Stocks retreat as cliff tensions rise
Stocks on Wednesday fell sharply after a two-session rally as negotiations to avoid deep spending cuts and tax hikes seemed to hit an especially...
Arbitron soars as Washington brakes ahead of the cliff
Wall Street gave thumbs up and then some to the sale of Arbitron to Nielsen, sending its stock rocketing upward. Meanwhile, America is still...
Blue-chip stocks gain for first session in four
Equities climbed Monday, with blue-chip stocks scoring their first gain in four sessions, buoyed by signs of government progress toward averting the fiscal cliff...
Stocks slip on Apple woes, cliff worries
One bad Apple may not spoil the whole bunch, but it certainly didn't do anything good for the stock market on Friday 12/14. That,...
Stocks end lower on fiscal cliff jitters
Stocks ended lower on Thursday as Democrats and Republicans bickered in public over their difficulties in reaching a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff...
Stocks end near unchanged; Dow halts win streak
Stocks closed little changed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the Fed does not have the ability to shield the economy...
S&P 500, Dow end higher for 5th straight session
Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index gaining for a fifth consecutive session, buoyed by optimism that Republicans and Democrats will eventually...
Stocks end higher on hopes of averting cliff
Stocks finished higher on Monday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index to their highest perches since Election Day, as...
Stocks edge up; Apple drags on Nasdaq
Stocks edged mostly higher Friday after a better-than-expected November jobs report, while losses for Apple weighed on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite. The Dow Jones...
Stocks rise as cliff watch continues
Stocks climbed modestly Thursday, with an optimistic forecast from Broadcom Corp. bolstering technology shares as investors watched fiscal-cliff negotiations. Up 0.4% for the week...
Stocks end mostly higher on hopes for cliff deal
Stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday as Wall Street applauded what appeared to be a softening of stances in talks to avert the fiscal...
Stocks mildly lower for second day of losses
Stocks finished slightly lower on Tuesday, as Wall Street adopted a wait-and-see approach to political wrangling over averting steep tax hikes and spending cuts...
Stocks fall on manufacturing, cliff haggling
Stocks closed lower Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending a three-day winning streak, after an unexpected downturn in manufacturing data and continued...
Nasdaq scores best November since 2009
Stocks ended little changed on Friday, with the Nasdaq recording its first positive November since 2009 as lawmakers wrangled over a budget deal. Up...
Stocks end higher, with Dow now up on the week
Stocks on Thursday finished with a second day of gains as investors continued to bank on at least a short-term fix to avoid the...