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It was another quiet day on Wall Street, but an afternoon rally pushed the U.S. stock market firmly into positive territory by the closing bell.The leader on the day was the Nasdaq Composite while the Dow Jones Industrial Average only recorded a small gain. The U.S. dollar was also stronger on Friday, while the euro fell.The week was short on economic data and investors continued to focus on corporate earnings releases. Near the close on Friday, the S&P 500 had gained almost 14.50 percent in 2013.Major AveragesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36 points, or 0.24 percent, to 15,118.The S&P 500 added 7 points, or 0.43 percent, to 1,634.The Nasdaq climbed 27 points, or 0.80 percent, to 3,437.CommoditiesCrude oil was trading lower late on Friday. At last check, NYMEX crude futures had lost 0.58 percent to $95.83. Brent contracts had lost 0.72 percent and were last trading at $103.72. Natural gas fell a little less than 2 percent to $3.91.Precious metals also declined on Friday. COMEX g...
The Basic Materials sector (XLB) showed little change during trading today while the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the over...
Shares of Molycorp Inc. rallied for a second-straight session Wednesday, extending gains after a stock rating upgrade and an announcement earlier this week that the ...
On a trading day that saw the S&P 500 gain 0.1%, the Basic Materials sector (XLB) showed little change.As a proxy for the sector, the ETF tracked closer to the overa...
Nine stocks hit to 52-week lows:While trading on above-average volume, Facebook Inc. - Class A (NASDAQ:FB) slipped today, hitting and then dropping past its previous...
These stocks are down on high volume today:Trading at a volume of 30.7 million, or 3.1 times its average daily volume, Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) is down...
These are stocks that gapped down today and had opening prices significantly lower than the close on the previous trading day:Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) gapped down today, ...
On a trading day that saw the S&P 500 gain 0.7%, the Basic Materials sector (XLB) showed little change.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked farther from the o...
Here are the three most popular stocks that hit 52-week lows:While trading on above-average volume, Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) slid today, hitting and then dropping past it...
Wall Street was hit by a messy opening on Wednesday due to technology glitches at Knight Capital Group (NYSE:KCG), causing confusion and shares of the market maker t...
During trading today, the Basic Materials sector (XLB) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 1%.Shiner International (NASDAQ:BEST) was a major gainer in the se...
These stocks are up on high volume today:Trading with a volume of 6.1 million, or 2.4 times its average daily volume, Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) is up on high volume today....
The Basic Materials sector (XLB) held steady during a trading day that saw the S&P 500 grow 0.8%.China Natural Resources (NASDAQ:CHNR) was a major loser in the secto...
The U.S. stock market continued to climb amid low volatility conditions on Friday. Investors remain focused on quarterly earnings reports with a wide number of stock...
Stocks were mixed on Thursday as a disappointing earnings report from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) dragged the Nasdaq down while the Dow gained.With earnings season in high g...
Molycorp Inc. (MCP) unveiled a plan to raise at least $300 million to help fund capital needs for 2013, the second round of capital raising the rare-earth mining com...
The U.S. stock market grinded higher on Thursday afternoon after a morning sell-off. Stocks added to their gains heading into the closing bell and finished the day n...
Shares of rare earths producer Molycorp Inc. fell as much as 22% at the open Thursday after the company warned it expects lower cash flow and revenue in 2013 than ea...
Molycorp Inc. (MCP) said that President and Chief Executive Mark A. Smith has left the company and the rare-earth mining company has named Director Constantine Karay...
During trading today, both the Basic Materials sector (XLB) and the S&P500 showed little movement.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall m...
