Stock Market '06

Stocks Will Keep Rollin' in '07

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:46:08 PST

Just about every Wall Street strategist is bullish on stocks for 2007. But there's no consensus on which sectors will provide the best returns amid uncertainties about...

U.S. Stocks Decline, Trimming Their Best Annual Gain Since 2003

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:45:43 PST

Big Year Ends With a Fizzle

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:43:25 PST

Stocks closed the last trading day of 2006 near their session lows, but the modest selling pressure couldn't put a dent in what has been a very successful year overall...

Rally Ends for Wall Street

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:29:30 PST

Stocks in New York saw their short advance come to an end Thursday, the next-to-last trading day of 2006, as profit-takers decided to pocket some of their recent gains....

Bulls Spring Into Action

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:35:24 PST

Buyers came off the sidelines Thursday and bid up U.S. stocks despite a sizable advance in the price of crude oil, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its...

U.S. Stocks Rise on Profit Reports; Dow Average Nears a Record

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:40:52 PST

U.S. stocks rose, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward a record, as profits that topped analysts' estimates lifted shares of retailers and computer- related...

Stocks may stumble on dollar and data

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:16:19 PST

U.S. stocks could face a challenge next week to bounce back from Friday's post-Thanksgiving drop unless there's some tempering of the dollar's weakness that sparked the...

Stocks Lower Following Drop in Housing Starts, Starbucks Report

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:40:59 PST

U.S. stocks close higher on tame inflation, oil drop

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:31:57 PST

U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing at another record high level, as tame consumer-price inflation and a big drop in crude...

New High for Dow

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:09:05 PST

Stocks rallied late and closed higher Tuesday after the S&P 500 rose through a key technical level and a Federal Reserve banker offered encouraging commentary on interest...

U.S. Stocks Advance for 3rd Day, Sending Dow Average to Record

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:39:17 PST

U.S. stocks rallied for a third day, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record, as investors bet on companies that would benefit from a Democrat- controlled...

Stocks Conquer Election Angst

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:36:24 PST

Wall Street overcame morning selling pressure and closed to the upside Wednesday as traders shook off fears about the power shift in Congress. The Dow Jones Industrial...

Which Stocks Could Win, Lose in Election

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:12:16 PST

11/6/2006

Drug Stocks, Health Insurers Fall on Democratic Win (Update1)

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:07:13 PST

Shares of health-insurance providers such as Humana Inc. and drugmakers including Pfizer Inc. fell after voters gave control of the U.S. House of Representatives to...

US election results could wipe value off shares

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:40:28 PST

The likely Democratic takeover of Congress in this week’s mid-term US elections could create “headline risk” for some industries and hit share prices, according to...

Bulls see Dow’s climb continuing into next year

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:58:35 PDT

After seven long years, much of it spent of wandering in the investment wilderness, the 30 major stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial average notched another...

Dow logs record close above 12,000

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:26:02 PDT

U.S. stocks ended higher Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 12,000 for the first time after a raft of upbeat earnings reports led by Apple...

Dow Nears 12,000

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:13:44 PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average came up just short of crossing the 12,000 mark Monday for the first time in its history, but the index still set another all-time closing...

Dow Fights to New High

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:03:41 PDT

10/13/2006

Stocks Close Higher As Dow Sets Another Record Close

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:01:39 PDT

The Dow Jones industrial average inched to another record close Friday to mark the third straight week of triple-digit increases in the blue chip index. The Dow spent...

Dow Continues Historic Run, For the first time ever, the index closes above...

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:15:37 PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to rewrite the record book, hitting another all-time closing high Thursday and finishing above 11,900 for the first time ever....

Treading Water Ahead of Earnings

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:28:23 PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average touched yet another all-time high Tuesday, but stocks kept hovering near the flatline as the start of earnings season loomed. Recently,...

Coming Week: Heavy Hitting

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:16:15 PDT

Sucker High (commentary)

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:02:02 PDT

Oct. 5, 2006

Stocks fall on disappointing job-creation data

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:37:43 PDT

Wall Street ended a record-breaking week quietly Friday, edging lower after the Labor Department said employers added far fewer jobs than expected last month and a...

Cisco, U.S. Growth Stocks Advance as Value Shares Lose Favor

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:20:37 PDT

Dow Maintains Winning Streak

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:54:51 PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average staged a late-afternoon rally Thursday to again close at a record high, as investors brushed past rising oil prices and embraced strong...

U.S. stocks end higher; 3 days of gains lifts Dow to new record

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:53:04 PDT

U.S. stocks ended higher for a third day Thursday, as a more than 4% gain for Caterpillar Inc. lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new all-time record close, and...

Stocks Soar, Lifting Dow to 2nd Straight Record Close on Hopes for Interest Rate...

