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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Dow Industrial

Dow Industrial stories: 15 news summaries
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 Creeps Up 64  


Dec 12, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks were up modestly today as investors balanced continued uncertainty over a Detroit bailout and a longtime Wall Street hand’s arrest with cautious optimism that the market may finally have stabilized, the Wall Street Journal reports. Money manager Bernard Madoff was accused today of a $50 billion swindle,... More »

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Congress • Wall Street • auto industry • Target • bailout • Dow Industrial • Bernard Madoff

MARKETS

 Bank Woes Push Dow Down 196 

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup all see big drops

Dec 11, 08 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The markets slid today as JP Morgan’s CEO made pessimistic comments about home prices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Adding to investor malaise was a Labor Department report that unemployment insurance claims are at a 26-year high, and continued uncertainty about the Detroit bailout. The Dow was down 196.... More »

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NASDAQ • Citigroup • Bank of America • New York Stock Exchange • General Motors • Ford • auto industry • financial institutions • S&P 500 • bailout • Dow Industrial • JPMorgan Chase • oil prices • financial crisis

MARKET Open

 Stocks Bounce on Bailout Hope 

Dow up about 90

Dec 10, 08 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a modest bounce this morning, as anticipation over an auto bailout outweighed weakness in financials. The Dow rose 116 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P climbed 1% and 1.2% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. AIG shares were down 5% premarket after the Journal... More »

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stock market • Eastman Kodak • Nasdaq • AIG • S&P 500 • bailout • Dow Industrial

MARKET Open

 Stocks Saunter Downward 

Mild drop as investors hold breath

Dec 9, 08 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks dipped at the open today, as investors digested downbeat corporate news while awaiting an auto bailout. The Dow fell as much as 145; the Nasdaq and S&P were off 1.3% and 1.4%, respectively. Auto shares retreated after yesterday’s gains, the Wall Street Journal reports, with... More »

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stock market • General Motors • Sony • Ford • Nasdaq • Texas Instruments • auto industry • FedEx • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial

MARKET Open

 Stocks Jump on Auto Hope 

Obama plan also helps extend Friday's rally

Dec 8, 08 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks burst out of the gate this morning, as investors continued to cheer Barack Obama’s infrastructure plan and imminent help for the auto industry. The Dow rocketed up 229 points, accompanied by 2.7% and 2.9% jumps for the Nasdaq and S&P, the Wall Street Journal... More »

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

MARKET Open

 Jobs Data Send 
 Stocks Tumbling 


Dec 5, 08 8:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a tumble at the open today, after a stunningly terrible payroll report showed that the US lost more than a half-million jobs in November, the 11th straight month of losses. The Dow fell 95 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 1% and 1.4% respectively, the... More »

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stock market • unemployment • Nasdaq • payrolls • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial

MARKET Open

 Warning Signs 
 Sink Stocks 

It's bad, Jim

Dec 3, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks took a tumble at the open today, thanks in part to a private report saying the economy shed 250,000 non-governmental jobs last month, and signs of slowing consumer spending. The Wall Street Journal reports that all 30 Dow stocks were trading lower, bringing the index down 145 points,... More »

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stock market • Research In Motion • employment • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial

MARKET Open

Stocks Take Modest Bounce 

Dow up after disastrous session

Dec 2, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks headed north this morning, after a grisly Monday that saw the Dow fall 7.7% and the S&P 500 drop 8.9%. Things looked less traumatic today, as the Dow rose a modest 68 points at the open, accompanied by 1.2% and 1.4% rises in the... More »

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stock market • General Electric • Nasdaq • auto industry • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial • Treasury bills

MARKET Open

 Rally Over; Dow Down 300 

Post-Holiday session no good

Dec 1, 08 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks plunged this morning, giving back a big chunk of last week’s big rally. The Dow dropped 350 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq gave up 41 and 65 points respectively. “Investors are saying in these turbulent times it is best to take what comes your way,... More »

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

MARKET Open

 Red Friday for Stocks 

Stocks drop at the open

Nov 28, 08 8:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks inched into the red this morning, with the Dow down 38 and the S&P and Nasdaq off 0.5% and 0.9% at the open, the Wall Street Journal reports, but those declines come on the heels of four straight days of gains. The market closes early... More »

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

MARKET Open

 Stocks Keep Good Vibes Going 

Stocks climb as investors are cheered by Fed plan to help consumer credit

Nov 25, 08 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks continued to rise at the open this morning, with the Dow climbing more than 100 points and the S&P gaining 1.5%, as investors cheered the Treasury and Fed’s new program to boost consumer credit, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Nasdaq, however, was off slightly. The... More »

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stock market • housing market • Federal Reserve • Nasdaq • Treasury Department • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial • financial crisis • GSE

MARKET Open

 Stocks Jump on Citi Rescue 

Dow makes triple-digit move in the right direction

Nov 24, 08 8:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks kept Friday’s good mojo going this morning, after the government announced a massive plan to prop up Citigroup. The Dow rose 145 points at the open, as Citi shares leaped 57%, and pulled the rest of the sector with them. Bank of America rose 13%, while Morgan Stanley... More »

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stock market • Citigroup • financial sector • S&P 500 • bailout • Dow Industrial • banking industry • financial crisis

MARKETS

Early Rally Falls Flat, Recovers

Stocks creep back up after a hit from Ambac plan

Mar 5, 08 3:39 PM CST
(Newser) - After an early rally, stocks fell after being hit with news on Ambac Financial's restructuring plan, but then regained some of the lost territory by the closing bell. Shares fell after Ambac said that instead of a bailout plan, it would raise money through a sell-off and restructuring, reports CNNMoney.... More »

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stock market • Nasdaq • stagflation • S&P 500 • Dow Industrial • Ambac • Beige Book

Court Scraps Agent Orange Suit

Judge says chemical was used as a defoliant, not a weapon

Feb 22, 08 3:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Vietnamese plaintiffs who say Agent Orange caused them serious health problems ran into a judicial dead end today. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a civil lawsuit over use of the defoliant in the Vietnam War. The suit claimed that Dow Chemical and other companies violated a ban... More »

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cancer • Vietnam War • chemical warfare • civil lawsuits • Dow Industrial • Agent Orange • dioxin • war reparations

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