 500 eked...

S&P 500, Dow rise to record closing highs

Stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials climbing to record closing highs after upbeat economic data and earnings...

Stock indexes edge up on flexible Fed

Stocks posted tepid gains Wednesday with the S&P 500 up for a ninth session in ten after Fed Chair Ben Bernanke said the rate...

S&P 500 snaps 8-session winning streak

Stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday, with the S&P breaking an eight-session winning streak after a Federal Reserve member urged reduced stimulus and Coca-Cola's...

Dow climbs to record, again

Stocks posted modest gains on Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow climbing to record closing highs, after banking giant Citigroup reported better-than-expected...

Dow hits another record close

Stocks on Friday posted a third week of gains as investors weighed better-than-expected earnings from two major banks against a profit warning from United...

Stock surge lifts Dow, S&P 500 to record closes

Stocks jumped Thursday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 knocking out all-time closing highs, after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would...

Stocks end flat as jury out on Fed moves

Stocks ended little changed on Wednesday after minutes from the Fed’s last meeting had multiple members looking for more improvement in the labor market...