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:26:21 PDT

Oct. 4, 2006

Dow milestone passes without much celebration or sense of euphoria

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:12:05 PDT

A new high for the Dow Jones industrials has Wall Street buzzing over whether blue-chip stocks are ready to race to Dow 12,000 and beyond or whether a market top is near....

Wall Street's new high buoys Main Street

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:05:05 PDT

Small investors are relieved by the Dow's new record. But some analysts wonder if the good times can last.

It's Boom Time For Billionaires

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:50:39 PDT

Oct. 4, 2006 * in our moment of glee, a friendly reminder *

Dow's Strength Spooks Chartists

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:33:51 PDT

The Dow Jones industrial average finally did it. It took nearly six years and eight months, but the iconic index--consisting of 30 of America's bluest blue chips--has...

Triple-digit gain boosts Dow to new highs

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:14:12 PDT

U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday as a triple-digit gain lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to new highs, with investors optimistic economic growth will continue at a...

Dow Passes Intraday High

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:26:11 PDT

Oct. 3, 2006: The Dow Jones industrial average surged past its all-time trading high of 11,750.28 Tuesday, taking yet another step in its recovery from seven years of...

Record Day for Dow

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:11:29 PDT

Oct. 3, 2006: Record Day for Dow, After a weak open, the index surges and sets an all-time closing high.

Kicking off the fourth quarter on a sour note

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:25:32 PDT

Merger-inspired gains boost Myogen, Harrah's; Wal-Mart hurt by sales view

Happy Birthday, Bull Market. (Now, Make a Wish.)

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:56:31 PDT

Oct. 1, 2006

Stocks fall after 4-day rally

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:51:35 PDT

September 29, 2006

Dow: Just below record

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:35:23 PDT

Blue-chip gauge briefly tops closing high but ends session off highs; broader market advances too

Stocks Narrowly Mixed, Dow Nears Record

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:11:21 PDT

Sept. 27, 2006

Stocks back down after Dow nears record high

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:53:04 PDT

U.S. stocks pared gains late Wednesday, as crude futures spiked above the $63 a barrel level and Verizon Communications Inc. turned lower after the company said that it...

Dow Flirts With History

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:00:54 PDT

The Dow Jones Industrial Average made another push toward a new high Tuesday after a positive reading on consumer confidence outweighed a series of profit warnings from...

U.S. Stocks Rise, Sending Dow Average Toward 2nd-Highest Close

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:17:13 PDT

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward its second-highest close ever, after reports on consumer confidence and regional manufacturing allayed...

S&P 500 logs new 5 1/2-year high

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:04:37 PDT

U.S. stocks moved decisively higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 at a new 5 1/2 -year high, as oil prices once again turned lower, and as a better-than-expected consumer...

Dr. Doom turns bullish on U.S. large-cap stocks

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:44:35 PDT

Famed contrarian investor Marc Faber, better known by his self-appointed nickname "Dr Doom," has temporarily shed his preference for emerging-market stocks for two...

U.S. Stocks Rise, Pushing S&P 500 Toward Highest in Five Years

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:05:08 PDT

U.S. stocks rallied, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 Index toward a five-year high, as oil prices dropped, Morgan Stanley's profit beat estimates and confidence grew...

Federal Reserve Keeps Rate at 5.25% for Second Month

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:51:00 PDT

The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent for a second month as moderating growth and a slide in oil prices suggest lower inflation in coming...

U.S. stocks turn lower on higher oil, Fed-meeting jitters

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:22:27 PDT

U.S. stocks fell Monday as a rise in oil left some investors wondering whether the pullback in energy prices was over, in a market already treading tentatively ahead of a...

Stocks Decline in Late Afternoon Trading/ Sept. 18, 2006

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:09:26 PDT

Stocks gave up a moderate early advance and turned barely lower Monday afternoon after oil prices rebounded from their recent decline, rising $1 a barrel. Oil's increase...

CEO Economic Confidence Hits Three-Year Low; Views of Worsening Economy Result...

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:55:18 PDT

Chief executives of small and mid-sized businesses say the state of the U.S. economy and prospects for the coming year are at their lowest levels since 2003, according to...

CEOs see slowing economic growth: survey

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:47:01 PDT

High energy prices and interest rates have dimmed U.S. chief executive officers' view of the economy, according to a quarterly survey released by the Business Roundtable...

Another Advance for Stocks

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:45:42 PDT

Stocks got off to a sluggish start Wednesday, but buying interest built throughout the session and helped the market close higher for the fourth straight time. The Dow...

U.S. stocks rally; major averages end at 4-month highs

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:41:41 PDT

U.S. stocks rallied for a second day in a row Wednesday, pushing the major averages to new four-month closing highs, as investors cheered solid earnings from Lehman...

