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  • July 2008

    • Stocks Rise as Oil Drops

      MarketWatch  |  Jul 22, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      Stocks Rise as Oil Drops

      (Newser) - Stocks climbed to robust gains by the end of today’s session as a drop in oil helped offset a spread of mixed earning reports, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 135.16 points to close at 11,602.50, the Nasdaq rose 24.43 to 2,303.9, and the S&P 500 climbed 17.01 points to 1,277.01. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • oil  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • earnings reports  • Wachovia  • American Express  • Caterpillar  • DuPont

  • April 2008

    • Strong Earnings Propel Rally

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 18, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      Strong Earnings Propel Rally

      (Newser) - Stocks rallied to weekly gains today as the markets absorbed last night's strong earnings report from Google and industrial multinationals Caterpillar and Honeywell recorded unexpected first-quarter growth, Bloomberg reports. Google propelled the Nasdaq up 61.14 to close at 2,402.97. The Dow rose 228.87 to 12,849.36, and the S&P 500 climbed 24.77 to 1,390.33. All the indices saw 4%-5% weekly gains. More »

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      Google  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • Citigroup  • first quarter earnings  • Caterpillar  • Honeywell

  • January 2008

    • Selloff Drives Dow Down 171

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 25, 08 4:30 PM CST

      Selloff Drives Dow Down 171

      (Newser) - A 2-day rally sputtered today as the Dow fell 171.44 to 12,207.17 on new jitters about a touchy market. Even strong quarterly reports from Microsoft, Caterpillar, and Honeywell couldn’t keep investors buying this morning; said one economist, “The market is still in a very fragile state.” The Nasdaq slid 34.72 to 2,326.20; the S&P 500 lost 21.46 to 1,330.61. More »

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      Microsoft  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • interest rate  • Caterpillar  • Honeywell

  • October 2007

    • Dow Dives 367 on 'Black Friday'

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 19, 07 3:49 PM CDT

      Dow Dives 367 on 'Black Friday'

      (Newser) - Wall Street observed the 20th anniversary of Black Monday with an absolute bloodbath today as the Dow fell a whopping 366.94 points to close at 13,522.02. Wachovia, Caterpillar, and Honeywell led a host of disappointing earnings reports, driving every major index down over 2.5%. The S&P 500 dropped 39.45 to 1,500.63, and the Nasdaq closed at 2,725.16, off 74.15. More »

  • July 2007

    • Market Backs Off Milestone

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 20, 07 4:04 PM CDT

      Market Backs Off Milestone

      (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 about banks' earnings, fell 18.98 to 1,534.10. The Nasdaq dropped 32.44, closing at 2,687.60. More »

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      Google  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones Industrial Average  • Citigroup  • Caterpillar

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