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...
Earnings reports disappointed on Thursday – 1/20/11
Morgan Stanley had a good earnings report, but not so for some tech and industrial companies, so stock prices went down on Thursday. The...
Stock prices take a hit – 1/19/11
Disappointing earnings reports from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo put a dark cloud over Wall Street on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...
Wall Street overcomes Steve Jobs worries – 1/18/11
On the first trading day after Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced yet another medical leave the stock of his company was down, but other...
Stocks rebounded on Friday – 1/14/11
Strong earnings from JPMorgan Chase and expectations of more good reports to come sent stocks higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
Broadcast stocks buck a down market – 1/13/11
Wall Street was disappointed by a Labor Department report that new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
Fed and Portuguese sigh raise stocks – 1/12/11
Indications that Portugal is getting through its economic crisis, plus an upbeat "Beige Book" report from the Federal Reserve, gave stocks a boost on...
Energy is energetic for Wall Street – 1/11/11
Energy stocks gave Wall Street a boost on Tuesday, with commodity prices on the rise. The market also liked some early earnings reports. The...
Muted Monday for the stock market – 1/10/11
Worries about Portugal's debt problems kept in check high expectations about the coming round of quarterly earnings reports in Monday's trading session. The Dow...
Stocks fell Friday on foreclosure ruling – 1/7/11
Bank stocks tumbled Friday after the top court in Massachusetts voided two home foreclosures. Also, the Labor Department's monthly jobs report was weaker than...
Broadcast stocks fall on soft retail sales – 1/6/11
It had been expected that major retailers would come up short of previous expectations for December sales after the month concluded with a paralyzing...
Jobs jump spurs stocks – 1/5/11
A report from the private firm ADP Employer Services showed a bigger-than-expected jump in private sector employment, which excited Wall Street traders. The Dow...
Stocks mixed in second session of year – 1/4/11
Wall Street's Happy New Year surge of Monday disintegrated on Tuesday. Traders were encouraged by the Fed's release of minutes from its December meeting...