Dow soars triple digits to a four-month high

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:56:12 PDT

U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its highest close since mid-May, aided by a sharp fall in crude-oil prices, a drop in bond yields...

U.S. Stocks Gain on Plunge in Oil Prices; Goldman Sachs Rises

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:53:21 PDT

U.S. stocks had their biggest advance in a month, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average within 225 points of its all-time high, as revenue at Goldman Sachs Group Inc....

Dow, Nasdaq Slide in Afternoon Trading As Wage Hikes Stir Inflation Fears

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:26:59 PDT

Stocks slipped Wednesday after the government said productivity decreased and wages increased in the spring, stoking fears that wage inflation will prompt the Federal...

Whispers of Mergers Set Off Suspicious Trading

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:37:49 PDT

The boom in corporate mergers is creating concern that illicit trading ahead of deal announcements is becoming a systemic problem.

U.S. Economy: Home Sales Drop, Supply Jumps to Record (Update3)

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:06:24 PDT

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell in July to the lowest in more than two years, a slowdown that may lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates steady for a...

Stocks fall to one-week lows

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:02:22 PDT

U.S. stocks fell to one-week lows Wednesday after the Bush administration said an offer by Iran to hold negotiations on its nuclear program falls short of U.N. demands to...

U.S. stocks fell for the first time in six days

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:04:19 PDT

as a rebound in oil prices reinforced concern that earnings growth will slow. Lowe's Cos. led a drop in retailers after the second- largest U.S. home-improvement merchant...

Dow Closes Up 47 on Investor Optimism

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:28:46 PDT

Investors eked out Wall Street's fifth-straight day of gains Friday, bucking concerns about lagging consumer sentiment and disappointing second-quarter results from Dell...

U.S. Stocks Climb for Fifth Day, Led by Oil Shares, Microsoft

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:02:45 PDT

U.S. stocks rose for a fifth day, the longest streak in five months, as a rebound in oil prices boosted energy shares and Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software...

Stocks end higher for a fifth straight day

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:00:33 PDT

Nasdaq logs best weekly point gain in four years; Dow up 2.6% on the week

Confidence in US economy lifts Tokyo stocks

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:34:40 PDT

Japanese stocks rose moderately on Thursday morning, boosted by a fall in oil prices. Lower oil prices increased confidence in the US economy, which is a key market for...

Nikkei tops 16,000; investors cheer U.S. report

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:10:11 PDT

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei average topped 16,000 for the first time since May 29 and closed up 1.6 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.9 percent to a six-year high....

Dow, S&P 500 set to end at three-month high

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:07:28 PDT

"We've had more good news on the inflation front and it gives us a clearer picture in terms of what to expect at the upcoming Fed meeting on interest rates," said Owen...

U.S. Stocks Rise to Three-Month High as Inflation Concern Eases

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:04:31 PDT

U.S. stocks rose to a three-month high after a government report on consumer prices signaled that inflation is easing. General Electric Co., the world's second-largest...

Dow, Nasdaq Climb Higher on Benign Inflation Report; Overseas Markets Mixed

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:19:39 PDT

Relieved investors sent stocks soaring Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials climbing more than 110 points after the Labor Department reported an unexpected drop in...

U.S. Stocks Advance as Inflation Concern Eases; Citigroup Gains

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:07:23 PDT

U.S. stocks had their biggest gain in three weeks after wholesale prices excluding food and energy unexpectedly dropped, reassuring investors about the pace of inflation...

S&P 500 set to close at highest level in 2 1/2 months; Dow up triple digits

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:04:20 PDT

The Nasdaq Composite posted its best one-day point gain in more than six weeks to end at a one-month high while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied triple digits to...

Home builders' confidence plunges to 15-year low

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:53:50 PDT

The confidence of U.S. home builders collapsed in August, falling to the lowest level since February 1991, the National Association of Home Builders said Tuesday.

Oil, Gasoline Decline on BP's Alaska Output, Lebanon Cease-Fire

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:21:59 PDT

Crude oil fell and gasoline tumbled to a three-month low after BP Plc dropped plans to shut the largest U.S. oil field and a cease-fire began in Lebanon. BP will pump...

Weekend Reading: High Risk

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:09:07 PDT

It was a down week for the major markets. Four of this past week's five trading days saw losses, with the sole exception being Thursday. The Dow and the S&P 500 lost 1.4%...

U.S. stocks close higher as terror plot thwarted

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:00:37 PDT

Analysts said investors are still focused on the state of the economy after the Federal Reserve decision earlier this week to pause in the bank's rate-tightening program....

Terror Plot Slams European Markets; Aug, 10. 2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:00:34 PDT

London - Stock prices across Europe fell Thursday after British police said they had thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up airplanes flying between London and North...

