Dow advances to second-straight record close
Stocks on Wednesday finished little changed, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its record rise, after encouraging reports on private-payrolls growth and the...
Dow closes at all-time high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Tuesday to finish at an all-time high, adding 125.95 points, or 0.9%, to 14,253.77, exceeding the prior...
Stocks close up; Dow nears record
Stocks turned around early session losses to close higher Monday, after strength in defensive sectors shored up weak industrials. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Stocks finish session and week on high note
Stocks advanced on Friday, settling with weekly gains, as upbeat economic reports had the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the week 75 points shy...
Stocks slip at the close; up in February
Stocks on Thursday finished mildly lower after a last-minute retreat from gains that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average coming within 15 points of...
Stocks surge in best trading session since 1/2
Stocks surged for a second day as another positive reading on the housing market and comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke helped two major...
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...