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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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Dow stories: 61 news summaries

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 Earnings Drive Stocks Higher 


Jan 27, 09 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - A horrible housing report couldn’t hold stocks down at the open. The Dow rose 57 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 0.8% and 0.7% respectively, as investors digested a host of mixed earnings reports. Texas Instruments rose 4.4% after it announced a $107 million... More »

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stock market • American Express • Dow • Texas Instruments • Case Shiller price index • S&P 500

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 Stocks Shrug Off Job Losses 

Pfizer deal drives gains

Jan 26, 09 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Pfizer’s massive deal to buy Wyeth helped investors shrug off the bloodbath at Caterpillar, Home Depot and Sprint-Nextel this morning, sending indexes slightly higher at the open. The Dow rose 55 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq rose 11 and 18 points respectively. Caterpillar fell 10% pre-market after... More »

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stock market • McDonald's • Pfizer • earnings reports • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • Dow • Wyeth • S&P 500

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 Dow Dives Below 8,000 

Dow sees big-time dip

Jan 23, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a dive at the open, following big losses in Europe and more lousy earnings reports, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow tumbled 210 points to below 8,000, while the Nasdaq and S&P dove 2.1% and 2.6% respectively. Financials came under renewed pressure,... More »

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stock market • General Electric • Nasdaq • Capital One • Dow • Harley Davidson • S&P 500 • Xerox

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 Job, Housing Woes Sink Stocks 


Jan 22, 09 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks headed south this morning, following worse-than-expected housing and job data. Jobless claims rose by 62,000 last week, and housing starts slid 15.5%, to their slowest pace on record. The Dow sunk 144 points, accompanied by an 18-point decline in the S&P. A strong quarter from Apple... More »

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stock market • Microsoft • Apple • housing • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • jobless claims • S&P 500

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 IBM Gives Stock Market Hope  

At least in tech

Jan 21, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks bounced back at the open this morning, as tech sector hope outpaced financial sector gloom. The Dow climbed 126 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P jumped 2% and 1.7% respectively. IBM was the star of the show, after posting a 12% surge in fourth-quarter profits and an... More »

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stock market • IBM • Nasdaq • Dow • tech sector • S&P 500

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 Stocks Fall as Bank Woes 
 Trump Obama Hope 

Royal Bank of Scotland's troubles ripple across Atlantic

Jan 20, 09 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Any excitement on Wall Street about Barack Obama’s inauguration was drowned out this morning by worries over Europe’s banking sector, the Journal reports. The Dow dropped more than 110 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P dropped 2% and 2.2% respectively. Those tumbles track drops in Europe... More »

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stock market • United Kingdom • Royal Bank of Scotland • Nasdaq • Dow • Bank of England • financial sector • S&P 500 • financial crisis • State Street • Regions Financial

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 Stocks Rebound on BofA Help 


Jan 16, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Markets rebounded this morning, as a new round of federal aid rained down on Bank of America and Citigroup, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow rose 112 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 1.5% and 1.3% respectively. Bank of America posted a $1.79 billion... More »

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stock market • Citigroup • Bank of America • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500

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 Banks Drive Stocks Down Early 

Investors see bad news everywhere in new data

Jan 15, 09 9:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks dropped at the open today as a surprisingly good JPMorgan quarter struggled to offset other negative economic news, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow was off 108, despite Morgan's 4% surge, as Bank of America plummeted 15% after reports it would need more aid to close the Merrill... More »

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stock market • Steve Jobs • Bank of America • Apple • Merrill Lynch • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500 • JPMorgan Chase

(Newser) - Stocks tumbled at the open today, in the wake of a retail sales report that drastically missed estimates. The Dow dove 157 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P dropped 1.5% and 2.1% respectively. Sales fell 2.7%, more than twice the 1.2% economists predicted. Nortel Networks,... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • consumer spending • Dow • retail sales • S&P 500

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 Stocks Drop on 
 Alcoa Downer,
 Bernanke Calls
 for More Bailout 
 

Bernanke sounds all pessimistic

Jan 13, 09 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a modest drop at the open, in the wake of a grim report from Alcoa and even grimmer words from Ben Bernanke, who said the strength and timing of the global recovery are “highly uncertain,” and that Obama’s stimulus won’t produce sustainable results without... More »

