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 Dow Up 61 on 
 Strong Earnings 

Weekly unemployment claims fall to lowest level since January

Oct 8, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed below their session highs but still finished in positive territory after Alcoa set a strong tone for the third-quarter earnings season. The firm posted a $77 million profit after the bell yesterday. Also helping was good news on the jobs front, with last week’s initial claims for... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Dow Slips 6 Ahead 
 of Earnings Reports 

Telecoms fall after FCC OKs internet calls on smartphones

Oct 7, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks ended mixed as traders await the beginning of the third-quarter earnings season, which kicks off with Alcoa’s report later today. Telecoms fell after the FCC chair said he would allow Internet-based phone calls on smartphones. AT&T was down 3.6%, while Verizon fell 2.7%. Amid light... More »

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Verizon • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • AT&T

MARKETS

 Dow Up 112 
 Ahead of 3Q Earnings 

September strength in service sector gives stocks a boost

Oct 5, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks surged to gains late in the session today, as traders placed bets ahead of the third-quarter earnings season. Alcoa, which is expected to report a strong quarter, gained 4.6%. The ISM reported an upturn in the service sector in September—its index rose to 50.9, with a... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • service sector

MARKETS

 Dow Off 42, Wrapping Up 
 Down Week for Stocks 

Disappointing data drives indices lower; RIM falls 17.1%

Sep 25, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today after reports of a smaller-than-expected rise in new home sales and a drop in orders for durable goods over the last month. Blue chips Alcoa, Amex, and Wal-Mart all fell at least 2%, and RIM dropped 17.1% after issuing a disappointing earnings forecast. The Dow dropped... More »

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Research In Motion • Dow Jones • Alcoa • American Express • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Wal-Mart

MARKETS

 Dow Up 17 to End 
 Best Month Since '02 

Nasdaq falls in today's session, but enjoys big monthly gains

Jul 31, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Data which showed a slowing pace of decline for US gross domestic products fueled modest advances in the markets today, with the Dow finishing its best month since October 2002, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bank of America and Alcoa paced advancers, and the Dow closed up 17.15 at... More »

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Bank of America • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • GDP • S&P 500 • financial crisis • economic recovery

MARKETS

 Tech Snaps Nadaq's Streak; 
 Dow Climbs 24 

Amazon, Microsoft fall after weak earnings

Jul 24, 09 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tech sector exerted downward pressure on stocks today, snapping the Nasdaq’s 12-day winning streak, the Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft sank 8.9% after reporting a 29% drop in quarterly earnings, while Amazon fell 8.3% after also reporting a disappointing quarter. Alcoa, Pfizer, and Merck helped the... More »

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Microsoft • Merck • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Pfizer • earnings reports • Nasdaq • quarterly reports • S&P 500 • Amazon

MARKETS

 Stocks Mixed; Dow Up 15 

Investors show caution as 2nd-quarter earnings season beings

Jul 8, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed today as investors await companies' second-quarter reports. Shares of Alcoa, which kicks off the earnings season with a report after the close, fluctuated but closed slightly higher. The Dow finished up 15 points at 8,178, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Nasdaq gained 1 point to... More »

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stock market • Intel • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • second quarter earnings • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Dow Climbs 44; Oil Prices Fall 

Investors await the arrival of 2nd-quarter earnings

Jul 6, 09 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Continued declines in oil and other commodities depressed equities today, but broad advances in health-care stocks offset them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil fell $1.58 to $64.08 a barrel and has dropped 8.4% since July 1. Many traders are holding off on big bets until the... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • health care industry • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • oil prices • energy sector

MARKETS

 Banks, Energy Fall; Dow Off 201 

Dow, S&P 500 now negative for 2009

Jun 22, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A global rout in materials and energy stocks combined with a sell-off in financials to wreak havoc on US markets today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow closed down 200.72 at 8,339.01. The Nasdaq lost 61.28, closing at 1,766.19, and the S&P... More »

