Mixed day on tech concerns – 10/6/10
Tech stocks took a hit after an analyst downgraded its chip makers, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average still managed to gain as other...
Recovery continuing; stocks rise – 10/5/10
A closely watched report from the Institute for Supply Management showed the ninth consecutive month of growth for the non-manufacturing sector in September. That...
Time for some profit taking – 10/4/10
Wall Street was a little jittery Monday about the debt situation of some European countries, so traders decided it was time to take some...
Wall Street welcomes Q4 with a little black ink – 10/01/10
News that manufacturing picked up on the other side of the world buoyed stock trading in Europe and the US, according to reports -...
Broadcast stocks static as September slides to a close – 09/30/10
The Dow was up in the low triple digits at one point in the day, but closed with a 47 point loss - enough,...
Stock markets slip during Wednesday trading – 09/29/10
One observer said that Wall Street took a breather. Another said that protests against government austerity measures in Europe made US traders skittish. Whatever...
Shopping surge sends Wall Street upward – 09/28/10
A lot of buyers showed up one Wall Street - with cash - hoping that they aren't too late to join in on a...
Stock rally takes a break – 9/27/10
September is shaping up to be a strong month on Wall Street, but stock traders took a bit of a breather on Monday after...
Stock prices rebounded on Friday
Was it the government report of an August increase in capital goods orders by businesses that gave stocks a boost Friday? Or were the...
Stocks closed lower on mixed news – 9/23/10
The bad news Thursday was that the Labor Department reported an increase in new jobless claims. The good news was a rise in the...
Tech stocks drag down the market – 9/22/10
Adobe Systems gave Wall Street a weak outlook and Microsoft disappointed some with a smaller-than-expected dividend increase, so tech stocks were down on Wednesday...
Stocks mixed after Fed statement – 9/21/10
The Federal Reserve indicated that it might need to do more to prop up the economy and nervous stock traders weren't sure what to...
Recession end call boost stocks – 9/20/10
If you've never heard of the National Bureau of Economic Research, don't feel that you're alone. It is the federal agency with the authority...
Stocks ended Friday barely higher
A volatile session of trading Friday ended on the up side following some good earnings reports in the tech sector. That gave a boost...
Stocks closed mixed on Thursday – 9/16/10
A decline in first time jobless claims wasn't enough to get traders really excited on Thursday and stocks traded in a narrow range to...