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...
DJIA plunges on Fed news – 9/21/11
The Dow was down 284 points or 2.5% yesterday after the Federal Reserve made it official - there'll be no change in rates and...
Traders reserved in advance of Federal Reserve talk – 9/20/11
The stock markets were relatively quiet and peaceful as traders waited for the next chat from Federal Reserve honcho Ben Bernanke, on the schedule...
Greece default possibility hit stocks – 9/19/11
Stocks trimmed earlier losses by more than half Monday afternoon, amid hopes that Greece may avoid a default. But the uncertainty over the debt-laden...
Five up days in a row for Wall Street – 9/16/11
It was a perfect streak, with stock prices up every day for the week. There were still concerns Friday about European economic difficulties, but...
What's good for Europe is good for Wall Street – 9/15/11
Stocks rose again Thursday as European central banks announced a coordinated effort to pump US dollars into European banks to provide dollar liquidity. The...
Wednesday session ended on the up side – 9/14/11
A down day on Wall Street turned into an up day as investors seemed to gain confidence that Europe would work out its economic...
Stocks gained again on Tuesday – 9/13/11
It was a choppy session, but in the end bargain hunters ruled the day, picking up stocks beaten down in recent days. The Dow...
Stocks end Monday on the up side – 9/12/11
A late rally pushed stocks into positive territory as some reassurance from China eased worries about European economic problems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Wall Street booed the Obama jobs plan – 9/9/11
President Obama's proposal to spend another $450 billion on a jobs program was not received well on Wall Street. There were also new concerns...
Stocks fell on Thursday – 9/8/11
A rise in new jobless claims set a poor stage for President Obama's Thursday night speech on his new jobs plan. Also, Wall Street...
Finally an up day on Wall Street – 9/7/11
The string of days in retreat ended at three, with stocks gaining on Wednesday. Worries about European economies were eased somewhat by an important...
Another day of European worries – 9/6/11
Renewed concerns about the economic stability of various European countries weighed on stock prices again on Tuesday, although prices clawed back from the day's...
Jobs report put a dark cloud over Wall Street – 9/2/11
The government’s monthly report put job creation at zero in August. That made for a gloomy Friday on Wall street ahead of the three-day...
Waiting for the jobs numbers – 9/1/11
Stocks slipped on Thursday as traders waited for the government's jobs report due out Friday morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 120...