Dell rings the bell for investors – 2/16/11
Earnings from computer Dell exceeded Wall Street expectations and sent stock prices higher on Wednesday. There were also a couple of big M&A deals,...
Exxon dragged down the Dow on Tuesday – 2/15/11
Wall Street was not pleased with an update from Exxon on its oil reserves and that weighed on the entire energy sector. Exxon is...
Stocks moved sideways on Valentine's Day – 2/14/11
Volume was light and prices little changed as stock traders seemed to be taking a breather on Monday after the recent run-up. The Dow...
Egyptians and Wall Street celebrated on Friday – 2/11/11
More than two weeks of mass protests in Egypt turned to celebration on Friday as President Hosni Mubarak resigned. That brought relief to Wall...
Broadcasting stocks outperformed on so-so day – 2/10/11
Tech giant Cisco Systems surprised Wall Street with its quarterly results - and it wasn't a good surprise. But stocks rebounded from their lows...
Broadcasting stocks up in choppy market – 2/9/11
Profit taking hit Wall Street on Wednesday after the recent run-up in stock prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to gain, while the...
Stock advance continued on Tuesday – 2/8/11
Super-sized sales by McDonalds helped keep the Wall Street rally going for its 7th straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72 points,...
Stocks rise on M&A activity – 2/7/11
A couple of big merger and acquisition deals - neither in media (and bigger than the AOL buy of Huffington Post) - got Wall...
Stocks rose Friday on jobs news – 2/4/11
A favorable jobs report from the government gave stock prices a boost on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 30 points, or...
Retail stocks led market advance – 2/3/11
Major retailers reported better-than-expected results, pushing their own stocks higher and bringing along the rest of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday – 2/2/11
The Blue Chips continued their advance, but the broader market took a breather after recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up two...
Broadcasting stocks jump on Cumulus deal – 2/1/11
The broad market was up Tuesday on some strong earnings reports and broadcasting stocks got an extra boost from the latest M&A action, the...
Optimism trumps Egyptian worries – 1/31/11
Despite continued unrest in Egypt, Wall Street traders focused on strong earnings reports and pushed stock prices higher on Monday, the last day of...
Egypt turmoil sent US stocks lower
Wall Street recoiled as anti-government protests rocked Egypt, plus the latest US GDP was a bit below expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...
Stocks gained just a little bit on Thursday – 1/27/11
Good earnings reports in the tech sector helped stock prices on Thursday, but some other companies disappointed and kept the euphoria in check. The...