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Ben Bernanke • stock market • Bank of America • Alcoa • finance • Nasdaq • Citibank • Dow • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Edge Down 
 Ahead of Earnings 

Dow off 50 in early trading; first reports due late today

Jan 12, 09 9:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks moved lower at today’s open as traders held their collective breath ahead of what’s expected to be a dismal earning season, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow was down 50 points recently, to 8,548, while the S&P and Nasdaq dipped 0.95% and 0.... More »

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stock market • Citigroup • Alcoa • Morgan Stanley • Nasdaq • corporate earnings • Dow • S&P 500 • Smith Barney • oil prices • Abbott Laboratories

MARKET Open

 Market Shrugs Off Jobs Report 

Dow makes miniscule move

Jan 9, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks barely moved at the open in the wake of a gruesome but unsurprising jobs report. The Dow fluctuated between gains and losses, recently trading down 27 points, with the Nasdaq and S&P registering 0.6% and 0.5% declines. The country lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008,... More »

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stock market • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • jobless claims • S&P 500 • job

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 Wal-Mart 
 Sends Dow 
 South 

Retailers not doing so hot

Jan 8, 09 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled at the open today after Wal-Mart slashed its earnings estimates, driving fear in the retail sector. The Dow dropped 62, while the Nasdaq and S&P fell 0.5% and 0.7% respectively. There was more bad news on the job front, with unemployment claims climbing to their... More »

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stock market • retail • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500 • Wal-Mart

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 Stocks Plunge on Job Numbers 

Numbers 'eye-poppingly bad'

Jan 7, 09 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a beating this morning, after Alcoa announced deep job cuts on the heels of a dismal job report. The Dow tumbled 134 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P lost 1.7% and 1.6% respectively. The biggest news was an ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors report that said the private... More »

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stock market • Intel • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • job cuts • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Hop, Oil Leaps 

Dow rise modest, oil rise fo' real

Jan 6, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks turned upward at the open today, as traders hunted for bargains and signs of a recovery. The Dow rose 80 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq climbed 1% and 0.9% respectively. Oil, meanwhile, jumped $1.22 to $50.03 as a dispute between Gazprom and the Ukraine... More »

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stock market • New York Stock Exchange • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500 • oil prices

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 Stocks Slide on 
 Auto Fears 

Dow dips

Jan 5, 09 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks slid at the open today, as investors looked with trepidation toward a likely-to-suck auto sales report. The Dow edged down 50 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P lose 0.9% and 0.7% respectively. Analysts believe auto sales will have fallen by about 40% for December. But GM... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • Dow • auto sales • S&P 500

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 Stocks Start Slowly in 2009 

Open flat

Jan 2, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks started the new year with a whimper, opening flat in the first trading session of 2009. The Dow rose 26 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq saw 0.3% and 0.2% gains. Many traders were watching oil, which fell $3 today after a 14% surge on Wednesday.... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • Dow • S&P 500 • oil prices

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 Last '08 Session Starts Flat 

Nowhere to go but up?

Dec 31, 08 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks started their final 2008 session with tepid optimism, sending the Dow up 28 points, and the Nasdaq and S&P up 0.3% and 0.2% respectively. Fueling the optimism was a stronger-than-expected employment report, which showed new jobless claims dropping by 94,000 last week. Keep an eye... More »

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stock market • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • jobless claims • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Flat Despite Auto Help 


Dec 30, 08 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks continued their holiday nap today, opening only modestly higher despite an expansion of the auto bailout. The Dow rose 57 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P each rose 0.6%. GM and Ford climbed11% and 2.7% respectively on news that the government would toss $6 billion to... More »

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stock market • New York Stock Exchange • General Motors • Nasdaq • Dow • auto industry • S&P 500 • auto bailout

MARKET Open

 Stocks Flat as Oil Surges 

Case Schiller likely to throw this out of whack later

Dec 29, 08 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Oil prices soared this morning, as Middle East tensions reached a fever pitch, but stocks barely budged, with the Dow rising a mere 1.83 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P moved up 0.44 and 5.18 respectively. Oil rose above $40 thanks to Israel’s dramatic attacks... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • Dow • Dow Chemical Co. • S&P 500 • oil prices

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