Stocks close at more than four-month lows
Stocks were slammed Wednesday on worries about efforts to avert more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes slated to start...
Stocks finish lower on fiscal cliff concerns
Fiscal cliff concerns outweighed strength in the consumer discretionary sector late Tuesday to drive U.S. stocks lower by the close. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Dow edges higher; broadcast stocks down
Markets had a sleep start to the week Monday, with stocks gaining just a hair — after a massive drop last week — on...
Dow, S&P both drop more than 2% for the week
Stocks finished higher on Friday, as data showing a rise in consumer sentiment appeared to eclipse anxiety about how Congress and the White House...
Stocks end sharply lower for second session
It's another slap-down day: Stocks on Thursday piled on losses for a second day, on worries about Europe's troubles and coming tax hikes and...
Stocks slammed on fiscal-cliff fears
Stocks dived on Wednesday — the worst day of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average — as anxiety about the “fiscal cliff”...
Stocks end sharply higher on Election Day
Stocks rallied on Election Day, as Wall Street embraced the notion Tuesday that the uncertainty that came with the presidential campaign soon would be...
Stocks end higher ahead of election
Stocks ended with modest gains on Monday, with investors reluctant to make major moves ahead of the presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Stocks fall on payrolls, election uncertainty
Stocks ended lower on Friday, after an initial cheer for better-than-expected U.S. employment data quickly turned to setting up for the presidential election coming...
Stocks end 1% higher on upbeat data
Stocks rose on Thursday after a string of positive U.S. reports provided some optimism that the economic recovery is still underway. The S&P 500...
Stocks close out weak month with a whimper
Stocks ended a weak month on a mixed note Wednesday as the markets reopened following a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy. The Dow...
Stocks, oil pare weekly losses
Riskier assets like stocks and commodities were dragged down a bit on Friday by a slowdown in South Korea, rising unemployment in Spain, concerns...
Stocks rise modestly on economic data
Stocks on Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as data from the U.S. and abroad cast a more favorable light on the global economy. The...
Stock indexes add to Tuesday’s fall
Stocks fell modestly Wednesday, extending losses that had Wall Street slammed the prior session, as quarterly earnings had investors taking a cautious stance. The...
Stocks slammed by weaker earnings
Stocks declined sharply on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing below 3,000 for the first time since early August, as weaker quarterly earnings weighed. The...