FedEx delivers on Wall Street – 12/16/10
A bullish outlook from FedEx gave stock prices a boost. After all, business grows for the delivery service when other businesses are doing well....
Stocks end mostly down – 12/15/10
The year-end rally may have run out of steam even before Christmas. Rising interest rates appear to have cooled interest in buying stocks. The...
Reassurance from the Fed and retailers – 12/14/10
The Fed announced that the recovery is still going slowly and it will continue on its current course to try to spur activity. That...
Waiting on Washington – 12/13/10
Stock prices closed mixed on Monday as Wall Street waited to see if a deeply divided Congress would pass a tax-cut package. The Dow...
Wall Street ends the week on a high note – 12/10/10
Good news on the trade deficit front and optimism that tax-cut legislation will clear Congress pushed stock prices higher on Friday. The Dow Jones...
Beltway boomerangs on Wall Street – 12/9/10
New worries about opposition from Congressional Democrats to the White House tax deal with Republicans put a lid on stock prices and produced a...
A day of modest gains – 12/8/10
Led by financial stocks, the market was up modestly on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13 points, or 0.1%, to 11,372. Broadcasting...
Wall Street ended mixed on Tuesday – 12/7/10
Euphoria over a tax deal in Washington gave way to fears about European government debt problems, so stock prices were missed at the closing...
Mixed market on Monday – 12/6/10
Stocks closed mixed on Monday, with traders continuing to worry about government debt problems in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 20...
Stocks finished barely higher on Friday – 12/3/10
Stocks finished barely higher on Friday - 12/3/10A rise in the unemployment rate put a damper on trading, but stocks still managed small gains...
Retail sales boost stocks – 12/2/10
Reports of strong sales by the nation's retailers energized the stock market on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107 points, or 1%,...
Stocks rise as Euro-fears ease – 12/1/10
Word that the US would commit funds to shore up debt-laden European countries gave a boost to stock prices on Wednesday. The Dow Jones...
Stocks end November with a down day – 11/30/10
Continued worries about the debt crisis in Europe pressed on stock prices on Tuesday, although there was some positive reaction from President Obama meeting...
Broadcasting stocks buck a down day – 11/29/10
The continuing debt crisis in Europe put a damper on stock trading around the globe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40 points, or...
Stocks mostly lower on Friday – 11/26/10
The abbreviated day-after-Thanksgiving session on Friday was under a cloud of worries about economic problems in Europe, so most stocks fell. The Dow Jones...