Monday, August 3, 2026

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...

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...