Stocks took another beating on Monday – 6/6/11
The weekend didn't make Friday's dismal jobs report look any better, so stocks fell again on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61...
Jobs news hit stocks hard on Friday – 6/3/11
News form the Labor Department that hiring slowed and the US unemployment rate went up a tenth of a point to 9.1% was not...
Stocks mixed ahead of Friday jobs report – 6/2/11
Stock prices moved pretty much sideways on Thursday - following the Wednesday sell-off - as traders awaited the Friday jobs report from the US...
Stocks took a beating on Wednesday – 6/1/11
A soft jobs report from ADP made private analysts lower their expectations for the government's jobs report coming Friday and the Institute for Supply...
May ended with a Wall Street gain – 5/31/11
Optimism about a solution to the Greek debt crisis put traders in a stock buying mood following the three-day weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Confidence boosted stocks on Friday- 5/27/11
The latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index came in higher than expectations and gave stocks a little boost on Friday, ahead of...
Stock market rose just a bit on Thursday – 5/26/11
A choppy session Thursday ended with stocks mostly a tiny bit higher, led by consumer-discretionary and tech issues. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
Buyers step up on Wall Street – 5/25/11
Bargain hunters moved into the market on Wednesday and pushed stock prices higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38 points, or 0.3%, to...
Broadcasters beat a down market – 5/24/11
Continued worries about Europe and economic growth countered a rise in commodity prices and the stock market ended the day on the down side....
Stocks dive on European worries – 5/23/11
The debt problems of European countries weighed heavily on Wall Street Monday. Even an analyst's upgrade couldn't lift Disney as it joined nearly all...
Gloomy Friday for Wall Street – 5/20/11
Disappointing numbers from GAP sent retail stocks lower on Friday and a credit downgrade for the Greek government put downward pressure on the entire...
Stocks gain in listless session – 5/19/11
The buzz was about LinkedIn's IPO as its shares soared in the first day of trading, but it was an otherwise lackluster day on...
Commodities up, stocks up – 5/18/11
A recovery in commodity prices sent stock prices higher on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81 points, or 0.7%, to 12,560. Broadcasting...
Wal-Mart disappointed Wall Street – 5/17/11
When they promote price roll-backs Wal-Mart isn't talking about its own stock, but that price fell Tuesday as the retail giant reported Q1 results...
Nervous traders sold stocks on Monday – 5/16/11
Worries about the strength of the economic recovery, highlighted by a report on manufacturing by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, sent stock...