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...quarter earnings rose 18% over those of a year ago, to $541 million. Motorola's profits surged 50% to $380 million. Chrysler topped both those gains with profits of $651 million, which represents an increase of 54%. Such news helped spark a rally on Wall Street that lifted the Dow Jones industrial average 55 points in a single day and 113 points for the week...
...Additionally, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's October Business Outlook Survey shows a big increase in its prices-paid index, a measure of what manufacturers pay for raw materials. The index -- considered one measure of possible future inflation -- is now at its highest level since February 1989. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 24.89 points, to 3911.15, in heavy trading. The S&P 500 fell 3.43, to 466.85. NASDAQ stocks dropped 2.82, to 767.80. Bond prices declined, as the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury rose to 7.90% from 7.87%. The price of gold fell five cents...
Stocks rose sharply, as third-quarter earnings reports continued to come in above analysts' expectations. Some examples: Compaq's profits soared 88%; aircraft maker Northrop Grumman's earnings rose 50%; and AMR, the parent of American Airlines, reported a 74% profit gain. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 18.50 points, to 3936.04, on heavy trading (319 million shares on the NYSE). The S&P 500 climbed 2.62, to 470.28. NASDAQ stocks jumped 5.81, to 770.62. Bond prices declined, meanwhile, as the yield on the benchmark 30-year Treasury rose to 7.90% from 7.87%. The price of gold rose...
...market reeling, as investors register their fear of renewed inflation. But with two reports last week suggesting that inflation remains under control, the stocks that benefited today were those that normally do well in an expanding economy -- such as Bethlehem Steel and International Paper, both up a point. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 13.46 points...
...August of 1993. Falling energy and coffee prices accounted for most of the move. Wholesale inflation is now rising at just a 2% annual rate. Those numbers particularly cheered the stock market, which had been bracing for a rise of as much as six tenths of a percent. The Dow Jones industrials surged 50 points in the first 15 minutes of trading. But then profit-takers moved in, leaving the Dow at 3889.95, a gain of 14.80 points. The S&P 500 rose 2.32 to 467.79. NASDAQ stocks inched up 0.89 to 767.89. Bond prices surged, as the yield...