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U.S. stocks overcame a morning slide to help the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index inch to a new record high, as Apple Inc. led a rally in technology stocks.The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Tuesday with a gain of 21.05 points, or 0.14%, to 14839.80, after falling 84 points earlier in the day. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 3.96 points, or 0.25%, to 1597.57, a new record high, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 21.77 points, or 0.66%, to 3328.79.The rebound came on the last day of a month that marks the fifth consecutive month of gains for the Dow industrials and the sixth straight for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks is on pace for its first monthly decline since October.In one unusual phenomenon, the Dow has risen for 16 consecutive Tuesdays, in a streak that dates back to Jan. 8.The day started out on a weak foot, after disappointing earnings reports from Pfizer Inc. and a gloomy reading of the Chic...
Ray Parrish, who has spent much of his life helping veterans find jobs, was strolling the Fourth Annual Veterans Job and Benefits Fair at Roosevelt High School on Tu...
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Police in Maryland have nabbed a man who they say called himself "a joker" and was allegedly planning to shoot up his workplace, the Associated Press reports. A law ...
Here are nine stocks that fell to 52-week lows:While trading on below-average volume, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) dropped today, hitting and then dropping past its pre...
These nine stocks fell to 52-week lows:While trading on below-average volume, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) decreased today, hitting and then dropping past its ...
Here are nine stocks that fell to 52-week lows:The share price of Vale (NYSE:VALE) slid today, reaching and then falling even farther past its previous 52-week low o...
Nine stocks hit to 52-week lows:The share price of Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) fell today, reaching and then dropping even further past its previous 52-week low of $10.7...
Here are the nine most popular stocks that hit 52-week lows:The share price of Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) sunk today, reaching and then falling even farther past its ...
Here are nine stocks that fell to 52-week lows:While trading on above-average volume, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR) dipped today, hitting and then dropping past...
U.S. stocks turned mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 in position for its longest monthly win streak since 2009, as the market mulled economic reports and corpo...
The U.S. stock market was resilient again on Tuesday. Stocks traded lower in early trade, before rising throughout the rest of the day to finish near session highs.G...
U.S. stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, slicing April gains, as investors took in more economic data that including one illustrating contraction in Chicago-area manufact...
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, slicing April gains, as investors took in more economic data that including one illustrating contraction in Chicago-area manufacturing.B...
I have a love-hate relationship with The Masters golf tournament, which begins tomorrow. It's beautiful to watch, but simply awful to listen to.As for the beauty, Sp...
The U.S. stock market fell for the second day on Thursday after a report on Wednesday showed that the U.S. economy contracted in the fourth-quarter. Investors are pr...
Earnings HQ: FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down fourth-quarter earnings reports.
