Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks staged a late day rally Tuesday on hopes of a European rescue agreement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared, closing up 180 points. The S&P 500 Index was better by 42 points and the NASDAQ rose more than 26 points. [...]

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Shorty before 2 p.m. Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up about 75 points, on track for the market to close up for its third consecutive day. Driving stocks higher was news out of Europe that progress continued to be made [...]

Diane Alter – AHN News Trivia Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Same story, different day. Stocks fell again on Friday losing 172.93 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed a volatile week at 10,817.65. Investors were met with another selloff as continued worries about the European Debt Crisis, global slowdowns and tepid [...]

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama’s approval rating may have taken a beating following a contentious debt ceiling debate, but his party has pulled ahead of the GOP in a generic Congressional poll released Friday. Gallop’s first 2012 Congressional survey found 51 percent of voters prefer [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday ending a three-day gain streak as investors shrugged off a report of higher consumer spending in February and retreated over geopolitical concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 23 points or 0.2 percent to close at [...]

Stocks were mixed Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said unemployment may remain high for several years. The Dow Jones industrial average eked out its eighth-straight day of gains. View full post on All Stories

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The Dow survived a dull trading session on Wednesday managing a 7-point run before the closing bell rang to extend its gain streak to eight days. Walt Disney Co.’s strong quarterly earnings and Hewlett-Packard’s new tablet computer provided the photofinishing 0.06 [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks rose to new highs on Monday as acquisitions, corporate earnings and a rise in consumer credit use in December boosted investors’ confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 69-point or 0.57 percent surge brought the index to its highest close [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The report of a huge drop in unemployment claims stirred a Wall Street rally on Wednesday despite lower sales of new homes and durable goods. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 151 points or 1.4 percent to close at 11,187. American [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday as shares of networking giant Cisco Systems tumbled following its announcement the previous day of lower than expected growth for the year. A 16 percent drop in Cisco shares saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing [...]

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks fell slightly on Monday as hedge-seeking investors went for commodities and sent gold prices up to a record high of $1,403 an ounce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 37 points or 0.3 percent to close at 11,407. Boeing [...]