Apple's market cap tops $300 billion
Giving ExxonMobil a run for its money in the race to be the world's most valuable company In a broad 2011 rally that pushed the Dow up nearly a point in mid-morning trading Monday, Apple (AAPL) popped...
View ArticleAAPL dips into negative territory
As of Monday morning the stock was officially down for 2011 Explain this, if you would. Two days before Apple (AAPL) was expected to report record earnings -- with customers snapping up iPhones faster...
View ArticleApple re-overtakes Exxon Mobil
The computer maker is once again the world's most valuable company As the Dow Jones industrial average plunged another 500-plus points Wednesday, Exxon Mobil (XOM) plunged more than Apple (AAPL) and...
View ArticleApple zigs as Dow zags
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.45% in August. Apple shares closed up 7.67%. FORTUNE -- Apple (AAPL) closed Friday with the stock still down 31% from its all time high of $705.07 set on Sept....
View ArticleWhat will it take to turn around Hewlett-Packard?
Now that HP's going to be dropped from the Dow, it's time to reevaluate what to do with the aging tech giant. FORTUNE -- What would you do if it fell to you to turn around Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)? It's a...
View ArticleDow’s new direction
CEO Andrew Liveris is focusing Dow Chemical on more innovative, high-margin products – and making them in America. When Mr. McGuire told Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin in The Graduate that “I just want to...
View ArticleMarkets pull back after recent record highs
FORTUNE — A market-wide pull-back saw stocks drop and bond yields fall just days after both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 set record highs. A variety of factors, including...
View ArticleDow, S&P reach yet another record
The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 scored new highs once again this year, including the 19th recordfor the S&P in 2014 on Monday. TheDow Jones industrial average and S&P 500...
View ArticleStocks make strong showing in first half of the year
U.S. stock markets continued their steady rise during the first half of 2014 with all major indexes showing gains. The S&P 500 was up 6%, while theDow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 1.5% and...
View ArticleDow Jones closes at new high within a hair of 17,000
TheDow Jones Industrial Average didn’t quite hit 17,000, but the index did have another record-setting day as Wall Street kicked off the second half of 2014 by sending stocks soaring across the board....
View ArticleDow Jones moves above 17,000 for the first time
The Dow Jones industrial average didn’t want to wait until after the holiday weekend to cross the milestone 17,000-point mark. The blue-chip index crossed the mark moments after the opening bell rang...
View ArticleWal-Mart shoppers still cautious even as job market improves
Glowing employment reports have yet to bring U.S. shoppers into stores, leaving retailers waiting for the trickle down effect of new jobs on consumer spending, one of Wal-Mart’s c-suite executives said...
View ArticleWall Street takes a battering on fears about Europe
U.S. stocks fell sharply at the start of trading Thursday, brought down by flagging European shares as the health of Portugal’s third-largest bank hangs in the balance. By mid-morning, the Dow Jones...
View ArticleGlobal markets roiled by political turmoil overseas
Major stock indexes in the U.S. and Europe slid Thursday in the wake of political turmoil overseas, after a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was hit by what U.S. intelligence agencies said was a...
View ArticleU.S. markets end week on sour note
Stock markets closed Friday on a major down-note, weighed by steep drop in shares of influential companies like Amazon and Visa – as well as Goldman Sachs’ decision to downgrade its outlook for all...
View ArticleDow plunges over 300 points, erasing its gains for the year
Geopolitical worries weighed on investors Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 317 points and leading a broad market retreat that left the blue-chip index down for the year. By the...
View ArticleS&P 500 has worst week since 2012
Stocks fell even further on Friday a day after geopolitical concerns led to a massive sell-off that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummet 317 points and erase all of its gains for the year....
View ArticleMarket sell-off rears its ugly ahead again
After a short-lived rebound on Monday, the markets’ recent sell-off continued in full force Tuesday amid geopolitical turmoil, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging almost 140 points. The...
View ArticleU.S. markets rebound Monday with Ukraine, Russia tensions in holding pattern
U.S. stock markets rose on Monday, following in the footsteps of rebounding European markets after tensions between Ukraine and Russia receded a bit over the weekend. Global markets were in flux at the...
View ArticleMarket rally continues, sending S&P 500 briefly over 2,000
The S&P 500 index reached another milestone Monday morning, moving above 2,000 points for a time, as global markets continued their recent advance. The benchmark index hit an intraday record high...
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