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Stock Market Says &#39;Protests, What Protests?&#39;
Stock Market
Says 'Protests,
What Protests?'
markets
Jun 3, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Stock Market Says 'Protests, What Protests?'

The S&P 500 rises 1.4%

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, extending the market's winning streak to a fourth day. The S&P 500 rose 1.4% Wednesday. Investors are hoping that the economy will continue to open up following the lockdowns put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the AP...

Stocks Extend Gains for 3rd Straight Day
Stocks Extend Gains
for 3rd Straight Day
MARKETS
Jun 2, 2020 4:26 PM CDT

Stocks Extend Gains for 3rd Straight Day

NASA astronauts rang Nasdaq opening bell

(Newser) - Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, extending the market's winning streak to a third day. The latest gains, which followed a rally in global stocks, were driven by optimism that the global economy will begin to recover as governments gradually allow businesses that were closed due to...

Trump Stops Short on China, and Markets Breathe Easier

Dow slips 17, but investors braced for worse

(Newser) - Stock indexes edged mostly higher in afternoon trading Friday after President Trump outlined several actions in response to China eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong but did not mention any moves to upend a trade pact struck with Beijing earlier this year, per the AP . The Dow finished the day...

Dow Turns Negative After Trump China Announcement

President says he will give a news conference Friday amid rising tension

(Newser) - Wall Street's recently rally sputtered Thursday as the major indexes ended up in the red. The Dow fell 147 points to 25,400, the S&P 500 fell 6 points to 3,029, and the Nasdaq fell 43 points to 9,368. All three losses were well under 1%....

Optimism Bubbles With Banks, Retailers
Optimism Bubbles
With Banks, Retailers
markets
May 27, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Optimism Bubbles With Banks, Retailers

S&P 500 gained 1.5% in a choppy day of trading

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday, extending the market's gains into a third day on hopes for a coming economic revival as larger swaths of the country relax stay-at-home mandates imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic and clear the way for more businesses to reopen, the AP reports....

Stocks Surge as NYSE Partially Reopens
Stocks Surge as NYSE
Partially Reopens
MARKETS
May 26, 2020 4:02 PM CDT

Stocks Surge as NYSE Partially Reopens

Dow, S&P hit highest levels since March

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday, driving the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to their highest levels in nearly three months as optimism over the reopening of the economy overshadowed lingering worries about the pandemic. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, for a time climbing...

Before Long Weekend, Stocks 'in a Bit of a Hold'

Dow slips 8 points, while the S&P ticks up

(Newser) - Stock indexes will head into the long weekend on a bit of a choppy note. The Dow fell 8 points to 24,465, while the S&P 500 rose 6 points to 2,955, and the Nasdaq gained 39 points to 9,324. Earlier in the day, the numbers were...

Markets Slip Back After Jobs Report
Markets Slip Back
After Jobs Report
MARKETS
May 21, 2020 3:12 PM CDT

Markets Slip Back After Jobs Report

Dow falls 101

(Newser) - Stocks on Thursday gave back some gains from a solid rally a day earlier. The Dow fell 101 points to 24,474, the S&P 500 fell 23 points to 2,948, and the Nasdaq fell 90 points to 9,284. All the losses were under 1%. They came during...

One Stock Sector Plays Outsize Role Today
One Stock Sector
Plays Outsize
Role Today
markets
May 20, 2020 3:05 PM CDT

One Stock Sector Plays Outsize Role Today

Wall Street has an up day as the S&P 500 rises 1.7%

(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains on Wall Street Wednesday, erasing their losses from a day earlier. Big-name investor favorites like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon helped pull the market higher, the AP reports. The S&P 500 rose 1.7%. Technology, the only sector that's holding on to a gain for...

Dow Slumps After Results From Big Retailers
Dow Slumps After Results
From Big Retailers
MARKETS
May 19, 2020 4:32 PM CDT

Dow Slumps After Results From Big Retailers

Markets erased some of Monday's gains

(Newser) - A late-day slide left stocks broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, as the market gave back some of the ground it gained in a big rally a day earlier . Losses in banks, health care stocks, and household goods companies accounted for a big portion of the selling, the AP reports....

