Competing forces marked Friday trading – 1/6/12
An improvement in the US jobs situation was good news for Wall Street. But more Euro zone worries made for bad news. So it...
Market went nowhere on Thursday – 1/5/12
The private-sector ADP National Employment Report for December was better than expected. But continued worries about the Euro zone kept downward pressure on US...
Day two of 2012 holds day one gains – 1/4/12
There wasn't much news to move the market on Wednesday, but it was encouraging that stock prices mostly held their gains from Tuesday and...
They're off and running! – 1/3/12
A jump in the factory activity index of the Institute for Supply Management was enough to send Wall Street traders racing out of the...
2011 ended with a down market – 12/30/11
Despite lots of ups and downs, stock prices ended 2011 pretty much where the year began. The flat year ended with a down day,...
Good news for the markets – 12/29/11
The Italian government bond auction went well, the report on new jobless claims was OK and then there was a surprising jump in pending...
Stocks fall on European worries – 12/28/11
Renewed worries about the Euro zone ahead of a big debt sale by Italy put downward pressure on stock prices. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Post-Christmas market was mixed – 12/27/11
Despite a rise in the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence, Wall Street had a rather flat day on Tuesday, following last week's run-up....
Pre-Christmas market closed up – 12/23/11
Stocks gained for the third straight week as the market rose Friday ahead of the three-day Christmas holiday. Observers credited generally positive economic news,...
Job news spurs stock spurt – 12/22/11
Wall Street cheered as new jobless benefits claims declined. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 62 points, or 0.5%, to 12,170. Most broadcast stocks...
Wednesday a mixed day all around – 12/21/11
The broader stock market was mixed as were broadcasting stocks on Wednesday. Tech stocks took a hit as Oracle issued a disappointing report, but...
Tuesday was brighter on Wall Street – 12/20/11
A rise in US housing starts and better economic news from Europe put Wall Street traders in a better mood on Tuesday. The Dow...
Gloomy Monday on Wall Street – 12/19/11
Worries about the global economy sent bank stocks falling on Monday - and the rest of the market followed. By the way, Bank of...
Stocks ended Friday narrowly mixed – 12/16/11
A deal that was struck on Capitol Hill to avoid a US government shutdown wasn't enough of a plus to counter Wall Street gloom...
Domestic good news outweighs Europe – 12/15/11
Wall Street continues to worry about the Euro zone, but a drop in new jobless claims and a strong earnings report from FedEx sent...