A brighter shade of beige – 3/2/11
The Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" indicated that the economy is picking up in 2011 and that optimistic outlook gave traders an excuse to buy...
Oil up, stocks down – 3/1/11
Rising oil prices sent stock prices lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 168 points, or 1.4%, to 12,058. Broadcasting stocks were...
Stocks end February with a gain – 2/28/11
Super-investor Warren Buffett was sounding bullish about making acquisitions in his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, which made Wall Street traders bullish...
Stocks rebounded on Friday – 2/25/11
Unrest continued in Libya, but stock buyers became more confident anyway. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61 points, or 0.5%, to 12,130. Most...
Stocks closed mixed on Thursday – 2/24/11
Oil price worries kept pressure on stocks, but the S&P 500 recovered to positive territory late in the trading session on Thursday. The Dow...
Oil price worries sink stocks again – 2/23/11
Continued violence in Libya worried Wall Street and sent stock prices lower for a second day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107 points,...
Gloomy day on Wall Street – 2/22/11
Unrest in Libya and a soft revenue projection by Hewlett-Packard put stock buyers in a sour mood on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Stocks posted another week of gains – 2/18/11
The bulls remained in control of Wall Street for the third straight week, with Dow component Caterpillar giving a boost to the blue chip...
How high can the market go? – 2/17/11
A slight pullback brought bargain-hunters into the market on Thursday and sent stock prices right back up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30...
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...