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...
Oil up, stocks down – 3/1/11
Rising oil prices sent stock prices lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 168 points, or 1.4%, to 12,058. Broadcasting stocks were...
Stocks end February with a gain – 2/28/11
Super-investor Warren Buffett was sounding bullish about making acquisitions in his annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, which made Wall Street traders bullish...
Stocks rebounded on Friday – 2/25/11
Unrest continued in Libya, but stock buyers became more confident anyway. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61 points, or 0.5%, to 12,130. Most...
Stocks closed mixed on Thursday – 2/24/11
Oil price worries kept pressure on stocks, but the S&P 500 recovered to positive territory late in the trading session on Thursday. The Dow...
Oil price worries sink stocks again – 2/23/11
Continued violence in Libya worried Wall Street and sent stock prices lower for a second day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107 points,...