Stocks ended with a slight gain after being whipsawed by speculative bets in the financial sector and a rally in telecommunications, which benefited from Cisco Systems’ unveiling of a new router. Market Data Center Most Actives | Gainers | Losers New Highs and Lows | Money Flows [...]
Stocks recovered from early losses to trade near the flatline, helped by mounting gains in the technology and telecommunications sectors but held back by renewed wariness among investors regarding the U.S. economic recovery. Market Data Center Most Actives | Gainers | Losers New Highs and Lows | Money [...]
A woman cycles past a stock market indicator board in Tokyo Photo: EPA In London the FTSE 100 ended the day at an 18-month high, up 1.3pc or 72.54 at 5599.7. Over the week the index of leading shares was up 4.6pc. Mining companies were among [...]
Signs of slowing job losses in the U.S. sparked the best one-day gain in stocks in more than two weeks as investors bet more aggressively on economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 122.06 points higher, up 1.2%, at 10566.20, its best one-day rise in both point and percentage terms since Feb. 16. The [...]
Analyst upgrades of a trio of blue-chip companies pushed the stock market higher, allowing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to return to positive territory for 2010 to date. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.38 points, or 0.5%, to 10444.14, leaving it up 0.2% for the year. It was led by a 2.9% gain in [...]
Blue-chip stocks’ run into positive territory for the year faltered, though the market did manage to hold onto a small daily gain, helped by an upbeat announcement from American Express and strength in commodities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently up 12 points, or 0.1%, at 10416, helped by a 0.8% gain in AmEx [...]
The stock market extended its winning streak to four days as investors returned their focus to U.S. economic policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly slipped into the red late in the session during a speech by President Obama calling for further action on banking regulation, health-care reform, and other issues. However, it [...]
A pullback in health-care stocks following Pfizer’s quarterly report nudged the broader market lower, snapping a two-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 26.30 points, or 0.3%, to end at 10270.55. The average was up 2.3% over the previous two sessions, its best such run since November. Pfizer was the weakest [...]
Financial stocks led a late rebound in the broader market, helped by the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates near zero and a turnaround in American International Group following a House hearing looking back at the insurer’s bailout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the red for most of the session but [...]
A stock rally fell apart late Tuesday as investors’ jitters over Washington’s likely next moves trumped strong earnings and consumer-sentiment data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 88 points at its intraday high and traded in positive territory for most of the session. But a selloff in the last hour caused the blue-chip measure [...]
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