Oil fell $2 to below $75 a barrel on Thursday ...

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:31:15 PDT

after Britain said it had thwarted a plot to blow up aircraft in trans-Atlantic flight and investors recalled the slump in fuel demand that followed 9/11. On Wall Street,...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Investors Turn Attention to Profit Growth

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:01:21 PDT

U.S. stocks rose for the first time in five days as investors set aside renewed concern of terrorist attacks and focused on the prospects for profit growth. Energy stocks...

Dow targets best week in more than three years

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:04:12 PDT

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average looking at its best week since March 2003, on hopes the Federal Reserve will interpret a...

Wall Street's Gains Erased

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:45:51 PDT

Stocks turned lower Thursday despite mostly solid earnings news, as traders grew cautious ahead of a report on economic growth in the second quarter. The Dow Jones...

Dow up 183 on deal news, drug profits

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:25:32 PDT

Stocks soared today, thanks to deals, strong results from Merck (MRK, news, msgs) and Schering-Plough (SGP, news, msgs), and hopes that Middle East tensions will ease. At...

Stocks Reprise a Rally

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:11:57 PDT

Stocks staged their second major rally in four days Monday as investors welcomed solid earnings in the drug sector, a Dell (DELL - news - Cramer's Take) upgrade and two...

Weekly Wrap

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:49:06 PDT

The stock market was schizophrenic this week. It loved the Fed, it hated the Fed. It loved the earnings reports, it hated the earnings reports. Not surprisingly, the...

Tech: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:47:52 PDT

A slew of tech companies reported earnings after the closing bell Wednesday and just like the title of the classic Sergio Leone spaghetti western, investors were treated...

Bernanke rally sends Dow up 212

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:38:07 PDT

Call it the Bernanke Rally, part 2. Stocks soared after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke soothed Wall Street's inflation fears in his testimony before Congress. At...

A late rally in U.S. stocks ended a four-day losing streak after oil prices...

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:26:06 PDT

"Earnings are going to continue to grow, albeit at a slower rate,'' said William Frels, who helps manage about $4 billion at Mairs & Power Inc., based in St. Paul,...

Crude Oil Falls After Unexpected Increase in U.S. Inventories

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:08:26 PDT

Crude oil fell for a third day after a government report showed an unexpected increase in U.S. oil and gasoline inventories. U.S. gasoline supplies rose 1.5 million...

Blue chips: Best day in 3 years

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:50:14 PDT

Blue chips scored their biggest gains in three years Thursday, with the Dow industrials soaring 217 points as investors bet the end of Fed rate hikes may be approaching....

U.S. stocks soared Wednesday as soothing comments on inflation from Federal...

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:44:11 PDT

Some investors, however, cautioned against excessive optimism, saying the Middle East conflict remained a key issue for the market. The Dow industrials ($INDU :...

Oil falls as Mideast violence seen not spreading

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:03:46 PDT

Oil fell below $74 a barrel on Tuesday as concerns the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah would spread eased after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a...

Dow endures 3-day, 394-point loss

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:46:20 PDT

Weak retail sales and consumer-sentiment data and disappointment with General Electric Co.'s results added to gloom. The Dow industrials ($INDU : 10,739.35, -106.94,...

U.S. Stocks Drop, Ending Dow Average's Worst Week in 15 Months

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:17:48 PDT

U.S. stocks tumbled after retail sales and consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped and General Electric Co.'s earnings failed to beat estimates, sending the Dow Jones...

Time to Lighten Up on Sensitive Names, By Jim Cramer RealMoney.com Columnist

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:42:51 PDT

Tuesday's action was pure bear market action. I always dislike using those types of terms because they obscure the ability to buy a General Mills (GIS - commentary -...

Stocks Take Ugly Turn

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:25:15 PDT

Stocks plunged for a second day Thursday as rising tensions in the Middle East pushed oil to an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 166.89 points, or...

U.S. Stocks Fall as Oil Prices, Mideast Turmoil Hurt Confidence

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:41:12 PDT

U.S. stocks slumped for a second day as record oil prices and Israel's strike against Lebanon shook the confidence of investors already hurt by second-quarter earnings...

Return of the geopolitical scapegoat

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:34:05 PDT

In less than four days since France's superstar soccer player, Zinedine Zidane, head-butted our global glad tidings out of the month-long World Cup tournament, the planet...

Stocks pummeled by tech shares

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:33:36 PDT

All three major U.S. stock lost more than 1 percent on Wednesday after negative analyst views of Apple Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL -...

Mideast tensions, earnings concerns take a toll

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:49:39 PDT

Investors reacted negatively to the latest spike in political tensions in the Middle East. Israel launched an assault in southern Lebanon with planes and tanks after two...