Greek relief: The deal is done – 2/9/12
Thursday was a good news day on Wall Street. New US jobless claims were down and then various political factions in Greece finally agreed...
Small gains as Greek talks continue – 2/8/12
There's still no final agreement on a financial reform package for Greece, but Wall Street traders still pushed stock prices cautiously higher. The Dow...
Still waiting for Greece to get its act together – 2/7/12
A Greek financial deal appeared more likely, but the negotiations still weren't finished, so stock traders remained cautious on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial...
More Greek worries for Wall Street – 2/6/12
The stock market's recent rally cooled on Monday as leaders of the Greek government appeared unable to agree on austerity measures to keep the...
NASDAQ hits 11-year high – 2/3/12
U.S. stocks leapt Friday, propelling the Nasdaq index to an 11-year high, as Wall Street embraced the nation's jobless rate dropping to a three-year...
Dow lags as IBM drops – 2/2/12
Stocks closed with minor gains for two of the three benchmark indexes Thursday, with investors trading cautiously ahead of Friday's jobs report and as...
Stocks rally, breaking four-session loss – 2/1/12
U.S. stocks rallied yesterday to start the month, breaking a string of recent session losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83.55 points, or...
Great January; broadcast stocks mixed – 1/31/12
U.S. stocks traded in a narrow range Tuesday, after worse-than-expected U.S. housing and manufacturing data came out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 21...
Stocks down on Greek woes – 1/30/12
The Dow Jones industrial average finished 7 points lower, or 0.1%. Earlier, the blue chip index had declined 131 points. Stocks started the day...
Stocks mixed after GDP report – 1/27/12
A government report showed that GDP growth accelerated in Q4, but was still below what private economists had been expecting. That put downward pressure...
Stocks slip on housing news – 1/26/12
A soft report on home sales sent stock prices lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 22 points, or 0.2%, to...
The Fed cheers the market – 1/25/12
Stock prices moved higher as the Federal Reserve indicated that it will likely keep interest rates low until at least 2014. The Dow Jones...
Broadcasters again beat a mixed stock market – 1/24/12
Talks to resolve the Greek financial crisis hit a snag and corporate earnings reports were mixed, so Wall Street traders were wary on Tuesday....
Broadcast stocks beat a flat market – 1/23/12
Broadcasters had a good day, but stock prices otherwise were little changed Monday, as investors awaited quarterly reports from numerous companies and kept a...
An uncertain Friday for Wall Street – 1/20/12
Disappointing earnings reports from Google and GE put downward pressure on stock prices on Friday, but that was countered by a good report from...