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Tyson Foods Up 8.6% After Beating Forecasts
Energy Stocks Follow
Crude Prices Downward
MARKETS
Aug 9, 2021 3:59 PM CDT

Energy Stocks Follow Crude Prices Downward

Tyson foods up 8.6% after beating forecasts

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day mostly lower on Wall Street Monday, with energy companies logging some of the biggest losses as oil prices took another turn lower. Benchmark US crude oil fell 2.6% following a decline of 7.7% last week. That helped pull energy companies lower. Occidental Petroleum...

Dow Notches a Record High After Jobs Report
After Strong Jobs Report,
2 Record Closes
MARKETS
Aug 6, 2021 3:09 PM CDT

After Strong Jobs Report, 2 Record Closes

Dow and S&P notch all-time highs

(Newser) - Wall Street ended the week with two record-high closes after a strong jobs report. The Dow rose 144 points to 35,208, while the S&P 500 eked out a 7-point gain to 4,436. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 59 points to 14,835. Some of the sharpest action...

Return to In-Person Shopping Hurts Etsy
Return to In-Person
Shopping Hurts Etsy
MARKETS
Aug 5, 2021 3:06 PM CDT

Return to In-Person Shopping Hurts Etsy

But overall, earnings reports helped lift the markets

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed encouraging jobs data and a strong batch of corporate earnings reports, per the AP . The Dow rose 271 points to 35,063, the S&P 500 rose 26 points to 4,429, and the Nasdaq rose 114 points to 14,895....

Robinhood Stock Has More Than Doubled in 4 Days

S&P 500 drops after disappointing jobs report

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday, pulling the S&P 500 index below the record high it had set a day earlier. The benchmark index fell 0.5%, weighed down by losses in industrial companies, banks, and consumer-facing companies. A disappointing report on the job market helped discourage would-be...

Dow Up 278 Points as Earning Reports Roll in
Robinhood Soars 24.2%,
Tops IPO Price
MARKETS
Aug 3, 2021 4:06 PM CDT

Robinhood Soars 24.2%, Tops IPO Price

Dow up 278 points as earning reports roll in

(Newser) - Stocks shook off a wobbly start and ended higher Tuesday as traders weighed another big set of company earnings reports. Investors were also closely monitoring the latest developments with COVID-19 and its potential impact on a still-recovering economy amid the spread of the more contagious delta variant. The S&P...

Investors Balance Unease About Variant, Strong Earnings Reports
Huge Afterpay Deal
Boosts Square 10.2%
MARKETS
Aug 2, 2021 4:04 PM CDT

Huge Afterpay Deal Boosts Square 10.2%

Markets steady ahead of big week for earnings report

(Newser) - Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Monday after a day of choppy trading. Investors were balancing unease about the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant against another round of encouraging company earnings. The S&P 500 lost 0.2%. It was slightly higher for much of the day before...

Markets Slip, but Now Have a 6-Month Streak
Markets Slip, but Now
Have a 6-Month Streak
MARKETS
Jul 30, 2021 3:15 PM CDT

Markets Slip, but Now Have a 6-Month Streak

July ends in positive territory

(Newser) - The stock market ended July with gains, even if the month's last day of trading was a little rocky. The Dow fell 149 points on Friday to 34,935, the S&P 500 fell 23 points to 4,395, and the Nasdaq fell 105 points to 14,672. All...

Wall Street Snaps Short Losing Streak
Wall Street Snaps
Short Losing Streak
MARKETS
Jul 29, 2021 3:20 PM CDT

Wall Street Snaps Short Losing Streak

Dow rises 153 points

(Newser) - Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday as the latest government data showed continued economic growth and investors reviewed another batch of mostly positive corporate earnings reports, per the AP . The Dow rose 153 points to 35,084, the S&P 500 rose 18 points to 4,419, and the Nasdaq...

Boeing Up 4.2% After First Profit Since 2019
Boeing, Pfizer Rise
After Profit Reports
MARKETS
Jul 28, 2021 4:01 PM CDT

Boeing, Pfizer Rise After Profit Reports

Markets had mixed reaction to latest Fed statement

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it was seeing improvement in the economy , but not enough to start dialing down its support for it. The S&P 500 ended little changed after giving up a brief gain in the afternoon. The latest...

UPS Drops 7% as Stocks Falls Back From Record Highs
UPS Drops 7%
After Revenue
Disappoints Analysts
MARKETS
Jul 27, 2021 3:41 PM CDT

UPS Drops 7% After Revenue Disappoints Analysts

Major indexes fell back from record highs

(Newser) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, pulling major indexes back slightly from the records they set a day earlier. Weakness in big technology companies was the biggest factor for the decline Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2%. Markets have been choppy...

