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Record highs meet crashing lows: Our weekday wraps keep tabs on the markets' movement

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  • April 2007

    • Dow Hits New High

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 20, 07 3:27 PM CDT

      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 shortly before its third straight record close. More »

    • Dow Powers to Record High

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 19, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Dow Powers to Record High

      The Dow rose 30.80 points yesterday, closing above 12800 for the first time. The new record was powered was by JP Morgan Chase, Boeing and Caterpillar, while nearly two-thirds of the Dow components failed to make gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Tech stocks continued to be weak; the Nasdaq negative. More »

    • Nasdaq Options Philly Mart

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 11, 07 3:59 PM CDT

      Nasdaq Options Philly Mart

      The tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange is looking to expand into the options-trading market, and it's in talks with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange about a possible merger. Nasdaq's bid to buy the third-largest options trading exchange, valued at up to $300 million, comes as a number of bigger exchanges are on the hunt  for smaller aquisitions, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

  • March 2007

    • Wall Street Tigers Bearish on Stocks

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Mar 28, 07 7:37 AM CDT

      Wall Street Tigers Bearish on Stocks

      Tiger 21—the elite investment club whose members have at least $10 million each — is moving away from stocks and into alternatives like hedge funds and private equity instruments. Michael Sonnenfeldt, Tiger 21 founder, reports that assets in stocks are down 10 percent from last year, based on members' growing worries about instability in the global markets affecting U.S. performance. More »

    • Bernanke Buoys Dow

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST

      Bernanke Buoys Dow

      U.S. stock prices rebounded yesterday, buoyed by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's forecast of moderate growth. But averages from Singapore to London continued to slide and there was widespread debate over whether the plunge was the market correcting for inflated highs or if it was the first sign of a recession. More »

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William Brazer of Van der Moolen Specialists is framed by monitors on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in New York. Stocks fell sharply as a jittery Wall Street sold...   (Associated Press)
The Markets
A television screen in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the rate decision of the Federal reserve, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
The Markets
A television screen in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the rate decision of the Federal reserve, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
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Traders give each other a high five on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell, Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 in New York. Wall Street began the fourth quarter with a huge rally...   (Associated Press)
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Specialist Andrew Smith, right, interacts with traders at the post that handles Alcoa on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2007. Alcoa Inc. ushered in earnings season...   (Associated Press)
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A pair of traders get together on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday morning, July 24, 2007. Wall Street pulled back sharply in early trading Tuesday following several disappointing earnings...   (Associated Press)
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