Dark cloud over Wall Street – 11/11/10
A disappointing outlook from tech giant Cisco put Wall Street in a blue funk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74 points, or 0.7%,...
Bargain hunters surge in – 11/10/10
Stock prices ended two losing sessions with an up day Wednesday as bargain hunters jumped in to buy up shares that had been falling....
Second down day for the market – 11/9/10
Financial stocks fell as interest rates moved up on Tuesday and that dragged the market lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60...
Traders backed off on Monday – 11/8/10
After Friday's big gains, Wall Street traders took a breather on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 37 points, or 0.3%, to...
Modest gains finish the week -11/5/10
Modest gains finish the week - 11/5/10The bulls slowed their run on Friday after Thursday's big run-up, but they were still running...or perhaps jogging....
Great day for stocks – 11/4/10
After sleeping on it, traders decided that the Fed's plan to buy $600 billion of Treasuries wasn't just good - it was great. The...
Fed gives stocks a little boost – 11/3/10
The Fed announced plans to pump about $600 billion into the economy by buying US Treasury bonds. That was pretty much what Wall Street...
Stocks rose on Election Day – 11/2/10
Expectations of big Republican wins and moves by the Fed to pump money into the economy had traders buying stocks on Tuesday. The Dow...
Stock market remains in neutral – 11/1/10
One day ahead of the mid-term elections, Wall Street traders were being cautious. Stock prices closed mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Wall Street little moved by GDP numbers – 10/29/10
Friday’s government report showing still-slow growth in the Gross Domestic Product didn’t disappoint Wall Street, but didn’t encourage it either. So stock prices drifted...
Cautious day on Wall Street – 10/28/10
Stocks closed narrowly mixed as many traders apparently decided to lay low ahead of next Tuesday's elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down...
Stocks mixed as Fed in "rethink" mode – 10/27/10
A Wall Street Journal report that the Fed is likely to buy far fewer bonds than expected to boost the economy sent stock prices...
Waiting for Election Day – 10/26/10
Wall Street seemed to be in neutral Tuesday, just one week from the mid-term elections which could bring big changes in Washington. The Dow...
Weak dollar strong for stocks – 10/25/10
The falling US dollar makes US exports cheaper and encouraged stock buying on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31 points, or 0.3%,...
Stocks ended Friday mixed 102210
Tech stocks were strong on Friday, boosted by some strong earnings reports. That helped the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 post gains for the...