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Wall Street's Rally Evaporates, Dow Sags 26 Points

Dow Sags 26 Points on
Quick Plunge in Oil Prices

MARKETS

Apr 7, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Sags 26 Points on Quick Plunge in Oil Prices

Major indexes were up 3% earlier in the day

(Newser) - A rally on Wall Street evaporated after the price of crude oil took a sudden turn lower, deflating gains in the energy sector. Major indexes ended slightly lower Tuesday after being up more than 3% earlier, reports the AP . The market was coming off an even bigger gain of 7%...

Markets Surge 7%
on Glimmers of Hope

MARKETS

Apr 6, 2020 3:18 PM CDT

Markets Surge 7% on Glimmers of Hope

Deadliness of outbreak could be slowing in areas

(Newser) - A worldwide rally gained steam on Wall Street Monday, propelling major indexes up more than 7%, as traders cheered glimmers of hope that the deadliness of the coronavirus outbreak could be slowing in some of the hardest-hit areas. New York’s governor said the rate of increase of deaths could...

Dow Skids 800 Out of the Gate

Apr 1, 2020 8:43 AM CDT

Dow Skids 800 Out of the Gate

Markets riled by White House's latest coronavirus projection, shed 3%-4%

(Newser) - The Dow stumbled more than 800 points out of the gate on Wednesday, reports the Wall Street Journal , echoing markets around the globe a day after it closed out the worst quarter on record. That was a 4% drop; the S&P 500 lost 3.8%, and the Nasdaq lost...

Dow Finishes the Day
in the 22K Range

MARKETS

Mar 30, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Dow Finishes the Day in the 22K Range

Closes up 691 points

(Newser) - Stocks closed higher again on Wall Street Monday, led by health care stocks, bringing the market's surge over the past week to 17%. The S&P 500 rose more than 3% for its fourth gain in five days, following up its best weekly gain since hitting bottom after the...

Market Opens Quietly,
Then a Surge

Mar 25, 2020 8:42 AM CDT

Market Opens Quietly, Then a Surge

S&P, Nasdaq lag behind Dow after $2T relief deal reached

(Newser) - A day after its biggest ever single-day gain and hours after a $2 trillion economic relief bill , MarketWatch reports that the Dow Jones opened relatively quietly, rising 241 points out of the gate, or about 1.2%. The Dow then picked up steam, picking up a total of about 685...

Even With Fed Aid,
Stocks Slump Once Again

MARKETS

Mar 23, 2020 3:16 PM CDT

Even With Fed Aid, Stocks Slump Once Again

Dow closes down 3%

(Newser) - Stocks are ending another bumpy day broadly lower on Wall Street as investors wait to see if Democrats and Republicans can settle their differences on an economic rescue package. Major indexes ended down about 3% Monday, having been down as much as 5%. Marketwatch reports the Dow closed down 582...

Dow Futures Aren't Painting a Pretty Picture

Dow Plummets Below
20K at the Open

updated

Mar 18, 2020 8:36 AM CDT

Dow Plummets Below 20K at the Open

Open down 6%

(Newser) - The Dow closed up about 1,000 points on Tuesday, but all of that gain was erased at the open Wednesday. The Dow opened down nearly 1,300 points, or about 6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were in the same ballpark, both down about 5.5% at the...

After Fed Cut, Stock Futures
Fall as Far as They Can Go

Mar 16, 2020 6:47 AM CDT

After Fed Cut, Stock Futures Fall as Far as They Can Go

Fed's 'monetary bazooka' has misfired

(Newser) - Investors appear to have viewed the Federal Reserve's big interest rate cut as desperate, not bold. After the Fed announced Sunday that the rate was being cut to almost zero, futures on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones plunged 5%, triggering the "limit down" to halt further...

Dow Surges 1,300
at the Open

UPDATED

Mar 13, 2020 8:40 AM CDT

Dow Surges 1,300 at the Open

But volatility remains high

(Newser) - Futures trading suggested a strong opening for US markets, and that's exactly what happened. The Dow initially rose more than 1,300 points, above 6%, while the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted similar-sized gains, reports CNBC . The surge comes one day after the stock market's worst...

Dow Has Worst Day
Since 1987 Financial Crash

updated

Mar 12, 2020 3:17 PM CDT

Dow Has Worst Day Since 1987 Financial Crash

Ends day down 2.3K, its largest single-day drop ever

(Newser) - To say it was another brutal day on Wall Street is an understatement. The Dow Jones Industrial average ended the day down 2,352 points, once again setting a record for the worst-ever single-day point drop. As CNBC reports, that 10% plummet is the index's worst performance since the...

