Mixed day on mixed news – 11/17/10
Retail stocks gained after Target projected strong sales, but worries about bank regulation held down financial stocks, leading to a mixed close. The Dow...
Overseas worries sink stocks – 11/16/10
Concerns about economic troubles for European countries and China's inflation-fighting efforts put downward pressure on US stock prices on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Mixed day as traders ponder Fed actions – 11/15/10
Will the Federal Reserve pump as much money into the economy as it has indicated, or will it ease back on the throttle? As...
Stocks fall on China worries – 11/12/10
Concerns about inflation in the fast-growing mega-market of China pushed stocks lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 91 points, or 0.8%,...
Dark cloud over Wall Street – 11/11/10
A disappointing outlook from tech giant Cisco put Wall Street in a blue funk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74 points, or 0.7%,...
Bargain hunters surge in – 11/10/10
Stock prices ended two losing sessions with an up day Wednesday as bargain hunters jumped in to buy up shares that had been falling....
Second down day for the market – 11/9/10
Financial stocks fell as interest rates moved up on Tuesday and that dragged the market lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60...
Traders backed off on Monday – 11/8/10
After Friday's big gains, Wall Street traders took a breather on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 37 points, or 0.3%, to...
Modest gains finish the week -11/5/10
Modest gains finish the week - 11/5/10The bulls slowed their run on Friday after Thursday's big run-up, but they were still running...or perhaps jogging....
Great day for stocks – 11/4/10
After sleeping on it, traders decided that the Fed's plan to buy $600 billion of Treasuries wasn't just good - it was great. The...
Fed gives stocks a little boost – 11/3/10
The Fed announced plans to pump about $600 billion into the economy by buying US Treasury bonds. That was pretty much what Wall Street...
Stocks rose on Election Day – 11/2/10
Expectations of big Republican wins and moves by the Fed to pump money into the economy had traders buying stocks on Tuesday. The Dow...
Stock market remains in neutral – 11/1/10
One day ahead of the mid-term elections, Wall Street traders were being cautious. Stock prices closed mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Wall Street little moved by GDP numbers – 10/29/10
Friday’s government report showing still-slow growth in the Gross Domestic Product didn’t disappoint Wall Street, but didn’t encourage it either. So stock prices drifted...
Cautious day on Wall Street – 10/28/10
Stocks closed narrowly mixed as many traders apparently decided to lay low ahead of next Tuesday's elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down...