Stocks end 1% higher on upbeat data

Stocks rose on Thursday after a string of positive U.S. reports provided some optimism that the economic recovery is still underway. The S&P 500...

Stocks close out weak month with a whimper

Stocks ended a weak month on a mixed note Wednesday as the markets reopened following a two-day closure due to Hurricane Sandy. The Dow...

Stocks, oil pare weekly losses

Riskier assets like stocks and commodities were dragged down a bit on Friday by a slowdown in South Korea, rising unemployment in Spain, concerns...

Stocks rise modestly on economic data

Stocks on Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as data from the U.S. and abroad cast a more favorable light on the global economy. The...

Stock indexes add to Tuesday’s fall

Stocks fell modestly Wednesday, extending losses that had Wall Street slammed the prior session, as quarterly earnings had investors taking a cautious stance. The...

Stocks slammed by weaker earnings

Stocks declined sharply on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing below 3,000 for the first time since early August, as weaker quarterly earnings weighed. The...

Stocks end up after late-session rebound

In a late-session turnaround, the stock market erased losses to end marginally higher Monday, with the technology sector posting the biggest gains as investors...

Stocks nailed by disappointing earnings

Stocks fell sharply Friday, with the major indexes posting their worst single-day hit since June, as earnings from heavy hitters, particularly from the tech...

Stocks finish lower as Google profit disappoints

Stocks on Thursday finished lower for the first session this week after Google's profit miss highlighted trouble in the tech sector. The Dow Jones...

Stocks barely budge as earnings roll in

Stocks closed little changed Wednesday, as investors took in new housing data and another batch of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...

Dow logs biggest gain since 9/13

Stocks climbed Tuesday, with the Dow industrials scoring their first triple-digit gain since Sept. 13 to close at their highest level in just over...

Stocks close higher on health care, banks

Stocks finished higher Monday led by gains in the healthcare and financial sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 95.38 points, or 0.7%,...

Radio stocks weather overall Friday downturn

Television companies that trade on the stock market followed the crowd into the red ink zone on Friday, experiencing at worst mild losses in...

Broadcast stocks slightly elevated on overall flat day

Stock prices are expected to be on a short leash until the election – going up and down but not far in either direction....

Stocks fall on earnings; Alcoa weighs on Dow

Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, with the S&P 500 Index ending lower for a fourth consecutive trading session, after aluminum producer Alcoa cut its global...