Better news from Slovakia – 10/12/11
Slovakia steered the US stock markets for a second day. After rejecting a Euro-zone bailout plan on Tuesday, Slovakia's major political parties struck a...
Waiting on Slovakia – 10/11/11
Believe it or not, all eyes on Wall Street were on Slovakia Tuesday as the Central European nation's parliament was set to make a...
Big up day for stocks – 10/10/11
Government offices were closed Monday for Columbus Day, but not the stock markets - and it was a good day for the markets. Stocks...
Stocks ended down on Friday – 10/7/11
A roller coaster session on Friday saw a late rally fade and stocks ended the day slightly below where they started - but in...
Europe lifts Wall Street – 10/6/11
New efforts to shore up European banks were well received on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183 points, or 1.7%, to...
Stocks gain again – 10/5/11
Wall Street made it two up days in a row as investors bet on stocks in the materials and energy sectors, based on rising...
Finally an up day on Wall Street – 10/4/11
Stocks were down again through most of the session on Tuesday, but bargain hunters moved in and a late rally produced an up day....
Stocks hammered on Monday – 10/3/11
Q4 began the same way Q3 ended - with stock prices dropping sharply. The latest news from Europe was that Greece will be unable...
Q3 ends on a down note – 9/30/11
Pessimism about the economy ruled on Wall Street as the third quarter came to an end. The bad news Friday was generally from overseas...
Stocks back to gains – 9/29/11
A decline in new jobless benefits applications and more work by the Europeans to work out their economic problems gave Wall Street a boost...
Three day winning streak snapped – 9/28/11
Optimism over European economic moves was only enough to lift stock prices for three days. Worries about commodity prices and the strength of economic...
It's all Greek (and that's good) – 9/27/11
The Greek parliament approved a property tax measure required to win bailout funds from other European countries. The new evidence that Europe's economic problems...
Wall Street reassured by Europeans – 9/26/11
New indications that Europe will be able to resolve its economic problems and, in particular, shore-up Greece, gave stock prices a boost in the...
Wall Street catches its off-selling breath – 9/23/11
After spending the better part of the week edging toward a stampede, stock traders decided to take it a little easier on Friday, and...
Wall Street in the grip of pessimistic sellers – 9/22/11
Investors are skittish about conditions on both sides of the Atlantic, and they expressed their skittishness by selling and sending stock prices down. With...