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...industrial average was down as much as 50 points during the day on Wednesday but rebounded to close with a 13.79 point loss at 3787.34. The S&P 500 fell 1.07, to 453.52. NASDAQ stocks dropped 1.02, to 746.28. And bond prices dropped sharply, driving the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury up to 7.95 percent from 7.89 percent on Tuesday. That's the highest yield on the long bond since June 1992. The price of gold was up 70 cents, to $392.25 in London trading...
...sixth time this year. On Wall Street, the markets waffled, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up a meager 3.70 points to 3846.89 while the S&P 500 dipped 0.97 to 461.74. NASDAQ stocks fell 3.41 to 760.88. But bond prices nosedived, driving the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury up to 7.86%, from...
...points, to 3843.19, as the stock of large, blue-chip companies continued to register damage. But the broader market rose slightly, with the S&P 500 up 0.48, to 462.71. And NASDAQ stocks jumped 4.95, to 764.29. Meanwhile, bond prices increased a bit, driving the yield on the benchmark 30-year...
...last week -- another sign of growing business activity that could signal increased inflation. In response, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 23.55 points, to 3854.63. The S&P 500 dropped 2.58, to 462.23. NASDAQ stocks declined 0.67, to 759.34. And bond prices declined too, driving the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury up to 7.85 percent, compared with 7.80 percent the day before. The price of gold fell 10 cents, to $395.95, in London trading...
...Jones Industrial Average climbed 15.14 points to 3878.18. Companies whose stocks registered large gains included Allied-Signal and Caterpillar, each up a point. The S&P 500 rose 2.76 to 464.81. NASDAQ stocks gained 4.64 to 760.01. And bond prices also rose slightly, driving the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury down to 7.80%, from 7.85% on Tuesday. The price of gold was up 60 cents to $396.05 in London trading...