Traders breathe a sigh of relief – 02/09/10
Indications that European nations are going to shore up the Greek government provided encouragement to Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 150...
Dow closed below 10K – 02/08/10
Worries about the financial stability of certain European countries weighed heavily on Wall Street Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 104 points, or...
Roller coaster week ended with small gain – 02/05/10
Friday’s closing bell saw stock prices slightly higher than the previous day, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average had slipped below 10K in trading...
Dow back to 10,000 – 02/04/10
Doubts about the strength of the economic recovery sent stock prices lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 268 points, or 2.6%,...
Bad drug dose for Wall Street – 02/03/10
A gloomy outlook from drug maker Pfizer sent stock prices lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 26 points, or 0.3%, to...
Stocks rise again – 02/02/10
Good news from the housing market sent stock prices up again on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 111 points, or 1.1%, to...
Strong gains for stocks – 02/01/10
Encouraged by a report on manufacturing by the Institute of Supply Management, Wall Street Traders bid prices higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained...
Techs tank, drag down market – 01/29/10
A sell-off in tech stocks sent the stock markets lower on Friday, along with worries about financial stability in some European countries. The Dow...
Wall Street is not impressed – 01/28/10
President Barack Obama's State of the Union message did not impress stock traders, nor did disappointing forecasts from a couple of major tech firms,...
The Fed cheers The Street – 01/27/10
The Federal Reserve's policy committee announced that it will keep rates right where they are, which was exactly what Wall Street wanted to hear....
Stocks end barely lower – 01/26/10
Stocks gave up early gains as worries about the financial sector weighed on trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off three points to...
Stocks manage an up day – 01/25/10
Disappointing news about home sales didn't stop the stock market from posting modest gains on Monday, perhaps because more senators indicated that they would...
Financial stocks led Friday retreat – 01/22/10
Concerns about proposed new bank taxes and whether Fed chief Ben Bernanke would win a second term pressed down on stock prices Friday. The...
President Obama unnerves Wall Street – 01/21/10
The announcement of proposed new restrictions on banks by President Barack Obama sent financial stocks skidding. That was after the bad news of a...
China worries weigh on Wall Street – 01/20/10
Word that the Chinese government was making banks cut back on lending produced worries about that fast growing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...