Stocks Edge Higher

(NEWSER) - Stocks were up again this morning, after promising unemployment numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 53 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P advanced 0.5% and 1% respectively. Wal-Mart reported a strong quarter, pulling retail stocks higher, while banks shot up ahead of stress test results. Bank of America added 16%; Citi was up 12%. New jobless claims fell 34,000 to 601,000 last week, the fourth such drop in five weeks. More»

(NEWSER) - Stocks barely budged at the open, after a good quarter from Apple and a lousy one from UPS. The Dow fluctuated between gains and losses, and was recently down 13 points. The S&P and Nasdaq were similarly flat. Apple rose 3% after beating expectations with a 15% earnings jump. Radio Shack and JetBlue also posted nice numbers. But other reports were less rosy: Dow component UPS saw its net income fall 56%. More»

(NEWSER) - Stocks headed lower at the open today, thanks to another round of dour corporate earnings. The Dow fell 44 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. Morgan Stanley tumbled more than 8%, after reporting a quarterly loss, and slashing its dividend. Wells Fargo, on the other hand, reported a 52% income jump, but its shares were still off 2%. In a bad sign for consumer credit, Capital One reported a loss, sending shares down 8%. More»

(NEWSER) - Stocks sunk below 7000 at the open today, extending a global selloff fueled by trouble in financials. The Dow was off 161 points by mid-morning, while the S&P tumbled 2.5%, the Nasdaq 1.9%. Bad news abounded, with HSBC saying it planned to limit US lending, AIG’s bailout expanding, and Warren Buffett telling investors that the economy would be in “shambles” this year. More»

It's Dow's best finish since 2008

(NEWSER) - Today's rosy jobs report did wonders for the markets. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, in fact, closed at an 11-year high, reports MarketWatch , while the Dow finished at its highest level since May 2008, notes the Wall Street Journal . The numbers:

• Dow: Up 157, 1.2%, to 12,862
• Nasdaq: Up 46, 1.6%, to 2,906
• S&P 500: Up 19, 1.5%, to 1,345