Flickr/missouridivisionoftourism Stocks slid into the close after a rally this morning that briefly took the Nasdaq above 5,000 for the first time in three weeks. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,977.04 -80.61 (-0.45%) S&P 500: 2,092.43 -9.63 (-0.46%) Nasdaq: 4,988.25 -7.73 (-0.15%) And now, the top stories on Monday: Netflix shares rallied by Read More
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It’s a day of green arrows for the major indices with the Nasdaq (^IXIC) above 5,000 once again, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) bumping up against all-time highs and the Dow (^DJI) moving further above 18,000. Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is keeping an eye on today. The race for the White Read More
Stocks (^GSPC) are getting off to a solid start this morning with the Nasdaq (^IXIC) above the 5,000 level as investors gear up for a busy week of earnings with big financial firms such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Well Fargo (WFC) reporting results tomorrow. Yahoo Finance’s Aaron Task says the market could be in Read More
REUTERS/Matt Sullivan Stocks rallied to close higher for the week as the Dow moved back above 18,000 and General Electric had its best one-day performance in five years. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 18,057.65 +98.92 (0.55%) S&P 500: 2,102.06 +10.88 (0.52%) Nasdaq: 4,995.98 +21.41 (0.43%) And now, the top stories on Friday: Read More
The three major stock indices (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) started the day higher but a jump in jobless claims and digestion of lackluster earnings have sent stocks into the red, though only slightly.Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is keeping an eye on today. Chinese strengthDespite headlines extolling an economic slowdown and investors Read More
Shutterstock Stocks are rallying and the Dow crossed the 18,000 for the first time since early March. Near 11:00 a.m. ET, the Dow was up 64 points, the S&P 500 was up 7 points and the Nasdaq was up 11 points. General Electric’s massive sale of its assets is the big news Read More
REUTERS/Tomas Bravo Oil prices collapsed after government data showed the biggest weekly build of US inventories since 2001. Stocks closed higher but little changed after the release of the Minutes from the March FOMC meeting. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,902.51 +27.09 (0.15%) S&P 500: 2,081.90 +5.57 (0.27%) Nasdaq: 4,950.82 +40.59 (0.83%) And Read More
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday, reversing course late in the session as strength in the dollar offset optimism about deal news. The S&P utilities sector <.SPLRCU>, which helped lead gains on Monday, was the biggest drag on the S&P 500, closing down 1.1 percent. The dollar Read More
Lars Plougmann/Flickr Stocks turned negative in the final hour of trading, while energy stocks held on to their gains and oil prices rallied. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,877, -3, (-0.02%) S&P 500: 2,076, -3.5, (-0.2%) Nasdaq: 4,912, 5, (-0.1%) And now, the top stories on Tuesday: Crude oil had yet another Read More
The three major indices (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are higher through the first half of the day, but still trading in the same range they’ve been stuck in for a while. Get the Latest Market Data and News with the Yahoo Finance App Here are some of the other stories Yahoo Finance is watching today. I Read More