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...from signs that the economy is continuing to strengthen. The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods -- items expected to last at least three years -- notched up 6% in August. That was the biggest gain in two years for this key indicator of industrial health. In response, the Dow 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...
...though the Fed did not act at its latest meeting, look for at least one further rate increase --the sixth this year -- at its next meeting Nov. 15, which is conveniently right after the midterm elections. Following the announcement that rates will stay put for now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 13.46 points to 3863.04. Big gainers included Alcoa, International Paper and Merck, each up a point. The S&P 500 rose 1.23 to 462.05. NASDAQ stocks dipped 0.26 to 755.37. Meanwhile, Treasury bond prices fell -- and yields climbed -- as bond traders registered their disappointment over...
Thanks partly to good news on inflation, traders sent the Dow Jones industrial average climbing 58.55 points on Thursday, to 3953.88, its highest level in seven months. The market gave back some of its gains the next day, closing down 20.53 points...
...Dow Jones industrial average up 17.49 points, closing at 3,849.24 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index gained 0.58 to 254.39 . . . NASDAQ stock lost 1.83 to 755.63 . . . American Stock Exchange fell 1.45 to 453.78 . . . Gold dropped $1.80 to $394.30 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.79 percent, up from 7.78 late Friday...
...Dow Jones industrial average down 5.38 points, closing at 3,831.75 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index lost 0.71, to 253.81. . . NASDAQ stock slipped 3.04, to 757.40 . . . American Stock Exchange rose 0.32, to 455.23 . . . Gold gained $0.70, to $396.10 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.78 percent, even with late Thursday...