Stocks Edge Higher Into Record-Breaking Territory
Hasbro Jumps 12.6% as
Indexes Hit Record Highs
MARKETS
Jul 26, 2021 3:50 PM CDT

Hasbro Jumps 12.6% as Indexes Hit Record Highs

But it was a bad day for Chinese tech firms

(Newser) - Stocks shook off a wobbly start and finished slightly higher on Wall Street, edging major indexes a bit further into record territory. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.2% Monday, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Strength in communications and energy companies outweighed weakness in other...

Week Than Began Badly Ends With Record Highs
Wall Street Caps Weird
Week With Record Closes
MARKETS
Jul 23, 2021 3:15 PM CDT

Wall Street Caps Weird Week With Record Closes

Dow rises 238 points

(Newser) - Wall Street's week started with the biggest single-day plunge of the year. It ended with record highs. The Dow rose 238 points to 35,061, the S&P 500 rose 44 points to 4,411, and the Nasdaq rose 152 points to 14,836. The latter two were increases...

Dow Notches a 3-Day Streak
Dow Notches a 3-Day Streak
MARKETS
Jul 22, 2021 3:08 PM CDT

Dow Notches a 3-Day Streak

Gains are modest, but Monday's big loss is very much in the rear-view

(Newser) - Wall Street had a relatively calm day amid what has been a turbulent week. The Dow rose a modest 25 points to 34,823, the S&P 500 ticked up 8 points to 4,367, and the Nasdaq gained 52 points to 14,684. The big focus this week has...

Chipotle Jumps 11.5% After Strong Earnings Report

Major indexes are now up for the week

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street, extending their gains following a sharp drop at the beginning of the week. Investors turned their attention to company earnings, which have started to roll in steadily. Small-company stocks outpaced the rest of the market again, rising 1.8%. Coca-Cola rose 1.3%...

Stocks Bounce Back From Monday&#39;s Drop
Markets Shake Off
Delta Variant Fears
MARKETS
Jul 20, 2021 3:48 PM CDT

Markets Shake Off Delta Variant Fears

They regained most of Monday's losses

(Newser) - Stocks jumped on Wall Street Tuesday, making up much of the ground they lost a day earlier when worries flared about spreading cases of the more contagious delta variant of COVID-19. It was the latest rebound following a pullback as investors continue to try and assess how badly rising infections...

Investors Dump Stocks as Virus Fears Rise Again
Investors Dump Stocks
as Virus Fears Rise Again
MARKETS
Jul 19, 2021 3:42 PM CDT

Investors Dump Stocks as Virus Fears Rise Again

Dow drops 725 points

(Newser) - Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that faster-spreading variants of the virus may upend the economy's strong recovery. The S&P 500 lost 1.6% Monday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 725 points, or 2.1%....

Delta Variant Hammers Stock Market Early

Dow is down about 2% in early trading

(Newser) - The delta variant of COVID is causing caseloads to rise and the stock market to head in the opposite direction. Major indexes have started the new week with steep losses because of fears about the variant's impact on the world economy, reports the Wall Street Journal . In early trading,...

On Mixed Reports, Stocks Drop Across the Board
Stocks Are Down Across
the Board on Uneven Data
markets
Jul 16, 2021 4:05 PM CDT

Stocks Are Down Across the Board on Uneven Data

One analyst sees 'short-term quiet and long-term uncertainty'

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly week broadly lower Friday, with a good part of the loss attributable to weakness in big technology companies like Apple and Amazon. The Dow fell 299.17 points, or 0.9%, to 34,687.85; the S&P 500 dropped 32.87 points, or 0.8%,...

S&amp;P Dips After Record Highs
S&P Dips After Record Highs
MARKETS
Jul 15, 2021 3:07 PM CDT

S&P Dips After Record Highs

But Dow rises modestly

(Newser) - Wall Street had a mixed day on Thursday as investors continue to be focused on where the economy is headed and also on the latest company earnings reports. The Dow rose 53 points to 34,987, but the benchmark S&P 500 fell 14 points to 4,360, and the...

American Airlines Up 3% After Encouraging Update
American Airlines Gives
Investors Good News
MARKETS
Jul 14, 2021 3:53 PM CDT

American Airlines Gives Investors Good News

Stock rose 3% after company delivered strong outlook

(Newser) - Stocks ended a wobbly day on Wall Street with mixed results Wednesday as investors weighed the latest corporate earning reports and the Federal Reserve chair’s comments on inflation. Technology companies made broad gains, while banks were mostly weaker after several of them reported their quarterly results. American Airlines rose...

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