Stocks took a beating on Wednesday – 6/1/11
A soft jobs report from ADP made private analysts lower their expectations for the government's jobs report coming Friday and the Institute for Supply...
May ended with a Wall Street gain – 5/31/11
Optimism about a solution to the Greek debt crisis put traders in a stock buying mood following the three-day weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Confidence boosted stocks on Friday- 5/27/11
The latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index came in higher than expectations and gave stocks a little boost on Friday, ahead of...
Stock market rose just a bit on Thursday – 5/26/11
A choppy session Thursday ended with stocks mostly a tiny bit higher, led by consumer-discretionary and tech issues. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
Buyers step up on Wall Street – 5/25/11
Bargain hunters moved into the market on Wednesday and pushed stock prices higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38 points, or 0.3%, to...
Broadcasters beat a down market – 5/24/11
Continued worries about Europe and economic growth countered a rise in commodity prices and the stock market ended the day on the down side....
Stocks dive on European worries – 5/23/11
The debt problems of European countries weighed heavily on Wall Street Monday. Even an analyst's upgrade couldn't lift Disney as it joined nearly all...
Gloomy Friday for Wall Street – 5/20/11
Disappointing numbers from GAP sent retail stocks lower on Friday and a credit downgrade for the Greek government put downward pressure on the entire...
Stocks gain in listless session – 5/19/11
The buzz was about LinkedIn's IPO as its shares soared in the first day of trading, but it was an otherwise lackluster day on...
Commodities up, stocks up – 5/18/11
A recovery in commodity prices sent stock prices higher on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 81 points, or 0.7%, to 12,560. Broadcasting...
Wal-Mart disappointed Wall Street – 5/17/11
When they promote price roll-backs Wal-Mart isn't talking about its own stock, but that price fell Tuesday as the retail giant reported Q1 results...
Nervous traders sold stocks on Monday – 5/16/11
Worries about the strength of the economic recovery, highlighted by a report on manufacturing by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, sent stock...
Friday the 13th bad for stocks – 5/13/11
Stock prices retreated on Friday as traders worried about the sustainability of the economic recovery for public companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
Wall Street recovered on Thursday – 5/12/11
Stocks moved back up on Thursday, following the lead of oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 66 points, or 0.5%, to...
Stocks give back some gains – 5/11/11
Volatile commodity stocks led the retreat as stocks ended a three-day rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 130 points, or 1%, to...