Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Stocks down on Europe, corporate warnings

Stocks extended declines into a fourth session Tuesday as investors dumped companies -- particularly industrials and other cyclical stocks -- on a spate of...

Stocks extend loss to third session

Stocks closed lower Monday, extending a slide in blue-chips to the third day, the first streak of that kind since early June, as Spanish...

Stocks drop 124 on disappointing jobs news

Stocks closed broadly lower Friday as disappointing data on jobs growth fueled broad losses among equities and commodities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...

Stocks lower over service data, rate cuts

Stocks finished moderately lower Thursday, coming back from a steeper decline, as investors weighed poor service sector growth and central bank rate cuts. The...

Stocks finish higher in short session

U.S. stock markets closed higher in an abbreviated session Tuesday before Independence Day holiday, following a rise in factory orders. The Dow Jones Industrial...

Dow down 9 points

U.S. blue-chip stocks finished slightly lower for the session on Monday, after data showed that U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in June for the first...

Stocks close best month of the year

Stocks leapt on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tallying its best month of the year, after Europe moved to bolster the economies...

Stocks recoup most losses

Stocks closed with mild losses Thursday as speculation of a breakthrough in Europe's efforts to resolve its debt crisis fueled a late-session recovery. After...

Stocks end higher for second day

Stocks on Wednesday rose for a second day, with the Dow stringing together its first two-day winning run in more than a week after...

Stocks close with modest advance

Stocks rose a bit Tuesday after a better-than-expected report on the housing market lifted consumer discretionary and energy companies. After rising as much as...

Stocks derailed by yet more European concerns

Stocks declined Monday, denting June gains with four sessions in the month remaining, as pessimism rose about the outcome of a meeting of European...

Stocks end higher, but down for the week

Stocks finished higher Friday, recouping a portion of the hefty losses they saw in the previous session as investors cheered news that the European...

Stocks end second-worst session of the year

Stocks fell sharply Thursday, taking their second-hardest hit of the year after US economic data largely disappointed, increasing worry about a global slowdown. Other...

Stocks falter after Fed fails to impress

Stocks closed mixed Wednesday after the Fed extended one of its stimulus programs but stopped short of announcing a more aggressive bond buying policy....

Stocks end with five-week highs

Stock indexes on Tuesday finished at five-week highs, with equities rising on thinking the Fed would make further moves to stimulate the economy. The...