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Apple adds presure to the Dow Jones
March 20th, 2015
Apple (AAPL) is dragging down the Dow on its first day in the famed average – probably not what investors expected. Shares of the digital gadget maker are down 59 cents, or 0.5%, to $127.90 – adding pressure to the ...
Asian shares edge down, oil rises as crude inventories decline
December 3rd, 2014
The dollar marked a fresh seven-year high against the yen on Wednesday, which helped lift the Nikkei to a similar record, while oil prices recovered after data showed a drop in U.S. supply. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Dow, S&P 500 set record highs in light volume
November 12th, 2014
The Dow and S&P 500 eked out a fifth session of record closing highs on Tuesday, barely extending the market’s recent rally in light volume as consumer discretionary shares gained. The S&P 500’s top percentage gainer was Zoetis, which jumped 8.9 ...
Stocks: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs
November 11th, 2014
Wall Street continued to march further into record territory Monday as the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs again. Investors have been pushing stocks higher on signs the U.S. economy continues to improve and as corporate earnings come ...
Stocks close mixed: S&P drops, Dow bumps up
November 5th, 2014
Stocks closed mixed Tuesday as markets struggled from a one-two punch of falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global slowdown. A wait-and-see posture regarding Tuesday’s elections may also be holding back investors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ...
Dow, S&P 500 close slightly lower; semis boost Nasdaq
November 4th, 2014
The S&P 500 and the Dow closed with slight losses on Monday after briefly touching intraday records, but strength in semiconductors boosted the Nasdaq. Monday’s subdued trading followed the Dow’s biggest weekly gain since January 2013 and the S&P’s ...
Six Dow stocks actually up today
October 16th, 2014
Believe it or not — there are six huge U.S. stocks escaping the pain There are six stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), DuPont (DD) and General Electric (GE) that are up Wednesday, ...
Dow plunges nearly 300 points on host of fears
October 10th, 2014
The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are all tanking big-time. Renewed worries about global economic growth, corporate earnings and market valuations propelled U.S. stocks to huge losses Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 335 points (2%) to ...
Dow scores biggest gain of 2014 on Fed minutes
October 9th, 2014
Minutes showed little change from the Fed’s previous statements. The whipsaw ride on Wall Street continued Wednesday as the Dow Jones industrial average scored its biggest gain of the year when the release of the minutes of the Federal ...
Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low
September 18th, 2014
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its bond-buying program ends next month. Investors have been eagerly awaiting ...
