Market Wrap

Major Indexes The Dow closed up 0.89 percent to 15,326,22 The NASDAQ closed down 0.11 percent to 3,725.01 The S&P closed up 0.30 percent to 1,689.12 Top Headline Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) narrowed its third-quarter forecast. Texas Instruments expects Q3 earnings of $0.51 to $...

The day kicked off higher and continued to dive forward, marking the sixth straight day of gains. After struggling in August, the equities have recovered almost all lost value. Major Indexes The Dow rose 127.86 points, or 0.85 percent to close at 15,190.98. The S&P 500 added 12.28...

Strong Chinese data started domestic markets higher to mark the fifth straight day of gains. The Nasdaq set a new 13 year higher while other indexes approach their previous peaks. Major Indexes The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose surged 138.68  points, or 0.93 percent to close at 15,061.08...

After falling as much as one percent on Obama and Putin’s comments on Syria, markets rallied to finish the day unchanged. This is the fourth day in a row of volatility and minor gains. Major Indexes The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 14.98 points, or 0.1 percent closing at 14,922.50....

Markets were incredibly indecisive today. Despite tons of employment data, Syrian uncertainty and Rash Hashanah kept volume low. Major Indexes The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 6.61 points, or 0.040 percent, to close at 14,937. The S&P 500 added two points, or 0.12 percent, to...

Markets are experiencing great instability these days. Economic activity is mixed; making it less certain of what the Fed will decide next month. Talks on warfare with Syria contributing to an extra pressure on market participants. Major Movers The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 33.26...

Market optimism is on the rise again. U.S. Economic activities showed significant improvements in a second-quarter and with Syria placed on a back burner, global markets gained confidence. Major Movers The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 16.44 points, or 0.11 percent closing at 14,840.95...

Housing market is getting hit by the increasing interest rate environment threatening economic recovery; investors perceive the data as a positive, as the Fed will be less likely move ahead with tapering and push stock markets higher. Major Movers The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up by +...

Ending four days of losses, markets rallied Tuesday afternoon to close higher. Despite taking back some losses, investors are still cautious after losses in Asia last night. News was light on the economics front, but several retail companies reporting second quarter earnings led the way for...

Major Averages The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.47 percent to 15,010.74.  The S&P 500 closed down 0.59 percent at 1,646.06. The Nasdaq closed down 0.38 percent at 3,589.09. Top Headline Saks (NYSE: SKS) reported a wider second-quarter loss. Saks posted a quarterly loss...

The U.S. stock market fell for most of Wednesday's trading session, finishing near its worst levels of the day. The Dow shed more than 100 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq recorded relatively smaller losses. While stocks were weak on the session, commodities were largely higher. Both long...

Stocks rose throughout much of Tuesday's trading session and finished the day with modest gains. In other markets, the U.S. Dollar rose while Treasury prices fell sharply on the session. Top stories on the day included a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department which challenges the merger...

The U.S. stock market closed mixed on Monday, with the major averages spending most of the session near the unchanged mark. The Dow and S&P recorded very modest losses while the Nasdaq rose slightly to start the trading week. In other markets, U.S. Treasuries fell, the greenback rose, and...

The U.S. stock market came under more selling pressure on Friday, with all three major market averages finishing in the red. A number of losses over the last 5 days sent the S&P 500 out with a better than 1 percent decline on the week. Although the sell-off has thus far been gradual,...

The U.S. stock market rose on Thursday after a series of declines in the wake of uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's timeline for tapering its quantitative easing program. Although the gains were muted, the rally snapped a 3-day losing streak for U.S. equities. Crude oil futures fell for the...