Stock indexes end sharply higher
Stocks climbed Tuesday after their biggest drop since November as housing and confidence data boosted sentiment. Making its second triple-digit rise in three sessions,...
Stocks sink on political concerns
Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slammed the hardest since Nov. 7, as political issues, both domestically and abroad,...
Stocks rally; S&P 500 falls for week
Stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing weekly losses, after better-than-expected results from personal-computer maker Hewlett-Packard and an upbeat report...
Stocks close lower for second session
Stocks on Thursday posted modest declines, with the S&P 500 index tallying its first two-day losing run this month, as a weak regional manufacturing...
Stock indexes have worst session since 2/4
Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, retreating from multiyear highs, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting illustrated differing views over continued stimulus. The...
Stocks end up; S&P 500 at five-year high
Stocks ended higher on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 index to a five-year high, buoyed by a rise in deal activity and an improvement...
S&P 500 gains for 7th week
The S&P 500 Index logged its seventh week of gains as U.S. stocks finished mostly lower Friday, after a choppy trading day. Stocks traded...
Dow closes down for 2nd day
Stocks finished mostly higher Thursday, trading within tight ranges, as news of a host of M&A deals competed with sour economic data out of...
Nasdaq, S&P up; Dow closes lower, below 14K
Stocks closed mostly higher Wednesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped and closed below the 14,000 level. The Dow fell 36.10 points, or...
Dow closes above 14,000, touches 5-year high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 14,000 for the first time since 2/1, as financial stock gains were countered by losses in the...
Stocks lower on below-average volume day
Stocks closed with a slight loss Monday on very light trading, as energy and consumer-discretionary stocks dragged on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Dow posts weekly loss; S&P, Nasdaq extend streak
Stocks ended higher on Friday following strong trade data, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a weekly decline and snapped a five-week winning...
Stocks close lower on investor caution
Stocks closed lower Thursday after paring earlier losses as investors treaded lightly awaiting a correction of the market's recent rally. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Stocks score small gains on earnings
Stocks closed out a choppy session Wednesday with small gains for blue-chips and the S&P 500 and a minor loss for the Nasdaq. The...
Stocks rebound on tech, Dell buyout
Stocks ended broadly higher Tuesday, recouping most of the prior session's losses, as Dell's planned leveraged buyout, at a steep premium, engendered talk of...