Dow Surges 963 Points After Encouraging Vaccine Results

Markets had their best day since early April

(Newser) - The stock market bounced back from its worst week in nearly two months Monday as optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus and hopes for a US economic recovery in the second half of the year put investors in a buying mood. The S&P 500 climbed 3.2%,...

Vaccine Results Expected to Give Stock Market a Lift

Dow futures jump 650 points, in part on good news from Moderna trials

(Newser) - The stock market is expected to get off to a strong start on Monday after last week's struggles. Dow futures jumped 650 points, nearly 3%, and part of the reason is a promising report from drug-maker Moderna about a coronavirus vaccine, reports CNBC . The company says its vaccine contender...

Investors Waffle as Discouraging Reports Roll In

Market is of two minds, analyst says

(Newser) - Stocks capped another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street with modest gains Friday, though the S&P 500 still ended with its biggest weekly loss in nearly two months, per the AP . The benchmark index rose 0.4% after falling 1.3% earlier in the day as investors weighed...

Stocks Shake Off Early Stumbles, End Higher
Stocks Shake Off Early
Stumbles, End Higher
MARKETS
May 14, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Stocks Shake Off Early Stumbles, End Higher

Dow rises 377

(Newser) - The stock market ended a choppy day higher as a turnaround by banks and energy companies helped end a two-day losing streak, per the AP . The S&P 500 managed a gain of 1.2%, rising 32 points to 2,852, but it’s still down 2.6% for the...

Reserve Chair Speaks, and Wall Street Slides Again

The S&P 500 lost 1.7% as stocks fell for second straight day

(Newser) - Stocks fell for the second day in a row Wednesday on Wall Street, weighed down by worries about a slow recovery for the economy, the AP reports. The weakness came after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned about the threat of a prolonged recession because of the shutdowns related to...

Wall Street Just Had Its Worst Day This Month
Wall Street Just Had
Its Worst Day This Month
MARKETS
May 12, 2020 3:57 PM CDT

Wall Street Just Had Its Worst Day This Month

Investors have got the reopening jitters

(Newser) - Worries about the downside of reopening the economy too soon are weighing on markets, and Wall Street fell Tuesday to its biggest loss since the start of the month. The S&P 500 dropped 2.1% after spending much of the day drifting between small gains and losses, as investors...

Banks Down, Health Stocks Up in Mixed Day for Wall St.

Major indexes mostly erased early losses

(Newser) - Major stock indexes erased much of their early losses, leaving the market mixed at the end of trading Monday. Companies whose fortunes are most closely linked to how well the economy is doing took the biggest losses, including banks, energy, and basic materials companies, the AP reports. The S&P...

After Awful Jobs Report, Stock Market ... Surges

Investors apparently hoping it can't get any worse

(Newser) - Wall Street rallied again on Friday after a terrible, unprecedented report on the US jobs market wasn’t quite as horrific as economists had forecast, per the AP . The S&P 500 rose 48 points to 2,929; the Dow rose 455 points to 24,331; and the Nasdaq rose...

Stock Market Climbs on Hopes Pain Is Easing
Stock Market Climbs
on Hopes Pain Is Easing
MARKETS
May 7, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Stock Market Climbs on Hopes Pain Is Easing

Dow is up 211 points

(Newser) - Stocks climbed Thursday amid a mix of optimistic and pessimistic news on the coronavirus front. The S&P 500 rose 32 points to 2,881, the Dow rose 211 points to 23,875, and the Nasdaq climbed 125 points to 8,979. The Dow's gain was below 1% and...

S&amp;P 500 Has Its First Loss This Week
Stocks Were Rising
Until This Data Came In
markets
May 6, 2020 3:10 PM CDT

Stocks Were Rising Until This Data Came In

The S&P 500 suffers its first loss this week

(Newser) - Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday, sending the market to its first loss in three days, after more depressing data rolled in on the devastation sweeping the global economy, the AP reports. The S&P 500 dropped 0.7%, and three out of four stocks in the index sank. But...

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