Wall Street cooled off on Tuesday – 3/22/11

The bulls took a breather on Tuesday, ending a three-day advance, as traders tried to assess the impact of events in Japan and Libya....

M-A action excited Wall Street on Monday – 3/21/11

AT&T's deal to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion got Wall Street traders fired up on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial  Average rose 178...

Stocks gained a little on Friday- 3/18/11

Investors did some buying, but remained wary of events in Japan, with stock prices gaining for a second day on Friday, but again on...

Stock prices finally rebound – 3/17/11

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 161 points. Broadcasting stocks also rebounded. The RBR Radio Index was up 7.500, or 2%, to 375.270. The TVBR...

Stocks take another dive – 3/16/11

Worries about Japan's catastrophe continued to drive down stock prices on Wall Street Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 242 points, or 2%,...

Stocks fell again on Tuesday – 3/15/11

General Electric led the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower on Tuesday as Wall Street worried about GE's potential financial losses from nuclear power plant...

Japan's woes reverberate on Wall Street – 3/14/11

Stock prices fell as markets around the world tried to assess the extent of devastation in Japan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 51...

Stocks ended Friday on the up side – 3/11/11

A selloff in reaction to Friday's earthquake in Japan eased as the session went on, with energy stocks leading the march to gains for...

DJIA falls back below 12K – 3/10/11

Political unrest in oil-rich Saudi Arabia unnerved Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228 points, or 1.9%, to 11,985. Broadcasting...

Broadcast stocks bucked a down market – 3/9/11

A weak outlook from Texas Instruments weighed on the tech sector and the rest of the market as well on Wednesday. The Dow Jones...

Stocks advanced Tuesday on oil retreat – 3/8/11

Once again oil prices dominated the stock market, but on Tuesday oil prices were easing, so stock rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...

Stocks fell again on Monday – 3/7/11

It wasn't oil this time, but rather the tech sector which sent stock prices lower after Wells Fargo Securities downgraded the semiconductor sector. The...

Stocks took a dive on Friday – 3/4/11

The nation's unemployment rate improved in Friday's report, which was good news. But Wall Street traders had expected that, so they were more focused...

Wall Street bets on jobs – 3/3/11

Optimism about a Friday jobs report gave stock prices a boost on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 191 points, or 1.6%, to...

A brighter shade of beige – 3/2/11

The Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" indicated that the economy is picking up in 2011 and that optimistic outlook gave traders an excuse to buy...