Broadcasting stocks outperformed on so-so day – 2/10/11
Tech giant Cisco Systems surprised Wall Street with its quarterly results - and it wasn't a good surprise. But stocks rebounded from their lows...
Broadcasting stocks up in choppy market – 2/9/11
Profit taking hit Wall Street on Wednesday after the recent run-up in stock prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to gain, while the...
Stock advance continued on Tuesday – 2/8/11
Super-sized sales by McDonalds helped keep the Wall Street rally going for its 7th straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72 points,...
Stocks rise on M&A activity – 2/7/11
A couple of big merger and acquisition deals - neither in media (and bigger than the AOL buy of Huffington Post) - got Wall...
Stocks rose Friday on jobs news – 2/4/11
A favorable jobs report from the government gave stock prices a boost on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 30 points, or...
Retail stocks led market advance – 2/3/11
Major retailers reported better-than-expected results, pushing their own stocks higher and bringing along the rest of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday – 2/2/11
The Blue Chips continued their advance, but the broader market took a breather after recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up two...
Broadcasting stocks jump on Cumulus deal – 2/1/11
The broad market was up Tuesday on some strong earnings reports and broadcasting stocks got an extra boost from the latest M&A action, the...
Optimism trumps Egyptian worries – 1/31/11
Despite continued unrest in Egypt, Wall Street traders focused on strong earnings reports and pushed stock prices higher on Monday, the last day of...
Egypt turmoil sent US stocks lower
Wall Street recoiled as anti-government protests rocked Egypt, plus the latest US GDP was a bit below expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...
Stocks gained just a little bit on Thursday – 1/27/11
Good earnings reports in the tech sector helped stock prices on Thursday, but some other companies disappointed and kept the euphoria in check. The...
Stocks posted gains on Wednesday – 1/26/11
Tech and commodity shares led the way as stocks rose broadly on Wednesday. Late in the session the Federal Reserve indicated that it would...
Tuesday was a day of disappointment – 1/25/11
Giants 3M and Johnson & Johnson disappointed Wall Street with their earnings reports on Tuesday. Both are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average,...
Stocks rose on Monday – 1/24/11
Intel increased its stock buyback program and gave a boost to the tech sector, plus natural resource stocks had a good day on Monday....
Wall Street mixed on Friday – 1/21/11
Investors liked Friday's earnings report from General Electric, so its boost gave a boost to the Dow Jones Industrial Average - which gained 49...