Word: dows
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...almost vertical ascent since the Crash of '87, share prices can keep going up forever. There are some signs of nervousness that one of these days a financial version of the law of gravity will reassert itself, as evidenced by last week's 94-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average, to 5536. But majority opinion is that such drops will turn out to be only the latest of many fleeting downdrafts. Most analysts, rightly or wrongly, rate the risk of bailing out of the market too soon, even at these heights, as greater than the risk of hanging...
...YORK CITY: The nation's unemployment rate improved dramatically in February, falling to 5.5 percent, as the country posted its biggest one-month job increase since 1983. However, the good news sent a surprised Wall Street reeling. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 171.24 to finish at 5470.45, the third largest net one-day drop ever. Other markets followed suit. The NYSE composite was down 10.31 at 339.83, the Standard & Poor's 500 composite declined 20.46 at 633.19, the AMEX market value index was down 10.25 at 560.06, and the Nasdaq composite...
...Dow Jones industrial average closed at a near-record 5,641.69, up 11.92. Declining issues narrowly lead advancers on the New York Stock Exchange on a heavy volume of 425.74 million shares as of 4 pm. The S & P's 500 index rose 1.65 to 653.65, while the Nasdaq rose 1.30 to 1,093.12. In London, gold finished...
...Dow Jones industrial average had another volatile session ending up 42.27 at 5,642.42, topping a record high of 5,630.49 set on Feb. 23. Trading was heavy at a revised 435.28 million shares as of 4 p.m. The NYSE's composite index rose 1.88 to 350.75, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 4.98 to 655.79, the Nasdaq composite index rose 11.93 to 1,096.81, and the American Stock Exchange's market value index rose 2.11 to 569.15. In London, gold closed...
...Dow Jones industrial average was down Wednesday, closing 43.00 points lower at 5,506.21. On the New York Stock Exchange, advancers slightly led decliners on a heavy volume of 447.05 shares as of 4 p.m. The NYSE composite index fell 0.97 to 344.62, while the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index declined 2.49 to 644.75. On the Nasdaq, stocks were up 1.38 to close at 1,107.55. In London, gold finished down...