Stocks won again on Friday – 7/9/10
The recent Wall Street advance continued on Friday, with traders relieved that Google had gotten renewal of its license to operate in China. Volume...
Bulls continue their run
The government reported fewer claims for jobless benefits and big retailers reported solid sales. With good news like that, the buying spree continued on...
Stocks soar as bulls rampage
Financial stocks led a Wall Street advance on Wednesday, fueled by strong earnings guidance from State Street Corp., with traders also scooping up battered...
Time for some bargain hunting
Stocks moved up following the three-day holiday as traders snapped up beaten down shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 57 points, or 0.6%,...
Bad job news sinks Wall Street
Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department was negative, with non-farm payrolls down 125,000 in June. That raised concerns about whether the recovery is...
Q3 begins with a drop – 7/1/10
Stock prices slid for the third straight day on Thursday, with traders nervous about an employment report from the Labor Department due out Friday...
Stocks end down for day and quarter – 6/30/10
A day after a huge fall, stock prices ended Wednesday down again, with tiny gains turning to a sell-off late in the session. With...
See how they fall! – 6/29/10
Stock prices took a dive as the Conference Board reported a sharp drop in its Consumer Confidence Index. Wall Streeters fear that if consumers...
Monday a down day for stocks – 6/28/10
A modest rise in consumer spending wasn't enough good news to offset energy sector worries, so stock prices were slightly lower on Monday. The...
Up and down Friday session ended mixed
Stock prices were all over the place on Friday. The government reported that GDP growth was a bit less than previously reported for Q1,...
Stocks take a beating – 6/24/10
Wall Street was watching Washington Thursday as Congress worked on details of a financial industry regulation bill - and worries about that bill sent...
Bad news day, but a mixed market – 6/23/10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to post a tiny gain at the closing bell on a day when most news was negative. The...
Stocks took a dive on Tuesday – 6/22/10
The National Association of Realtors reported that home resales fell 2.2% in May and that dampened Wall Street optimism about the economy. Also, energy...
Monday rally faded to a loss – 6/21/10
Wall Street traders began Monday euphoric over China's weekend decision to let its currency appreciate against the US dollar, which would make US products...
Markets and TV edge up, radio heads elsewhere – 6/18/10
The Dow picked up 0.2%, while S&P and Nasdaq each picked up 0.1% in value, which may not be earth-shattering but did constitute another...