Trump's Europe Travel Ban
Hammers Stock Markets

the rundown

Mar 12, 2020 7:02 AM CDT

Trump's Europe Travel Ban Hammers Stock Markets

Dow Jones set to plummet at open

(Newser) - President Trump announced a 30-day ban on travel to the US from Europe Wednesday night—but the anti-coronavirus move did not reassure the stock market. CNN reports that Dow Jones futures plummeted more than 1,000 points overnight, setting up another day of stock market carnage Thursday, the day after...

Longest-Running Bull Market
for US Stocks Has Ended

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2020 3:14 PM CDT

Longest-Running Bull Market for US Stocks Has Ended

Dow plunged 1,465 points on Wednesday

(Newser) - "An extraordinary run of stock gains that began in 2009," as the Wall Street Journal put it, ended on Wednesday, with the longest-running bull market for US stocks coming to a close. The Dow needed to close below 23,641.136 to enter a bear market, meaning a...

Dow Plunges at the Open,
Then Keeps Sinking

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

Dow Plunges at the Open, Then Keeps Sinking

Was down more than 1K points just shy of 90 minutes into trading

(Newser) - "What goes up must come down" seems to be the rule of thumb as of late. Though the Dow finished up 1,167 points on Tuesday, Dow futures were down 811 points a half-hour before the opening bell, and stocks did indeed plunge at the open, with the Dow...

Up, Down, Up, Down:
Dow Plunges at Open

Mar 5, 2020 8:35 AM CST

Up, Down, Up, Down: Dow Plunges at Open

Market volatility continues

(Newser) - Monday was great . Tuesday was awful . Wednesday was great . Now Thursday is at least starting out as awful. Such is the state of the stock market this week amid coronavirus fears. After Wednesday's surge, the Dow fell more than 700 points at the open, about 2.6%, per MarketWatch...

Buoyed by Biden,
Dow Takes a Big Jump

Mar 4, 2020 8:43 AM CST

Buoyed by Biden, Dow Takes a Big Jump

Opens up more than 600 points

(Newser) - Global stock markets turned higher Wednesday—and the Dow followed suit—extending days of volatility as investors weighed the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and Joe Biden's big gains in the Democratic primaries. "A higher probability of a more centrist Democrat candidate has provided some comfort” for...

Markets Wrap Up Worst
Week Since 2008

Feb 28, 2020 3:07 PM CST

Markets Wrap Up Worst Week Since 2008

Dow falls more than 350, though a surge came late

(Newser) - The good news about the stock market from Friday is that it wasn't half as bad as Thursday and the week is over. The Dow fell more than 350 points as the markets wrapped up their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, reports CNBC . At one point,...

Coronavirus Fears Send
Dow Much Deeper Down

Feb 25, 2020 1:36 PM CST

Coronavirus Fears Send Dow Much Deeper Down

Was down 900 points as of 2:35pm ET

(Newser) - Stocks slumped again on Wall Street Tuesday, piling on losses a day after the market's biggest drop in two years as fears spread that the growing virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy. The Dow was down 900 points , or about 3.25%, as of 2:...

Markets Calm After
Monday's Blowout

Feb 25, 2020 9:31 AM CST

Markets Calm After Monday's Blowout

Dow is actually up after the big plunge

(Newser) - Monday would have been a great day to avoid checking on your 401(k). Tuesday, however, is much more stable. In the first half-hour of trading, the Dow actually rose by more than 100 points on news related to the coronavirus and its effects, though it was back in the red...

Dow Cracks Milestone
in Morning Trading

Jan 10, 2020 9:49 AM CST

Dow Cracks Milestone in Morning Trading

Index hits 29K for the first time

(Newser) - The monthly jobs report may have come in softer than expected , but that didn't prevent the Dow from reaching a milestone Friday morning. The index hit 29,000 for the first time, reports CNBC . It has since been fluctuating below that mark. The development comes after stocks rose to...

Stocks Manage Modest Gains

MARKETS

Jan 6, 2020 3:17 PM CST

Stocks Manage Modest Gains

Dow closes at 28,703

(Newser) - Stocks shook off an early loss and managed modest gains on Wall Street as traders remain cautious about rising tensions between the US and Iran. Gold touched its highest price in nearly seven years Monday and oil prices added to their big gains from Friday after a US drone killed...