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With investors’ concern that the market was undergoing a correction last week—defined as a ten percent or more drop from a recent peak—fading, all three major indexes rebounded in today’s trading, although not totally making up for last week’s losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +75.91 points, +0.46 percent, […]

Although the stock market endured one of its most grueling weeks in several years, some analysts say the Dow Jones Industrial Average is overdue for a correction and it will bounce back like it always has. In today’s trading the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -69.63 points, -0.42 percent, to

In the worst trading day in three months on the stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted -304 points, -1.80 percent, to end the day at 16,576.36, while the Nasdaq dropped -93.13 points, -2.09 percent, to close at 4,369.77. Similarly, the S&P 500 fell -38.41 points, -1.95 percent, to

The Federal Reserve plans to trim its bond-buying program by $10 billion to $25 billion, down from a peak of $85 billion, as planned, but will keep interest rates low, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The news trimmed losses on the stock market, spurring the Nasdaq to end in

Stocks were relatively quiet in trading today as all three major indexes fell less than one half of one percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -70.48 points, -0.42 percent, to close at 16,912.11, while the Nasdaq slipped -2.21 points, -0.05 percent, to end at 4,442.70. The S&P 500

Mergers of two online housing data giants and two dollar store retailers did not spur stock markets in today’s trading as investors stay tuned to Q2 GDP numbers due out this week, as well as the July jobs report and news from the Federal Reserve’s policy committee meeting, also on

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq remained flat in today’s trading as the S&P inched to a new high, just short of the 2,000. mark, nudging up +0.05 percent, +0.97 points, to close at 1,987.98. CNNMoney informs MHProNews the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -2.83 points, -0.02 percent,

U. S. investors did not seem fazed by violence in Israel/Gaza and the Ukraine, as the Nasdaq rose +17.86 points, +0.40 percent, to end hump day at 4,473.70, while the S&P 500 hit a new intraday high but settled at 1,987.01, +3.48 points, +0.18 percent. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial

Healthy company earnings for the second quarter spurred investors to push all three indexes to make modest gains as the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +61.81 points, +0.36 percent, to close at 17,113.54, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Nasdaq added 31.32 points, +0.71 percent, to end the

Stocks fell across the board as investors responded to the violence in Gaza and the Ukraine, suppressing trading, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -48.45 points, -0.28 percent, to close at 17,051.73. The Nasdaq slipped -7.45 points, -0.17 percent, to end the day at 4,424.70, while the S&P

Ignoring the invasion of Gaza and the Malaysian Jetliner downed over the Ukraine, investors bid stocks back up, recovering some of the ground lost yesterday, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average regained +123.27 points, +0.73 percent, to close at 17,100.18. The Nasdaq rebounded +68.70 points, +1.57 percent,

International news of a passenger plane being shot down in Ukraine and the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip once again infiltrates the stock market, sending all three indexes on a downward run, according to what CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -161.93 points, -0.94 percent, to

Good news from China, positive earnings reports and talk of mergers in the air sent to Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new high, 17,138.20, as CNNMoney reports to MHProNews. The Nasdaq gained +9.58 points, +0.24 percent to end at 4,425.97, while the S&P nudged up +8.29 points, +0.42 percent

Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen, noting the economic recovery is not complete, says the Fed intends to keep interest rates low, but also warned investors biotech and social media stocks may be overvalued, unusual for the Fed to hone in on equity in a particular industry. Stocks fell sharply after

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the line into 17k territory again today, but stopped short of a new record, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews, gaining +111.61 points, +0.66 percent, to end 17,055.42. The Nasdaq advanced +24.93 points, +0.56 percent to end at 4,440.42. The S&P nudged up +9.53 points, +0.48

The three major indexes made modest gains for the last trading day of the week, although the S&P registered its worst week in three months, as it gained +2.89 points, +0.15 percent, to end the week at 1,967.57, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews. Meanwhile the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up

Poor economic news from Europe, especially Portugal, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 180 points in today’s trading, but it rebounded somewhat, cutting the loss to just -70.54 points, -0.42 percent, as it closed at 16,915.07. The Nasdaq slipped -22.83 points, -0.52 percent, to close at 4,396.20, while the

Tech stocks rallied downward with Twitter leading the charge, losing over seven percent in today’s trading, as the Nasdaq fell -1.35 percent, -60.07 points, to close at 4,391.46, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -117.59 points, -0.69 percent, to end the day under 17,000 at 16,906.62. CNNMoney tells MHProNews