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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Dow stories: 61 news summaries

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MARKET Open

 Stocks Get Post-Holiday Bump 

Dow up mildly on light trading

Dec 26, 08 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks saw a modest uptick this morning, despite a consumer spending report seemingly designed to puncture post-holiday cheer. The Dow rose 40.93 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 3.86 and 5.81, respectively. But volume was extremely low, as many Wall Street denizens took the day... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • Dow • retail sales • S&P 500 • Amazon • oil prices

MARKET Open

 Sleepy Christmas for Stocks 

Investors shrug off negative data

Dec 24, 08 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - There was plenty of bad news for the market today, but investors largely shrugged it off and turned their minds toward Christmas dinner. The Dow rose a mere 3.64 points at the open, while the S&P gained 2.32 points. Consumer spending fell 0.6% last month, and... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • consumer spending • Dow • Christmas • jobless claims • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Flat on Minimal Trading 

Everyone's on vacation

Dec 23, 08 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It was a sleepy open on Wall Street today, as the major stock indexes mostly jogged in place on low volume, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow inched up 50 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P lost 0.6% and 0.7% respectively. The government reported a... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • GDP • Dow • S&P 500

MARKET Open

Auto Rescue Lifts Stocks 

In some ways, these tiny days are a nice change of pace

Dec 19, 08 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks started off in the right direction this morning, buoyed by the White House’s rollout of its auto rescue plan. The Dow rose 67 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq added 0.7% and 1.6% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. President Bush announced a $17.... More »

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Bush administration • stock market • Nasdaq • Dow • auto industry • S&P 500 • bailout

MARKET Open

 Stocks Up on Mixed Job Data 

But FedEx is cutting payroll...

Dec 18, 08 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - There was good news and bad news on the job front today. Good news: Initial claims for unemployment dropped more than expected last week. Bad news: They’re still near a 26-year high, and FedEx announced that it’s cutting salaries by 5%. But the good outweighed the bad for... More »

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

MARKET Open

 Stocks Sink as Morgan Misses 


Dec 17, 08 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks retreated this morning, after Morgan Stanley reported a worse-than-expected $2.29 billion loss. Goldman Sachs posted a similar number yesterday, but whereas its stock rose, Morgan’s dropped more than 5%. The Dow likewise shed 107 points at the open, while the Nasdaq and S&P each dropped 1.... More »

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stock market • Apple • Morgan Stanley • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Creep 
 Up as Inflation Falls 

Fed expected to cut yet more

Dec 16, 08 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks stepped higher at the open today, as investors awaited what many assumed would be an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The Dow rose 77 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P added 1.6% and 1.4% respectively. Investors also learned that inflation took its biggest dive... More »

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stock market • Goldman Sachs • Federal Reserve • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Tread 
 Water at Bell 

Dow inches downward

Dec 15, 08 8:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks jogged in place at the open as investors awaited smoke signals from the latest Fed meeting. The Dow inched up15 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P added 0.1% and 0.4% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Investors are also awaiting President Bush’s auto rescue... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Plunge on Auto News 

Madoff doesn't help either

Dec 12, 08 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks went sky-diving this morning in the wake of the Senate’s scuttling of the auto bailout and the massive fraud case against a former NASDAQ chairman. The Dow dropped 200 points, accompanied by 2.5% and 1.8% drops in the S&P and Nasdaq, respectively. The auto news... More »

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Nasdaq • Dow • auto industry • S&P 500 • bailout • Bernard Madoff

MARKET Open

 Stocks Skid on Jobs Numbers 


Dec 11, 08 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks dipped at the open today, thanks to a sharp jump in jobless claims and more negative corporate news. The Dow fell 119 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 1.2% and 1.5% respectively, after the Labor Department announced that new unemployment claims hit a 26-year high... More »

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stock market • Costco • Nasdaq • Dow • Eli Lilly • jobless claims • S&P 500 • Procter & Gamble

MARKET Open

 Chinese Stimulus Lifts Dow 

Index surges 150+ at open, following Asian lead

Nov 10, 08 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks jumped out of the gate today, thanks to a $586 billion stimulus package from Beijing. The Dow was up nearly 200 just after opening, the Wall Street Journal reports, and the S&P and Nasdaq climbed 1.8% and 1.2%, respectively. The moves followed rallies overseas, including a... More »

