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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Stocks Seesaw as Credit Crisis Deepens

Dow down over 300 points before rallying on rate-cut rumors

Aug 16, 07 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow closed down 15.69 at 12845.78 today, after plummeting 343 points in early morning trading on fears the credit debacle was spilling into the larger market. Investors continued to fret about the rising yen and nervous foreign markets, but rumors that the Fed would cut interest rates... More »

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Stocks Take Another Tumble

Mortgage woes
persist, retail down

Aug 14, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets lost again today, as a small cash manager’s move to halt investor pullouts agitated fears about liquidity, as well as deeper jitters over mortgage woes seeping into credit markets. The Dow fell 207.61 points to 13028.92, dragged down heavily by two major retail components, Wal-Mart... More »

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stock market • subprime mortgages • trade deficit • Nasdaq • Home Depot • markets • S&P 500 • Wal-Mart

Markets Cling to Stable Condition

Aug 10, 07 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Major US indexes reeled today, after a wild seesaw session in which a Fed bailout rescued Wall Street from a veritginous selloff this morning. The Dow closed at 13239.54, down 31.14, after initial rumors of a broad but blurry liquidity crisis crashed it over 100 points in early... More »

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stock market • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • subprime mortgages • Nasdaq • Countrywide Financial • credit market • S&P 500

Dow Tumbles Over 380 Points

Year's second-worst loss falls on heels of solvency fears

Aug 9, 07 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow Jones lost nearly 3% of its value today, tumbling 387.18 points to 13,270.68 in the second-worst drumming of the calendar year. Trading curbs were in place early, after BNP Paribas froze funds that took a bath in the US credit market and Chinese exchanges crashed... More »

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private equity • housing market • Dow Jones • subprime mortgages • hedge fund • stock exchange • BNP Paribas • S&P 500

Market Rallies After Fed Rollercoaster

Stocks gain on body's 'moderate' growth expectations

Aug 7, 07 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were up across the board today after the Fed expressed confidence that “moderate” expansion would continue, countering fears that the subprime fiasco will bleed further into the broader market. The Dow was down more than 100 points immediately after the decision as traders scrambled to decode it, but... More »

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stock market • Exxon • Citigroup • Dow Jones • subprime mortgages • Nasdaq • AIG • S&P 500

Dow Sees Biggest Gain in 5 Years Before Fed Meeting

Markets break out of three-week slump

Aug 6, 07 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - US stocks posted major gains after three straight weeks in the red, as blue chips advanced cautiously in the wake of last week's selloff. The Dow was up 286.87 to 13468.78, its best close since October, 2002, mainly following long-suffering financial companies. Merrill Lynch got a boost from... More »

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Stocks Plunge as Credit Outlook Worsens

Bear Stearns downgrade stirs more trouble as Dow loses 2%

Aug 3, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - After two straight days of gains and a steady morning the Dow plummeted in a selloff late this afternoon, losing 2% of its value to close at 13179.71, down 283.62. Bear Stearns lost big after Standard and Poors downgraded the subprime-laden i-bank from "stable" to "negative,... More »

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Stocks Surge as Jitters Remain

Aug 2, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow was up 100.96 today—mostly in late trading—closing at 13,463.33 after Asian markets made a partial recovery from its recent hemorrhage and some rare good news emerged from the housing market. Retail and tech winners beat losers; Nokia, Motorola, CVS, and Hewett-Packard all put... More »

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Markets Ignore Upbeat News, Head Down

Oil hits new record at $78; all major indexes down more than 1%

Jul 31, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow started was up triple digits in early trading today before plunging to close down 146.32 points at 13211.59. A report of improved consumer confidence and better-than-expected inflation data distracted traders from the ongoing credit earthquake and its tremors in the housing market, but the reentry of... More »

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Dow Shocks with 92 Point Gain

But credit worries still lurking

Jul 30, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow rebuffed Wall St.'s bearish ambiance today, picking up 92.84 points to close at 13,358.31. One analyst says the weekend calmed jitters that led to a 500 point bloodletting at the end of last week, and a day without any major economic shakeups or earnings... More »

