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 Dow Dips 14; Energy, Tech Fall 

Dow gains 0.5% for the week, other indices fall

Nov 20, 09 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Energy stocks led declines on Wall Street today after Goldman Sachs downgraded coal firm Peabody Energy, and Dell reported a bigger-than-expected profit decline, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow closed down 14.28 points at 10,318.16.
  • The Nasdaq lost 10.78, closing at 2,146.
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 Dow Drops 94, Tech Stalls 

Jobless claims come in flat for the week

Nov 19, 09 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks pulled up from their session lows but still suffered deep losses thanks to a downgrade in the semiconductor industry and an unchanged number of jobless claims, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow dropped 94 points to close at 10,332.
  • The Nasdaq fell 36 points to
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 Dow Down 12 on Housing 

Tech sector drags on indices after weak earnings

Nov 18, 09 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks closed down following disappointing data on home construction and lackluster earnings from tech firms Salesforce.com and Autodesk, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow lost 11 points to close at 10,426.
  • The Nasdaq fell 11 points, settling at 2,193.
  • The S&P 500
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 Dow Up 30 on Mixed Data  

Street ekes out gains in final hour

Nov 17, 09 3:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks ended a seesaw session with modest gains as data for October retail sales and industrial production registered modest advances but failed to meet expectations, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow rose 30 points to close at 10,437.
  • The Nasdaq added 5 points, settling at 2,
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 Dow Up 137; 
 Fed News Sparks Rally 

Bernanke predicts US GDP growth in 2010

Nov 16, 09 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today on news of strong third-quarter economic growth in Japan and reassurance from Ben Bernanke that the Fed will keep interest rates low, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow rose 136.49 points to close at 10,406,96.
  • The Nasdaq gained 29.97, settling
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 Earnings Drive Dow Up 73 

Dow Up 2.5% from week-ago close

Nov 13, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks finished off their intraday highs but with solid gains on strong earnings reports from Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and JCPenney, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 73.00 points to close at 10,270.47.
  • The Nasdaq added 18.86, settling at 2,167.88.
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 Dow Falls 94, Snaps Streak 

Dow ends six-day run as energy stocks slump

Nov 12, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks slumped today as energy firms lost value in line with a decline in crude prices and the tech sector, MarketWatch reports.
  • The Dow fell 94 points to close at 10,197.
  • The Nasdaq lost 18 points, settling at 2,149.
  • The S&P 500 dropped 11
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 Dow Rises 44 on Rates News 

Dallas Fed chief reiterates commitment to low interest rates

Nov 11, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks retreated from an earlier rally but closed with solid gains after the Dallas Fed president reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to keeping interest rates low. Meanwhile, home-builder Toll Brothers announced a surge in contracts for the third quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 44 points
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 Dow Up 20 in Seesaw Day 

Stocks hold ground after Monday's rally

Nov 10, 09 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks closed mixed today after a seesaw session, mostly managing to hold the gains from yesterday's big rally. Kraft Foods, Bank of America, and American Express saw gains, notes the Wall Street Journal .
  • The Dow rose 20 points to close at 10,247.
  • The Nasdaq lost 3 points
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 Dow Jumps 204 to 52-Week High

Easy money, robust earnings prove a winning combination

Nov 9, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today as traders positioned themselves to profit off the next series of gains, spurred by the Fed's continuation of loose monetary policy and strong corporate earnings.
  • The Dow rose 203.52 points to close at 10,276.94.
  • The Nasdaq gained 41.62, settling at 2,
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 Dow Up 17 as 
 Jobs Stats Stall Stocks 

Stock indexes finish week up 3%

Nov 6, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rose slightly today after analysts upgraded GE—a striking sign of confidence, given the troubles at its finance arm over the previous year. But any enthusiasm was tempered by the news that unemployment hit 10.2% in October, the highest level since 1983.
  • The Dow rose 17.46
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 Dow Rises 204, 
 Back Over 10,000 

Earnings, jobless data spur biggest gain since July

Nov 5, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rallied, pushing the Dow above 10,000 in its best one-day point gain since July. A decline in weekly jobless claims and good news from Cisco led the way, reports the Wall Street Journal .
  • The Dow rose 204 points to close at 10,006.
  • The Nasdaq added
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 Dow Up 30 After Rally Fizzles 

Merck sees big gains on earnings projection

Nov 4, 09 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - A rally that saw the Dow up almost 140 points on the Fed’s announcement that it would keep interest rates low for an “extended period” collapsed in the final hour of trading today, the Wall Street Journal reports.Tanking insurance stocks were blamed.
  • The Dow closed up
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 Dow Closes Down 18 

Intel suffers after Morgan Stanley issues warning on semiconductors

Nov 3, 09 3:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks ended mixed today as materials stocks benefited from a rise in commodity prices, but tech suffered after Morgan Stanley issued a pessimistic report on the semiconductor industry, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow fell 18 points to close at 9,772.
  • The Nasdaq gained 7 points,
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 Dow Ends Shaky Day Up 76 

Markets continue 7th day of wild variations

Nov 2, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks seesawed today as good economic data on industry and the housing sector drove big early gains, which then fell victim to selloffs in the financial sector, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow climbed 76.71 points to close at 9,789.44.
  • Nasdaq tacked on 4.
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 Dow Falls 250, 
 Biggest Loss Since April 

Monthly picture shows Dow growth flat

Oct 30, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled today as flat consumer spending in September deflated investor optimism over yesterday's positive GDP news, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow lost 249.85 points to close at 9,712.73.
  • The Nasdaq fell 52.44, closing at 2,045.11.
  • The S&P
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 Dow Rises 200 on GDP 

Dow flirts with 10,000 mark with big rally

Oct 29, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The report of bigger-than-expected 3.5% growth in GDP spurred a really in stocks today, reversing a week of poor results, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 200 points to close at 9,963.
  • The Nasdaq added 38 points, closing at 2,098.
  • The S&
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 Dow Falls 120 on Shaky Data 

Oil and metal prices see big drops

Oct 28, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled into the close today as investors grew increasingly risk-averse after the release of disappointing reports on durable goods and new-home sales, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow fell 120 points to close at 9,762.
  • The Nasdaq dropped 56 points to 2,060.
  • The
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 Dow Up 14; Nasdaq Drops 26 

IBM's stock-buyback plan buoys market

Oct 27, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed today, with the Dow boosted by IBM after the firm announced a stock-buyback plan amid weakness elsewhere in tech and in consumer discretionary stocks, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow rose 14 points to close at 9,882.
  • The Nasdaq lost 26 points to
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 Dow Falls 104 on Oil, Banks 

Bank of America will have trouble squaring bailout repayment with new regulatory requirements

Oct 26, 09 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks saw big losses today as a drop in oil prices depressed the energy sector and news that Bank of America will have trouble repaying the federal government led to losses for financials, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow fell 104.22 points to close at 9,867.
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