The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up a 100-point gain and the S&P 500 held just under its all-time high Thursday as traders checked their optimism about renewed U.S.-China trade talks. The Dow finished the day down 52 points as gains in Microsoft and UnitedHealth balanced losses in Boeing and Walt Disney. The S&P 500 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Costco, Denny’s & more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Microsoft – Shares of the technology giant rose 1.8% after the company announced a new $40 billion in share buybacks, as well as an 11% increase to its quarterly dividend. Microsoft’s quarterly dividend will increase by 5 cents, to an annual payout of $2.04 a share. […]
The Stock Market Rocked These 2 Stocks Today
By and large, stock market investors are a jumpy lot. They tend to react sharply — some would say overreact — to news about the babies they’ve invested in, punishing stocks that deliver lower-than-expected numbers or negative news items. When something that isn’t positive hits a stock, it can often drive it down to price […]
Wednesday stocks: Why the Dow fell and rebounded.
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for a second time this year, citing slowing global economic growth and uncertainty over U.S. trade conflicts. Gains in banks, utilities and technology companies outweighed losses elsewhere in the market, which had been broadly lower until the last […]
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: AT&T, Microsoft, Herman Miller and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: AT&T shares climbed more than 2% in extended trading following a Wall Street Journal report that the company is exploring a spinoff of DirectTV unit as its own company or a combination with Dish, which also saw its share price rise 3.75% after the bell. Activist […]
Asian markets mixed as Fed cuts rates, BOJ stays unchanged
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, as the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut. The BOJ’s move — or lack thereof — was expected, though the central bank hinted that could cut interest rates even deeper into negative territory at its October meeting. […]
Stocks Close Higher After A Late Rally
The stock market closed mainly higher after lackluster action for most of the session, but leading stocks stood out Tuesday. Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) rose 1.1%, easily beating the major indexes. Payment, consumer and real estate investment trust shares gave the IBD 50 much of its energy. That helped the index overcome an 11% […]
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks rallied late in Tuesday’s session to finish with gains as oil prices fell after yesterday’s spike and investors looked forward to a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve tomorrow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) rose modestly. Real estate and utilities were the strongest sectors, while energy […]
Stocks end modestly higher ahead of Fed decision
U.S. stocks finished with modest gains Tuesday, a day ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting that’s expected to deliver a rate cut. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.13% rose around 31 points, or 0.1%, to end near 27,108, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.26% gained around […]
Stocks rise slightly ahead of the Fed’s decision on interest rates
Stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, but gains were capped as the Federal Reserve kicked off a two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33.98 points, or 0.1% to 27,110.80. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% to close at 3,005.69. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.4% to end the day at 8,186.02. Real-estate stocks were […]
Spiking oil likely won’t derail a rally that’s lifted stocks to within inches from records
The weekend attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure came as a resilient stock market already faced a test of how long it could remain in an uncommon “sweet spot.” This level started in the bitterness of an August market when investors were given a taste of recession worries crystallized by a relentless drop in Treasury-bond yields. In […]
Jim Cramer reveals ‘quick and dirty’ Wall Street tricks for buying cloud stocks
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday revealed “quick and dirty” tricks that investors can use to assess enterprise software stocks like a Wall Street expert. High-flying cloud equities have taken double-digit hits in recent weeks due to the rotation from secular to cyclical investments. Because of this, the “Mad Money” host warned it’s time to be […]