June 12, 2020
“Stocks suffered their biggest one-day pull-back in three months on Thursday as traders grew concerned about the number of coronavirus cases increasing in some states that are reopening up from lockdowns. Shares that have surged recently on hopes for a smooth reopening… Continue Reading…
June 11, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell for a second straight day on Wednesday as traders once again took profits out of names benefiting from the economy reopening and rotated into mega-cap tech stocks. The S&P 500 closed 0.5% lower at… Continue Reading…
June 9, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.70% climbed 461.46 points, or 1.7%, to end at 27,572.44, its sixth straight gain. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.66% rose 38.46 points, or 1.2%, finishing at 3,232.39. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.18% gained 110.66 points, or 1.1%, ending at 9,924.74, a… Continue Reading…
April 7, 2020
“10:38 a.m. ET: Stocks pare some gains Stocks eased up after surging at market open. Each of the three major indices, however, was still up at least 1%. Gains in the S&P 500 were led by the Energy sector, up… Continue Reading…
April 7, 2020
“Ages 20-29 The average 401(k) balance was $11,800 The median 401(k) balance was $4,300 The average contribution rate was 7% of compensation Ages 30-39 The average 401(k) balance was $42,400 The median 401(k) balance was $16,500 The average contribution rate… Continue Reading…
April 1, 2020
“Indeed, it has been punishing for investors, as the market went into a coronavirus-sparked free fall that has the 124-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average registering its worst quarterly loss since the fourth quarter of 1987. The three-month skid represented the… Continue Reading…
March 11, 2020
“Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 700 points, or about 3 percent, at the open. Standard & Poor’s 500 futures sank 2.8 percent and the Nasdaq fell 2.4 percent… Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced its first oil production increase in a… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2020
“Markets in Asia and Europe staged a recovery Tuesday, and the Dow soared 800 points a day after novel coronavirus fears and an oil price war sparked a worldwide panic… The Dow (INDU) soared 3.3%. The S&P 500 (SPX) rose 2.9% and the Nasdaq (COMP) was up 2.7%.JPMorgan equity strategists… Continue Reading…
February 24, 2020
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 950 points at the open, erasing all gains for the blue-chip index for the year. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were both down by around 4 percent, marking the biggest daily… Continue Reading…
November 14, 2019
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high on Wednesday as Disney shares popped while investors digested testimony from the top-ranking Federal Reserve official. The 30-stock average closed 92.10 points higher, or 0.3% at 27,783.59, notching intraday and closing records. Disney jumped 7.4%… Continue Reading…
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