Stocks Broke Tradition in 3rd Quarter
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Historically, third quarters are losers. Over the past 16 years, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has on average lost 2 percent between the end of June and the end of September. "Sell in May, stay away," the Wall Street adage goes.
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U.S. stocks ended higher for a third  successive day on Tuesday, even as oil prices rose to another  record, after investors were encouraged by data showing an  easing of inflationary pressure and a sharp rebound in the  housing market.
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A plunge in Chinese stocks rippled across global markets yesterday, triggering a massive wave of selling in the United States that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 3.3 percent, or 416 points, its biggest decline since March 2003.
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U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record, as surprisingly strong profits from companies such as Archer Daniels Midland Co.  offset an unexpected fall in a key gauge of U.S. manufacturing.
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Stocks rallied following last week's solemn anniversary.
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U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as investors shrugged off record crude oil prices and bought  beaten-down shares, pushing blue chips to close above 10,000  for the first time in 3 weeks.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher finish Tuesday, as investors shied away from taking new positions in a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the market's languid tone, Google surpassed $500 for the first time.
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A sharp decline in oil prices and a surprise drop in wholesale prices pushed stocks higher Friday as investors&#39; concerns about third quarter earnings were mitigated.
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The stock market barreled higher yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a 3-year high as two Wall Street firms reported better-than-expected earnings and a brokerage gave tech bellwether Intel Corp. a ratings upgrade.
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By Rick Babson, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 17--Wall Street crawled to the finish of an otherwise strong week on Friday, closing thinly mixed ahead of a three-day weekend.
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A rebound in energy and commodity companies helped stocks rise for a third day, extending the DowÂs record-breaking rally.
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Investor's Business Daily - A funny thing happened on the way past the 2000-02 bear market: Assets in 401(k) accounts soared.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks rose in erratic trade on Wednesday, led by financials, as investors looked for bargains in the beaten-down sector after results from JPMorgan Chase & Co , the No. 3 U.S. bank.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , buoyed by stock and bond trading in the third quarter, extended the longest streak of earnings gains on Wall Street.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday and were set to break a three-day losing streak, as nearly a week of steep declines left investors with the notion that for now, stocks are cheap.
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The Dow closed at its highest level in seven months, the Nasdaq in nine months and the S&amp;P hit a fresh three-year high. The US stock market has been on an upward path since the re-election of President George W Bush.
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US stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as investors shrugged off record crude oil prices and bought beaten-down shares, pushing blue chips to close above 10,000 for the first time in 3 weeks.