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Dow Sinks Further on Credit Jitters

GDP report, earnings, can't stave off 208.10
point slide

Jul 27, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled more than 200 points for the second day in a row, on fears that small-cap securities might be especially hard hit by a possible collapse in certain financial services. The Dow was down 208.10 to 13265.47, despite a report that the GDP grew faster this quarter... More »

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Dow Tumbles Over 300 Points

Stocks slide on subprime worries, Nasdaq and S&P see huge losses

Jul 26, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow Jones lost 2.25% of its value today, after continuing subprime concerns, poorer-than-expected housing numbers, and a dearth of positive earnings reports scared traders off from recent rallies. The index was down 311.50 to 13473.57, though at one point its losses surpassed its worst close this... More »

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Earnings, Subprimes
Sink Stocks

Dow falls 226.47 after lackluster reports, increased negativity

Jul 24, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow slid 226.47—nearly 2%—back to 13716.95 today, after mediocre earnings reports helped deflate a giddy mood and remind traders of persistent woes from the subprime sector. American Express reported lower-than-expected second-quarter earnings dampened by higher marketing costs; DuPont also released disappointing numbers. More »

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Merck News Gives Markets Shot in the Arm

Dow rises 92.34 on component's earnings, big oil merger

Jul 23, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied across the board today, after a number of major buyouts and earnings reports diverted traders' attentions from the foundering subprime market and an enervated dollar once again. The Dow was up 2.34 to 13943.42 after drug-maker Merck, a major component of the index, reported its best... More »

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Market Backs Off Milestone

After flirtation with 14K, reality bites

Jul 20, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A week of record highs ended with a thump today as the major markets plummeted after a flurry of disappointing quarterly earnings reports. The Dow, which crested 14,000 yesterday, dropped 149.33 to close at 13,851.08, off more than 1%. The S&P 500, beset by worries... More »

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Stocks Drop on Fed Chief's Mixed Report

Tech earnings, Bear Stearns, Bernanke send Dow tumbling 53.33

Jul 18, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - US markets sank today after two Bear Stearns hedge funds were revealed to be worthless and the Fed Chairman expressed concerns about the stability of the economy. Testifying before the House, Ben Bernanke said he expects growth next year, but stressed that the sinking housing market continues to saddle the... More »

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Ben Bernanke • stock market • Federal Reserve • Intel • Dow Jones • nasdaq • S&P 500

Retail Reports Catapult Markets

Dow's 283.86 point gain is biggest in 5 years;
Rio Tinto buys Alcan

Jul 12, 07 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow soared 283.86 points to 13861.73 today, its largest single-day rally since 2002 and another record close. Traders ignored ongoing bearish rumors from the subprime sector, focusing on better-than-expected June reports from a host of retailers including Wal-Mart, J.C. Penney and American Express. More »

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Deals Excite Nervous Markets

Dow up 126.81; private-equity boom not over yet; oil has highest close since August

Jul 2, 07 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow rose 126.81 points to 13535.43 today, as several big deals assuaged traders worried the recent LBO spate is coming to an end. Chief among them, the Journal's Market Watch reports, was a $32.6B buyout of BCE, Canada's largest telecom, by a consortium including two US... More »

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Mortgage Worries Drive Markets Down

Exchanges sink on subprime woes; Blackstone jumps in debut

Jun 22, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The major exchanges plummeted today, wrapping up a week of seesawing during which the Dow and the S&P 500 lost about 2% and the Nasdaq fell 1.4%. Even Bear Stearns' announcement that it will bail out a hedge fund entangled in subprime loans couldn't stop the bleeding. The... More »

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Dow Hits New High

Blue-chip average flirts with 13,000; S&P 500, Nasdaq reach 6-year peaks

Apr 20, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow closed at a record high of 12,961.98 today, gaining 153.35 points as it rode a wave of positive earnings reports that pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to six-year highs, too, CNN reports. The Dow reached an all-time high of 12,966.29... More »

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