NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks fell Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average backing off record highs and the Nasdaq Composite extending losses, as concern over the upcoming third-quarter earnings season outweighed the positive impact of a fresh decline in the price of oil.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks turned mixed Monday as the technology sector showed some weakness on the heels of a broker downgrade for Apple Computer, but solid gains put the Dow Jones Industrial Average back within striking distance of a new all-time closing high.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks turned higher Monday as a sharp drop in the price of oil and gains for Hewlett-Packard and General Motors Corp. helped put the Dow Jones Industrial Average back on track for a run at a record high.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks traded mixed Monday as a broker downgrade of Apple Computer weighed on the technology sector, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved higher, buoyed by solid gains for Hewlett-Packard, General Motors Corp. and others.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks traded mixed Monday as investors mulled weaker-than-expected factory data, but also a report pointing to a stabilizing housing market, with Wal-Mart Stores a notable decliner after a disappointing sales forecast.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday as disappointment over a sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores coupled with a broker downgrade of Apple Computer took the shine off a multibillion-dollar biotech merger and a rally in shares of casino operator Harrah's Entertainment.
NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday as some disappointment over a sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores coupled with a broker downgrade of Apple Computer took the shine off a multibillion-dollar biotech merger and a rally in shares of casino operator Harrah's Entertainment.
Stocks appeared set for opening gains Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average starting the day less than 34 points from its record closing high.
IPSWICH -- The changes planned for Ipswich's high school-middle school building may not be apparent from the outside, but administrators expect them to look good from one important perspective: the bottom line.
"Those at the helm of these oil multinationals have become our overlords, in the process making the government, now more than ever before, their instrument of domination. It was at their behest, their demand, that Afghanistan and Iraq were invaded and occupied."