Mixed news, mixed market – 6/23/11
Thursday began with the bad news of a rise in first time applications for jobless benefits, but later in the day Greece agreed to...
Fed pessimism depresses stocks – 6/22/11
The Federal Reserve cut its forecast of GDP growth and Wall Street took notice. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 80 points, or 0.7%,...
Stock prices surged on Tuesday – 6/21/11
Growing confidence that Greece won't default on its national debt spurred optimism and stock buying on Wall Street Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
It's all Greek on Wall Street – 6/20/11
Announcement of a new financial rescue package for Greece put Wall Street traders in a good mood. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 76...
Friday brought mixed close on Wall Street
Traders turned generally upbeat as a new deal was struck on Greece's debt, but the Nasdaq Compoiste was still down Friday, while the Dow...
Wall Street mixed on Thursday – 6/16/11
With talk beginning of an "oversold" market, bargain hunters did some shopping on Thursday. Even so, the market closed mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Dark clouds return to Wall Street – 6/15/11
One day of euphoria on Tuesday faded on Wednesday as Wall Street traders returned to worrying about the Greek debt and the strength of...
Tuesday brought a stock rebound – 6/14/11
A favorable report on retail sales gave Wall Street reason to celebrate after Monday's sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123 points, or...
Stocks drifted on Monday – 6/13/11
With no new economic data, the positives for Wall Street on Monday came from some corporate earnings reports, but that was countered by S&P...
Wall Street was a gloomy place on Friday – 6/10/11
The Federal Reserve decided to expand its scrutiny of banks, the foreign trade numbers from China were a downer and there was new battling...
Wall Street's 6-day losing streak ends – 6/9/11
Some bargain hunters stepped into the stock market on Thursday, following six days of price declines. Even so, there wasn't much enthusiasm driving the...
Big Ben's shadow extended to Wednesday – 6/8/11
Fed chief Ben Bernanke gloomy comments about the economy on Tuesday kept a lid on stock buying on Wednesday as well. The Dow Jones...
Big Ben sends stocks still lower – 6/7/11
Fed chief Ben Bernanke told a conference in Atlanta that the economic recovery is "frustratingly slow." That was not surprising, but it still got...
Stocks took another beating on Monday – 6/6/11
The weekend didn't make Friday's dismal jobs report look any better, so stocks fell again on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61...
Jobs news hit stocks hard on Friday – 6/3/11
News form the Labor Department that hiring slowed and the US unemployment rate went up a tenth of a point to 9.1% was not...