Stock Market '09

April Employment Report Not Good

Sat, 09 May 2009 01:24:33 PDT

The April decline in payrolls of 539,000 was a smaller decline than the published economist median expectation of 600,000, but still represents bad economic news.

U.S. Stocks Fall, Halting Six-Week Winning Streak as Banks Drop

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:29:21 PDT

U.S. stocks fell, ending a six-week winning streak for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as concern grew that credit losses at banks are worsening and drugmakers slid...

U.S. Stocks Rise for Sixth Straight Week on Bank Profit Reports

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:37:47 PDT

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its steepest six-week gain since 1938, as profits at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co....

Bernanke stresses big banks will not be allowed to fail

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:57:24 PDT

US Stocks Close Higher; DJIA Has Biggest Gain Since November

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:19:36 PDT

Stocks finally broke out of their doldrums Tuesday as hopes that banks were finding their feet took the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 375 points for its...

Penny stocks? Small change for big-name companies

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:24:05 PST

What costs more -- a spark plug or a share of General Motors? A Sunday New York Times or a share of the newspaper company? A General Electric toaster or a share of GE?

Dow Theory: Time to Sell?

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:05 PST

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below its November 20 closing low today and hitting a level it has not seen since October 2002. At the same time the Dow Jones...

Major Indices Approach their November 20th Lows

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:05:32 PST

As we are getting close to the November 2008 lows, here are some key dates for for each of the major indices, both on a closing and intraday basis.

U.S. stock slide propels Dow industrials under 7,500

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:48:57 PST

The U.S. stock market's fall on Thursday initially had investors steering clear of three-month intraday lows tested earlier in the week, with the bear-market bottom...

U.S. Stocks Decline, Dow Industrials Close at Six-Year Low

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:24:41 PST

U.S. stocks dropped, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a six-year low, as Hewlett-Packard Co. cut its profit forecast and concern about rising credit-card...

Where's a Stimulus Plan for the Stock Market?

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:21:52 PST

WASHINGTON CONTINUES TO DICTATE THE MOOD on Wall Street, but the deference is taking its toll. Congress passed a $787 billion plan Friday that includes a half-trillion in...

Big hopes for plan fade with lack of specifics

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:01:38 PST

Calling the plan from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner short on details, traders and investors slammed the Dow Jones industrials down 382 points, or 4.6%, to 7889, its...

Treasury, Fed unveil $1.5 trillion rescue plan

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:49:40 PST

In its latest effort to stabilize the broken financial system, the U.S. government will use mostly private money to create a fund of at least $500 billion to recapitalize...

Stocks Decline, Treasuries Gain on Skepticism Over Bank Rescue

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:39:57 PST

U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest drop since Barack Obama’s inauguration, while Treasuries rallied on skepticism that the...

Wall St., analysts: Too few details in Bailout 2.0

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:33:14 PST

The new bank rescue plan landed with a thud on Wall Street. Worried that the revamped financial bailout was far too short on details, especially on how to clean up the...

Worst January on Record for Stocks

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:58:05 PST

Stocks wrapped up their worst January on record with a final plunge on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished January down 8.84% on the month. Previously, the...

U.S. Stocks Drop, Capping Market’s Worst January, on Economy

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:49:37 PST

U.S. stocks slid, capping the market’s worst January, as more companies reported disappointing earnings and the economy shrank at the fastest pace in 26 years. Procter &...

US Stocks Lower On Weak Data

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:09:36 PST

Stocks suffered a broad-based decline Thursday as dire housing-sales and economic reports weighed on the pivotal financial sector. The financial sector and the broad...

Kass: It's a Sad State of Affairs | TheStreet.com

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:38:07 PST

1/15/09: Interest rates and commodities are again turning lower, the world's economy is deteriorating, and we appear to be in a synchronized global recession. Investor...

Commentary: Will investors be better off four years from now?

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:22:07 PST

It’s a historic day for Washington and, at the end of four to eight years, we will almost certainly look back and conclude it was an equally extraordinary day for Wall...

Hot Stock Bets for 2009

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:31:58 PST

Certainly there will be doubters, but already many asset managers have been snapping up stocks they expect to appreciate as a result of the Obama program. Some, such as...