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  • U.S. Stocks Close Roughly Flat After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

    U.S. Stocks Close Roughly Flat After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

    After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks gave back ground over the course of the trading day on Wednesday to end the day roughly flat. While the Nasdaq inched up 25.18 points or 0.1 percent to 19,546.27, the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) edged down 1.85 points or less than a tenth of a…

  • U.S. Stocks Move Notably Lower Amid Geopolitical Concerns

    U.S. Stocks Move Notably Lower Amid Geopolitical Concerns

    Stocks moved notably lower during trading on Tuesday, giving back ground following the rebound seen in the previous session. The Nasdaq slid 180.12 points or 0.9 percent to 19,521.09, the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) decreased 50.39 points or 0.8 percent to 5,982.72 and the Dow fell 299.29 points or 0.7 percent to 42,215.80. The early pullback…

  • U.S. Stocks Show Strong Move Back To The Upside After Last Friday’s Sell-Off

    U.S. Stocks Show Strong Move Back To The Upside After Last Friday’s Sell-Off

    After moving sharply higher early in the session, stocks gave back some ground over the course of the trading day on Monday but continued to turn in a strong performance. With the upward move, the markets largely offset the steep losses seen during Friday’s session. The major averages all ended the day firmly in positive…

  • U.S. Stocks Pull Back Sharply After Israeli Airstrikes Against Iran

    U.S. Stocks Pull Back Sharply After Israeli Airstrikes Against Iran

    After moving modestly higher over the course of the previous session, stocks pulled back sharply during trading on Friday. The major averages all moved significantly lower, with the Dow and the S&P 500 pulling back well off yesterday’s three-month closing highs. The major averages staged a recovery attempt in late morning trading after an early…

  • U.S. Stocks Recover From Early Weakness To Close Modestly High

    U.S. Stocks Recover From Early Weakness To Close Modestly High

    Stocks recovered from an early move to the downside to move modestly higher over the course of the trading session on Thursday. With the turnaround, the major averages largely offset the pullback seen during Wednesday’s session, with the Dow and the S&P 500 rebounding to three-month closing highs. The S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) ended the day…

  • U.S. Stocks Give Back Ground After Early Move To The Upside

    U.S. Stocks Give Back Ground After Early Move To The Upside

    After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks gave back ground over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages pulled back well off their early highs and the session in negative territory. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 99.11 points or 0.5 percent to 19,615.88, the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) dipped 16.57…

  • U.S. Stocks Climb On Trade Talk Optimism

    U.S. Stocks Climb On Trade Talk Optimism

    U.S. stocks moved modestly to the upside on Tuesday as traders await the outcome of the ongoing trade talks between China and the U.S. in London. Trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies commenced on Monday – and while U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the talks are “going well,” there has been…

  • Major Averages Finish Choppy Trading Day Narrowly Mixed

    Major Averages Finish Choppy Trading Day Narrowly Mixed

    Following the strong upward move seen during last Friday’s session, stocks turned in a relatively lackluster performance during trading on Monday. Despite the choppy trading, the tech-heavy Nasdaq reached a new three-month closing high. The major averages ended the day narrowly mixed. While the Dow edged down 1.11 points or less than a tenth of…

  • U.S. Stocks Close Sharply Higher On Slightly Stronger Than Expected Jobs Data

    U.S. Stocks Close Sharply Higher On Slightly Stronger Than Expected Jobs Data

    After ending yesterday’s volatile session mostly lower, stocks showed a significant move back to the upside during trading on Friday. With the strong upward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reached their best closing levels in over three months. The major averages surged early in the session and remained firmly positive throughout the day.…

  • U.S. Stocks Close Mostly Lower Following Another Choppy Trading Day

    U.S. Stocks Close Mostly Lower Following Another Choppy Trading Day

    Following the volatility seen in the previous session, stocks continued to fluctuate over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages once again spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing in negative territory. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 162.04 points or 0.8 percent to 19,298.45,…