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China • stock market • Dow Jones • Shanghai Composite Index • global economy • Nikkei • AIG • Dow • commodities • economic stimulus package • Circuit City • S&P 500 • financial crisis

MARKET opener

 Stocks Jump on Rate-Cut Hope 

Strong opening on global rallies

Oct 28, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks shot up at the bell this morning, powered by rallies overseas and speculation that another Fed rate cut is coming down the pike. The Dow rose 239, while the S&P and Nasdaq saw 2.9% and 3.3% jumps respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng in particular saw... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Nasdaq • Dow • Fed funds rate • S&P 500 • Hang Seng Index

 Trading Locked After 
 Dow Futures Plunge 550 

Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all head for red at opening bell

Oct 24, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - US stock futures plunged this morning, with trading in Dow and S&P futures locked after both fell more than 6% in early-hours trading. Dow futures fell 550 points to 8824, while the S&P fell 60 to 855.2—hitting the limit that each can decline in one trading... More »

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Dow Jones • futures market • markets • Dow • S&P 500 • stock futures

MARKETS

Stocks Gain at Open After Yesterday's Plunge

...And if you have faith that the story won't change by 4:30, you probably fell hard for that 'bridge in Brooklyn' bubble

Oct 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks saw a modest bounce at the open this morning, with the Dow up 42 points after a half-hour, following yesterday’s titanic losses, the Wall Street Journal reports. The S&P and Nasdaq rose 0.5% and 1.32% respectively. Panic was staved off by some sound economic... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • corporate earnings • Dow

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 Bears Send Dow Down 350 

Morgan Stanley down as much as 40%

Sep 17, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bears are running wild on Wall Street today, with the Dow down as much as 350 points by midday, MarketWatch reports. The Fed’s rescue of AIG seemed to do little to reassure investors, as the financial sector continued to plummet; Morgan Stanley fell as much as 40%, despite a... More »

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NASDAQ • Morgan Stanley • markets • AIG • Dow • S&P 500 • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Down Again at Open 

AIG, Goldman pace decline

Sep 16, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks declined at the opening bell today, sending the S&P 500 into its worst two-day slump since 2002, Bloomberg reports. Investors reacted to an overnight credit downgrade for liquidity-challenged AIG and a weak Goldman Sachs earnings report. Overnight lending rates took a record jump last night, as markets fell... More »

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stock market • Goldman Sachs • AIG • Dow • S&P 500 • financial stocks • financial crisis

markets

 Optimism Sends Stocks Surging 

Investors brush off news of spiking oil prices

Jul 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(AP) - Wall Street soared for the second straight day today, rallying in the last hour of trading after a rebound in financial stocks and optimism about private sector jobs helped investors brush off a sharp jump in oil prices. The Dow rose 186 points to 11,583.69, the S&P... More »

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NASDAQ • stocks • Dow • American Stock Exchange • closing

Stocks Decline as Fannie, Freddie Fall, Oil Leaps

Market nears 11,000 for first time in two years

Jul 11, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(AP) - Stocks tumbled this morning as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. The Dow fell more than 170 points and neared the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years. Investors seemed unimpressed by... More »

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Henry Paulson • stocks • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Dow • financial crisis

MARKETS

Rate-Cut Rally Fades Away

Stocks soar, then drop on Fed action

Jan 30, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Fed’s half-point rate cut this afternoon briefly sent stocks soaring—before the rally crumbled and the Dow ended down 37.47 points at 12,442.83. Most Streeters have welcomed the series of interest rate slashes, but some are concerned they are too aggressive and could trigger inflation... More »

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Yahoo • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Dow • S&P 500 • interest rate cut

Stocks Shake Before Fed Speech

Wall Street awaits Bernanke's priorities in Friday address

Aug 30, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Technology shares are still on the rebound, but the credit market continues to shake other stocks as traders await Ben Bernanke's speech on Friday. The tech-heavy NASDAQ gained 2.14 today, to close at 2565.30. But the Dow slipped 50.56 to 13238.73, and the S&P 500... More »

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Ben Bernanke • NASDAQ • Federal Reserve • credit market • interest rate • credit crisis • Dow • S&P 500

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