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...
Stocks end sharply higher on hopes for budget deal
Stocks rose sharply Wednesday, lifting the S&P 500 back into the green for the week, after comments by President Barack Obama and House Speaker...
Stocks end lower on fiscal-cliff jitters
Stocks finished lower on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said little progress has been made in talks aimed at averting the so-called...
Stocks end mostly lower
Stocks ended mostly lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 index dropping 2.86 points, or 0.2%, to 1,406.29 and ending a five-session winning streak....
Stocks rally, posting strong weekly gains
Stocks ended higher on Friday and posted strong weekly gains, as encouraging economic reports from Germany and China buoyed the mood on Wall Street....
Stock indexes finish at two-week highs
Stocks on Wednesday climbed to two-week highs after a cease-fire deal was reported in the Gaza Strip, with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq...