Job news causes jitters on Wall Street – 8/5/10
A rise in weekly first-time unemployment claims unnerved stock traders on Thursday, with the government's monthly jobs report due out Friday morning. The Dow...
Stocks enjoy a good day – 8/4/10
Strong earnings reports from some retailers but Wall Street traders in a buying mood. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44 points, or 0.4%,...
P&G gives Wall Street pause – 8/3/10
Unimpressive Q2 results from Procter & Gamble brought an end to Monday's rally, with stock prices closing slightly lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones...
Stocks surge as August begins – 8/2/10
Better-than-expected earnings reports from some European banks and a report from the Institute for Supply Management that its manufacturing index for July came in...
Stocks flat despite GDP disappointment – 7/30/10
Wall Street shook off a disappointing report from the government of Q2 GDP growth at only 2.4% and stock prices, which had fallen on...
Tech worries depress stock prices – 7/29/10
Earnings concerns in the tech sector put a damper on the stock market on Thursday. Also, investors were cautious ahead of Friday's government report...
Beige Book makes for gray day – 7/28/10
Stock prices fell as the "Beige Book" from the Federal Reserve indicated that the economic recovery is losing steam. Also, the government's monthly report...
Stocks close mixed on mixed news – 7/27/10
The Conference Board reported a drop in its closely watched Consumer Confidence Index, which was bad news for Wall Street, but there was also...
Home sales boost stock sales – 7/26/10
The Commerce Department reported that sales of new single family homes rebounded strongly in June. That good news put Wall Streeters in a buying...
GE brings good things to Wall Street
A dividend increase by NBC Universal parent General Electric brought cheer to the stock market on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up...
Corporate outlooks brighten Wall Street – 7/22/10
Stock traders celebrated Thursday as Caterpillar, UPS and 3M all raised their forward guidance. And there was more good news after the closing bell...
Big Ben's bad mood sinks stocks – 7/21/10
Fed chief Ben Bernanke testified before a Senate committee on the continuing unemployment problem and other "unusually uncertain" prospects for the US economy. That...
Jobless pay breakthrough helps stocks – 7/20/10
Retail stocks rose after the US Senate cleared a hurdle to extend unemployment payments to millions of Americans. And, when retailers do well broadcasters...
Broadcasters miss out on up day – 7/19/10
Some decent earnings reports and strong orders for aircraft announced by Boeing gave the stock markets a boost on Monday, although broadcasting stocks were...
Stocks battered on Friday
A gloomy report on consumer sentiment and disappointing earnings from some big banks sent stock prices lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...