Topic: Dow Jones Industrial Average

Dow Jones slips

The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 74 points, or 0.6%, at 12,660.46 last night. . The loss snapped a three-week winning streak for the ...

Dow ends down 74 points for 1st losing week of 2012

The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first losing week of 2012, after the government...

Dow Has Downer of a Day

The markets put in mixed results as January's hot start is officially taking a breather. Two Dow components reported today, one of which went on to ...
On another earnings-heavy day for the stock market, the Dow Jones Industrials (INDEX: ^DJI ) opened down and stayed down. In the end, the Dow lost...

Another Big Week Puts Dow in Strong Position

With just a couple of days left in January, the major indexes are poised to end the month with their best January performance since 1997. The Dow...

Stocks Mixed In Slower Trade; Internet Stocks Leap

Stocks waged a quiet battle for small stakes Friday as the indexes finished mixed in declining volume. The Nasdaq posted a 0.4% gain - the only...

Barack Obama's State of the Union Analysis

On the heels of last night's State of the Union Address, which focused largely on the economy and the division of wealth in this country...
Disappointing housing and jobs data gave reasons for people to sell stocks. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 12,725.6, -31.31, -0.3%S&P 500: 1,317.9...
James Surowiecki wrote last week about the effect of the volatile market on investors. In a New Yorker article titled Year of the Yo-Yo, he said...

US Stocks Mixed as Greece Negotiates to Cut Debt

NEW YORK — Stocks are swinging between small gains and losses in midday trading Monday. European stock indexes and the euro rose on hopes that...