Oil up, stocks down on Friday – 4/8/11
A spike in oil prices sent stock prices, particularly transportation issues, lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29 points, or 0.2%,...
Aftershock rocks Wall Street – 4/7/11
Stock prices fell Thursday after a strong aftershock hit Japan, which was already trying to deal with a nuclear plant threat and massive damage...
Cautious gains on Wednesday – 4/6/11
With the quarterly earnings report set to begin next week, stock traders got a little more confident on Wednesday and pushed prices up a...
Another flat day on Tuesday – 4/5/11
The stock market remained stuck in neutral for a second day on Tuesday, with traders apparently still waiting for new data points on the...
Stocks moved sideways on Monday – 4/4/11
It appears traders are sitting on their hands until they find some major new development to move stock prices. The market was narrowly mixed...
Job report spurs stock gains – 4/1/11
A drop in the US unemployment rate to a two-year low of 8.8% for March was good news on Wall Street Friday. The Dow...
Broadcasting stocks beat the market on Thursday – 3/31/11
Stock prices didn't move much on the last day of Q1, with traders awaiting a major jobs report due out on Friday, so the...
Energy stocks continue power surge – 3/30/11
The energy sector again led the way as stock prices moved up on the next to last day of Q1. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday – 3/29/11
Energy stocks led the market higher on Tuesday, but the volume was unimpressive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 81 points, or 0.7%,...
Stocks pulled back for the closing bell – 3/28/11
Stock prices had been higher through most of the day Monday, but trading headed into negative territory in the final minutes of the session....
Stocks rose Friday on tech strength – 3/25/11
Tech stocks led the market higher on Friday, although volume was unimpressive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 50 points, or 0.4%, to...
Stocks rose on economic optimism – 3/24/11
Led by energy, technology and telecom stocks, the stock market moved up Thursday on expectations of continued US economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Stocks managed gains on Wednesday – 3/23/11
Stock prices moved up a bit on Wednesday, led by companies in the basic materials sector, but the advance was rather tentative given the...
Wall Street cooled off on Tuesday – 3/22/11
The bulls took a breather on Tuesday, ending a three-day advance, as traders tried to assess the impact of events in Japan and Libya....
M-A action excited Wall Street on Monday – 3/21/11
AT&T's deal to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion got Wall Street traders fired up on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 178...