Stocks rose again on Tuesday – 5/10/11
The bulls remained in control of Wall Street on Tuesday, but defensive stocks such as utilities were the biggest gainers. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Stocks rebounded on Monday – 5/9/11
A rise in stock prices on Monday was led by commodity-related companies, who had dropped last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up...
Stocks rose after jobs report – 5/6/11
The latest report from the Labor Department showed more new jobs than private analysts had expected, so stock prices got a boost on Friday....
Stocks fall ahead of jobs report – 5/5/11
With a government report on jobs due out Friday morning, traders took profits in commodity-related stocks on Thursday and sent the market lower. The...
Down day on Wall Street – 5/4/11
Negative data from some private economic surveys and further declines in commodity prices sent stock prices lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Stocks went nowhere on Tuesday – 5/3/11
Commodity stocks, which had been among the biggest recent gainers, slipped on Tuesday as traders tried to assess the strength of economic growth. The...
Stocks give up some of their recent gains – 5/2/11
The killing of Osama bin Laden gave an early boost to stock prices, but traders quickly figured out that eliminating the terrorist leader didn't...
Stocks hitch a ride on a Caterpillar – 4/29/11
Everybody was a fan of heavy equipment, as Caterpillar reported excellent revenue results and Wall Streeters stuck out their thumbs and hopped on board...
Transports transport the market higher – 4/28/11
Transportation stocks led the way as stock prices moved higher on Thursday, a day after encouraging words from Fed chief Ben Bernanke. The Dow...
Wall Street applauds Big Ben – 4/27/11
In his first-ever press conference, Fed chief Ben Bernanke downplayed inflationary worries and indicated that the Fed will maintain its low interest rate stance...
Ford drives stock prices higher – 4/26/11
Strong earnings reports, including better-than-expected profits at Ford, pushed stock prices higher on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 115 points, or...
Stocks mixed on Monday – 4/25/11
Inflation worries impacted trading Monday following the three-day Easter weekend, with higher commodity prices threatening to squeeze profits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
Stocks rise on tech strength – 4/21/11
Good earnings reports in the tech sector, particularly from Apple, gave stock prices a boost on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up...
Strong earnings boost stock prices – 4/20/11
Better-than-expected financial results from Intel and some other companies gave tech stocks a big boost and pushed the overall market higher as well on...
Housing gives stocks a little boost – 4/19/11
Government data on housing starts came in stronger than expected, which gave stock prices a boost on Tuesday, although that was tempered by weakness...