The word on Wall Street: Look out below – 10/17/11
The situation in Europe caused gloom to spread to this side of the Atlantic, all thanks to Germany, according to reports. And broadcast stocks...
Retail sales and Google boosted stocks – 10/14/11
Stock prices jumped Friday after the Commerce Department's report on September retail sale4s came in better than had been expected and Google reported strong...
Broadcast stocks swim against the tide – 10/13/11
Less than encouraging news from JPMorgan Chase & Company was said to be responsible for a lot of glum faces on Wall Street, but...
Better news from Slovakia – 10/12/11
Slovakia steered the US stock markets for a second day. After rejecting a Euro-zone bailout plan on Tuesday, Slovakia's major political parties struck a...
Waiting on Slovakia – 10/11/11
Believe it or not, all eyes on Wall Street were on Slovakia Tuesday as the Central European nation's parliament was set to make a...
Big up day for stocks – 10/10/11
Government offices were closed Monday for Columbus Day, but not the stock markets - and it was a good day for the markets. Stocks...
Stocks ended down on Friday – 10/7/11
A roller coaster session on Friday saw a late rally fade and stocks ended the day slightly below where they started - but in...
Europe lifts Wall Street – 10/6/11
New efforts to shore up European banks were well received on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183 points, or 1.7%, to...
Stocks gain again – 10/5/11
Wall Street made it two up days in a row as investors bet on stocks in the materials and energy sectors, based on rising...
Finally an up day on Wall Street – 10/4/11
Stocks were down again through most of the session on Tuesday, but bargain hunters moved in and a late rally produced an up day....
Stocks hammered on Monday – 10/3/11
Q4 began the same way Q3 ended - with stock prices dropping sharply. The latest news from Europe was that Greece will be unable...
Q3 ends on a down note – 9/30/11
Pessimism about the economy ruled on Wall Street as the third quarter came to an end. The bad news Friday was generally from overseas...
Stocks back to gains – 9/29/11
A decline in new jobless benefits applications and more work by the Europeans to work out their economic problems gave Wall Street a boost...
Three day winning streak snapped – 9/28/11
Optimism over European economic moves was only enough to lift stock prices for three days. Worries about commodity prices and the strength of economic...
It's all Greek (and that's good) – 9/27/11
The Greek parliament approved a property tax measure required to win bailout funds from other European countries. The new evidence that Europe's economic problems...