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Wikimedia Commons Stocks got crushed, sending the Dow back into the red for the year, with healthcare stocks falling the most in the final day of trading in the first quarter.  First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,776.12 -200.19 (-1.11%) S&P 500: 2,067.89 -18.35 (-0.88%) Nasdaq: 4,900.88 -46.56 (-0.94%) And now, the top stories Read More

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday following the previous session’s rally, though major indexes were headed for a positive first quarter, while monetary policy changes and worries about Greece put the euro on track for its biggest quarterly fall. Investors are betting that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise Read More

The market taketh and the market giveth away. After a healthy pop yesterday all three major indices (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are trading in the red on this, the last day of the first quarter. Get the Latest Market Data and News with the Yahoo Finance App Still, if things stay more or less in line Read More

Flickr/awcphoto Stocks are getting hit in early trading. Near 10:15 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 95 points, the S&P 500 was down 9 points, and the Nasdaq was down 22 points.  On Monday, the stocks rallied, with the Dow closing over 260 points higher. Economic data out on Tuesday has Read More

REUTERS/Noah Berger Stocks rallied to start the 4-day trading week. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,980.6, +268, (+1.5%) S&P 500: 2,087, +25.8, (+1.2%) Nasdaq: 4,947.5, +56.2, (+1.2%) And now, the top stories on Monday: Texas looks really grim. The Dallas Fed’s manufacturing outlook plunged again in March, to -17.4 from -11.2 in February, Read More

The three major indicies (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are all popping today as talk of easing in China kept investor fears at bay. U.S Economic data didn’t disappoint either. Personal incomes for February were mostly inline with estimates, reporting a 0.4% tick higher. Pending home sales were also up, to the tune of 3.1%. Here are Read More

AP Photo Stocks opened higher after four consecutive down days last week marked one of the worst weeks for the market this year. Near 9:40 a.m. ET, the Dow was up 230 points, the S&P 500 was up 17 points, and the Nasdaq was up 41 points. It’s a huge day for the Read More

Asian markets, with the exception of Australia, turned positive by mid-morning trade on Monday, as a modestly positive lead from Wall Street offset the impact of sliding oil prices. U.S. stocks snapped a four-day losing streak to settle mildly higher on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Global Indexes: .DJI) and the S&P Read More

flickr/2day929 Stocks closed higher but relatively flat, and crude oil gave up a rally to sink back below $ 50 per barrel on Friday. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 117,712.66 +34.43 (0.19%) S&P 500: 2,061.02 +4.87 (0.24%) Nasdaq: 4,891.22 +27.86 (0.57%) And now, the top stories on Friday: There was no revision to Read More