DJIA rises to high for the year – 11/09/09
Stock prices staged a broad rally on Monday as finance ministers from the Group of 20 (G20 - the world's major industrial nations) said...
Stocks rose on Friday – 11/06/09
The market looked at the highest unemployment rate in decades and decided the economy was on the mend anyway, so stock prices rose again...
Stocks jump on good news day – 11/05/09
Traders cheered a drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat earnings report and forecast from tech giant Cisco Systems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Fed to hold rates low for a while – 11/04/09
You'd think that assurance from the Federal Reserve would have been met with cheers on Wall Street, and it was, but stocks closed mixed...
Stocks closed mixed after choppy trading day – 11/03/09
Berkshire Hathaway's deal to buy Burlington Northern got some traders excited, but one big deal - $34 billion - still wasn't enough to drive...
Stocks rise on upbeat reports – 11/02/09
Better than expected reports on pending home sales and manufacturing gave stock prices a boost on Monday, although that did not extend to television...
Wall Street herd notices downbeat consumers – 10/30/09
When the analysts have gotten gloomy this year, consumers have showed up with a smile on their face and a heaping helping of confidence...
Stock market rebounds in late trading – 10/29/09
Stocks rallied Thursday in a broad-based advance as a strong report on economic growth in Q3 reassured investors that the recovery is on track....
Stock market decontructs – 10/28/09
Every day it's a new excuse - this time a downturn in new housing sales led to another downturn on Wall Street, and the...
Most broadcast stocks down – 10/27/09
The Dow managed a slim gain Tuesday, as investors weighed a selloff in tech, a rally in energy and a surprise drop in consumer...
Dollar up, everything else down – 10/26/09
The dollar gained strength, which came as a surprise, and oil started hot, only to suffer reverses and it managed to take the rest...
Week ended on down note – 10/23/09
What had been a week of upbeat quarterly reports ended with the dollar strengthening, which hurt oil and other commodity prices. So, stock prices...
Upbeat Wal-Mart boosts Wall Street – 10/22/09
A forecast of sales growth by Wal-Mart was good for retail stocks and for broadcasters who stand to benefit from their advertising. Also, good...
Bank stock sell-off hurts whole market – 10/21/09
A downgrade of Wells Fargo & Co. to sell by Rochdale Securities banking analyst Richard Bove sent banking stocks tumbling on Wall Street and...
Wall Street cheers earnings reports – 10/19/09
Favorable earnings reports from Gannett and others put Wall Street traders in a buying mood on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96...