Wall Street cheers Capitol Hill movement – 7/19/11
Progress toward congressional agreement on a package to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, avoiding an approaching default, was well received by investors....
Debt threat worries Wall Street – 7/18/11
With no sign of a deal between President Obama and Congress to avert a debt default, Wall Streeters aren't in the mood to buy...
The Dow closes up; broadcast stocks mixed – 7/15/11
Stocks posted solid gains on Friday as corporate profits helped offset the ongoing uncertainty regarding the U.S.'s debt ceiling. The Dow rose 43 points...
Dow drops after Bernanke comments – 7/14/11
Stocks fell Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke said the central bank may not be as willing to move on further stimulus as...
Big Ben bucks up Wall Street – 7/13/11
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke helped put an end to Wall Street skid marks by suggesting that he had some tricks up his sleeve to...
DJIA down 59 points – 7/12/11
Another down day: U.S. stocks ended near session lows on Tuesday after Ireland's credit rating was cut to junk by Moody's Investors Services, yet...
Lack of debt deal dampens dealing on the Street – 7/11/11
The failure of interested parties in Washington to cut a deal of the debt ceiling and continued worries about the economic situation in Europe...
Dow down as job report disappoints – 7/8/11
The Dow posted broad losses on Friday as Wall Street dealt with a dismal June jobs report that showed hiring crawled to a near...
Wall Street rides expectations into the black – 7/7/11
We've been seeing survey after survey charting the glum sentiments of consumers, but on Wall Street they're expecting good news on retail sales and...
Hopes for good jobs news – 7/6/11
Hopes for good jobs news - 7/6/11Government stats on employment are due out later in the week and traders were betting Wednesday that the...
Stocks mixed on Portugal's woes – 7/5/11
Stocks mixed on Portugal's woes - 7/5/11Moody's cut Portugal's national debt to junk bond status (with a negative outlook to boot) and that put...
Stocks jumped on first day of July – 7/1/11
An unexpected rise in manufacturing activity in June sparked jubilation on Wall Street and sent stock prices higher as the second half of 2011...
Rally runs to four days on Greek debt settlement – 6/30/11
Stock prices gained again on Thursday as Q2 came to a close. Lawmakers in Greece passed another measure to implement economic reforms related to...
Stocks gain on Greek vote – 6/29/11
Wall Street applauded as the Greek parliament approved austerity measures to resolve the country's debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 72...
All eyes on Greece as stocks rise- 6/28/11
Optimism that Greek lawmakers will pass measures this week necessary to resolve the country's debt crisis gave stock prices in the US another boost...