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• Stocks End Higher as Jobs Data Brightens Outlook

  BNET - 2009-12-06

  By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as data showed the economy shed far fewer jobs than expected last month, brightening the outlook for the economy and profits. Economically sensitive sectors like industrials, technology, consumer and financials made the day's best showing. The S&P financial...

  Tags: U.S., The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Stock, S&P

• Nasdaq Rises With Online Retailers; Dow Dips on Oil

  Reuters - 2009-12-02

  By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday as strong online holiday sales boosted shares of retailers, including Amazon.com AMZN, and relieved some concerns about the consumer.The Dow edged lower as falling oil prices prompted investors to sell energy shares, while the Standard & Poor's index finished...

  Tags: S&P, Stock, Retail Company, Amazon.com Inc., The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Bank of America Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., NYSE Euronext, Occidental Petroleum Corp.

• Profit-taking Hits S&P 500, Nasdaq; Dow Edges Higher

  BNET - 2009-10-28

  By Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the stock market's recent run-up, while a weaker-than-expected reading on a measure of consumer confidence sparked caution about the recovery of spending. Technology and consumer discretionary shares fared worse...

  Tags: The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., expectation, S&P, BP Plc, Baidu.com Inc., Consumer Confidence

• Dow Dips Below 10,000; Commodities, Transports Drag

  BNET - 2009-10-23

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow slipping below the 10,000 mark, as weak results from industrial companies overshadowed robust earnings from tech heavy-weights. * The Dow Jones industrial average was down 109.13 points, or 1.08 percent, to end unofficially at 9,972.18. The Standard &...

  Tags: The Dow Chemical Co., Microsoft Corp., Energy Share

• Dow, S&P Fall 1 Percent as Caution Lingers

  BNET - 2009-09-01

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors fretted that prices may have run too far ahead of the economic recovery even as data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in August after a long slump. Analysts said the ISM manufacturing data had already been priced into the...

  Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Investor, S&P, Recovery, home sale, eBay Inc., U.S. Manufacturing Corp., manufacturing data

• Dow, S&P Dip; Nasdaq Ekes Out Gain on Dell, Intel

  BNET - 2009-08-28

  By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly slipped on Friday after a weak consumer sentiment report offset positive news from bellwethers Dell Inc DELL and Intel Corp INTC. Support from the two companies, however, let the Nasdaq eke out a tiny gain. All three major indexes still...

  Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., stock, Outlook, Freddie Mac, Intel Corp., The Dow Chemical Co., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., S&P 500, Dell Computer Corp., Fannie Mae, industrials, consumer sentiment, session high, Tiffany & Co. Inc.

• Dow to S&P Ratio at a Six Year High

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-28

  Eddy Elfenbein submits: Leaving aside arguments over price-weighted indexes, the Dow has recently been doing better—or rather—falling slightly less dramatically than the S&P 500. The two indexes generally move in tandem, but divergences aren’t unusual and we’re seeing one now. The ratio of the Dow...

  Tags: S&P 500, S&P, The Dow Chemical Co., Seeking Alpha, Eddy Elfenbein, Financial Accounting, Finance, US Market

• Dow, Nasdaq, S&P suffer painful losses

  - 2008-06-12

  Oil prices surged again Wednesday, rattling investors and prompting them to push stocks down to their lowest levels since April. Worried higher inflation will crimp consumers and businesses, investors knocked the Dow Jones industrial average down 205.99 points, or 1.7%, to 12,083.77. The Dow is now...

  Tags: aluminum, FINANCE, investor, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., S&P, stock, The Dow Chemical Co.

• Dow, S&P celebrate bull with record highs

  - 2007-10-10

  NEW YORK -- Investors celebrated the fifth anniversary of the bull market by pushing U.S. stocks to record highs Tuesday amid more evidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further if needed to bolster the economy. Stocks were in a holding pattern until the release...

  Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, S&P, stock, The Dow Chemical Co., Williams

• US stocks surge Wed; Dow, S&P hit new highs.

  - 2007-06-01

  Jun. 1--MUMBAI, India -- US stocks bounced back Wednesday from initial weakness due to declines in Asia and Europe, taking the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 to record closing levels. Jun. 1--MUMBAI, India -- US stocks bounced back Wednesday from initial weakness...

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