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World Bank • Bank of America • Dow Jones • Alcoa • General Electric • American Express • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Manufacturing Stats 
 Send Dow Down 187 

Manufacturing, housing demand reports disappoint

Jun 15, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as a sharp monthly decline in the New York Fed’s manufacturing index hammered the materials, industrial, and energy sectors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa fell 6.3%, with Caterpillar, John Deere, and GE also down. In housing, the National Association of Home Builders’ index of... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • General Electric • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • Deere and Co • S&P 500 • National Association of Home Builders • industrial • John Deere

MARKETS

 Dow Adds 19 on Housing News 


Jun 2, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news from the housing sector outweighed bank troubles today for Wall Street, the Journal reports. Manufacturer Alcoa tacked on 6%, and a housing-industry group said sales in April made the biggest jump in 8 years. Financials fell after more banks announced plans to pay back TARP loans through stock... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones • Alcoa • financial sector • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial • housing sector

MARKETS

 Dow Rallies on Housing; Up 214 

Financials and materials firms gain on construction spending, existing home sales

May 4, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today on positive economic news, with the S&P 500 surpassing the psychologically significant 900 mark, the Wall Street Journal reports. Surges in construction spending and existing-home sales fueled investor optimism, with financials and materials firms pacing advances. The Dow rose 214.33 to close at 8,426.... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • construction • Nasdaq • US Steel • existing home sales • S&P 500 • financial stocks

MARKETS

 Industrials Fall; Dow Down 186 

Earnings season has investors worried

Apr 7, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks dropped today as investors grew jittery over earnings season, the Wall Street Journal reports. Major industrial and commodities stocks saw declines ahead of Alcoa’s report, in which analysts expect a loss of 56 cents per share. Tech fell, too, with Research in Motion and Cisco dropping 6% and... More »

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Research In Motion • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Nasdaq • Cisco • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Worries Prevail, Dow Falls 42 

Industrial, financial stocks pace declines

Apr 6, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today, ending a 4-day winning streak for the Dow as worries about grim first-quarter earnings reports spooked investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcoa, which will give its report tomorrow, fell 4.3%, as did Caterpillar, off 3.5%. The Dow fell 41.74 to close at 7,... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • earnings reports • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • S&P 500

MARKETS

 GM Plummets; Dow Down 254 

Materials, banks see broad declines

Mar 30, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carmakers led stocks down today, after GM and Chrysler' reconstruction plans were rejected by the Obama administration, the Wall Street Journal reports. GM closed down 25%; parts and materials makers like Goodyear and Alcoa were also sharply lower, as were financials on continued uncertainty in that sector. The Dow fell... More »

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Barack Obama • Chrysler • Dow Jones • General Motors • Alcoa • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKET Open

 Stocks Wave Off Housing Surge 


Mar 17, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks settled into a holding pattern at the open today, as optimism over a rosy housing report was tempered by a dividend cut from Alcoa. Stocks vacillated between gains and losses, with the Dow recently down 28, while the S&P fell about 2 points and the Nasdaq rose 5.... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • Alcoa • housing starts • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Dow Off 25 Amid Poor Earnings 

Dismal reports expected from Liz Claiborne, GE and Lexmark

Jan 13, 09 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks ended mixed today as the earnings season got off to a poor start. Alcoa’s $1.2 billion loss after yesterday’s close set the stage for a fifth consecutive down day for the Dow, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the index off 25.41 to close at... More »

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Citigroup • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Liz Claiborne • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • JPMorgan Chase

MARKET Open


 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

MARKETS

 Dow Down 245 on Jobs 

Investors nervous ahead of Friday's December employment report

Jan 7, 09 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks piled on after this morning’s losses, with investors shaken by a grim jobs report and news of layoffs and slashed forecasts at Alcoa and Intel. Crude plunged $5.95, to $43.01 a barrel, after inventories rose more than forecast, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 245.40 to... More »

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Intel • Dow Jones • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • job • oil prices • financial crisis • Satyam

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