Tag: stock

[two bears]

Stocks Finish Week with Worst Two-Session Slide Since June

Stocks continued to fall today, wrapping up the week with their worst two-day performance in 10 months.

[piggy bank with a downward trending tail]

Stocks Fall ahead of Monthly Jobs Report

In advance of tomorrow's release of the government's monthly jobs report, stocks fell today, led by consumer and...

[shopping]

Consumer Data Lifts Stocks

Following two days of decline, stocks rebounded today on the back of the best increase in household purchases...

[happy investor up arrows]

Confidence Data Rescues Stocks from Two-Day Drop

After a two-day market skid, stocks rose today, thanks in part to data showing a six-year high in...

[interlocking Chinese and American flag puzzle pieces]

Slowing Chinese Exports Lower Stocks

Stocks fell today, as a slowdown in Chinese exports raised concerns about the state of worldwide economic growth.

Stocks Barely Move on Ukraine Tension, Economic Data

Following the big moves made by the market earlier this week, stocks held mostly steady today as investors...

Stocks Hold Steady

Stocks registered only a slight gain today, once again failing to close at a record high.

A trader looks at a mixed financial picture

Stocks, Treasuries Fall and Dollar Gains on Fed Minutes

Meeting minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled stimulus tapering will most likely continue in measured steps, while...

How the Dovishness of Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen and Congress is Driving Stocks Higher

Comments by Yellen indicating she was “surprised” by the weakness in the December employment report, and that despite...

[Janet Yellen]

Market Posts Best Four-Session Rally in More Than a Year

Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen's comments led investors to believe the strengthened economy will merit further stimulus cuts...