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...Dow Jones industrial average ended a string of record closes Friday, losing 31.07 points to finish the day at 5,373.99. The New York Stock Exchange composite index fell 1.14 to 340.09. On the Big Board, decliners led advancers 1,271 to 1,077 with 750 unchanged. Volume was moderate, with 418.49 shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index gained 2.97 points to 1,072.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks lost 2.62 to close at 635.84. The American Stock Exchange market value index lost 0.14 to 555.54. In London, gold closed...
...interest rates spurred stocks higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average continued its upward surge, gaining 14.09 points to close at 5,395.30. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 2.75 to end the day at 340.03. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,578 to 824, with 712 unchanged. Volume was heavy, with 472.06 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 6.51 points to end the day at 1,057.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks gained 5.86 to close at 636.01. The American Stock Exchange market value index rose...
...economies in an election year because governments will find short-term solutions to put off a downturn until after the election," says TIME's William McWhirter. "But this time the government might not be able to do this." Speculators are already counting on a dose of pump-priming. The Dow soared 76 points Tuesday on expectations that the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates in an attempt to jump-start the economy. (A decision is expected Wednesday.) "With consumer debt at an all-time high, people feel tapped out," notes McWhirter. "They aren't as optimistic, and they aren...
...Dow Jones industrial average jumped farther into record territory Tuesday after new reports of a sluggish economy heightened expectations that the Federal Reserve Board was about to lower interest rates. The Dow gained 76.23 points to close at 5,381.21. The New York Stock Exchange composite index also rose, gaining 3.08 to close at 337.28. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,678 to 774, with 661 unchanged. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 9.79 to end the day at 1,052.30. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks rose 5.93 to 630. In London, gold closed...
Optimistic that the Federal Reserve Board will soon cut interest rates to spur a sluggish economy, investors pushed the Dow Jones industrial average further into record territory Monday. The Dow rose 33.23 to end the day at 5,304.98. The New York Stock Exchange composite index gained 1.36 to finish at 334.20. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,322 to 969, with 793 unchanged. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 1.37 to close at 1,042.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks gained 2.59 to 624.21. The American Stock Exchange market value index gained 2.42 to close...