Broadcast stocks follow the herd into red ink – 4/18/11

Standard & Poors is not very confident that US debt is a worthwhile purchase at the moment, and that negative attitude translated to more...

Dow Jones, broadcast stocks were up Friday – 4/15/11

For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.4%, but the Dow rose 57 points Friday to 12,342 after positive news about inflation...

Market up slightly; Radio, TV stocks mixed Wednesday – 4/14/11

U.S. stocks ended Thursday's session mostly flat, erasing earlier losses as commodities and energy stocks climbed higher. The Dow Jones industrial average was up...

Tech sector boosted stocks on Wednesday – 4/13/11

Optimism about tech earnings pushed the stock market slightly higher on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up seven points to 12,271. Broadcasting...

Alcoa disappointed Wall Street – 4/12/11

A poor earnings report from Alcoa combined with falling oil prices to send stock prices lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...

Mixed Monday on Wall Street – 4/11/11

A drop in oil prices took energy stocks lower and traders are a bit uncertain about the upcoming round of earnings report, so stock...

Oil up, stocks down on Friday – 4/8/11

A spike in oil prices sent stock prices, particularly transportation issues, lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29 points, or 0.2%,...

Aftershock rocks Wall Street – 4/7/11

Stock prices fell Thursday after a strong aftershock hit Japan, which was already trying to deal with a nuclear plant threat and massive damage...

Cautious gains on Wednesday – 4/6/11

With the quarterly earnings report set to begin next week, stock traders got a little more confident on Wednesday and pushed prices up a...

Another flat day on Tuesday – 4/5/11

The stock market remained stuck in neutral for a second day on Tuesday, with traders apparently still waiting for new data points on the...

Stocks moved sideways on Monday – 4/4/11

It appears traders are sitting on their hands until they find some major new development to move stock prices. The market was narrowly mixed...

Job report spurs stock gains – 4/1/11

A drop in the US unemployment rate to a two-year low of 8.8% for March was good news on Wall Street Friday. The Dow...

Broadcasting stocks beat the market on Thursday – 3/31/11

Stock prices didn't move much on the last day of Q1, with traders awaiting a major jobs report due out on Friday, so the...

Energy stocks continue power surge – 3/30/11

The energy sector again led the way as stock prices moved up on the next to last day of Q1. The Dow Jones Industrial...

Stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday – 3/29/11

Energy stocks led the market higher on Tuesday, but the volume was unimpressive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 81 points, or 0.7%,...