The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday. However, despite the record-breaking nature of the even, Wall Street seems sort of unimpressed.
The contentious fiscal cliff deal struck Tuesday night sent stock markets, here and abroad, "climbing", "surging", "rallying," and "soaring" on Wednesday. Which confirms the importance of striking a deal — any deal! — in the first place.
We use computers for so many things over the holidays, from online shopping to video chatting, so why not go all in and let it run the stock market, too?
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Did you catch the scary swings in the market yesterday? Turns out they were caused by a computer glitch that ended up costing a single trading firm $440 million.
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This morning's news that an analyst downgraded Apple's stock from "buy" to "neutral" should worry more than just Apple fanboys.
For five minutes today, from 10:57 to 11:02 a.m. EST, according to the The Wall Street Journal's Steven Russolillo, Apple stock stopped trading for reasons, at first, nobody could figure out, but now look attributable to the "bad trades" on the BATS market.
Three cheers for the Standard & Poor's, whose S&P 500 index closed on Friday at 1,365.74, its highest level since June 2008.
The Dow dropped 389 points today to close at 11,780, while Nasdaq and S&P saw dives over 3 percent. The weakness is being blamed on Europe "as the realization sank in that Italy now must find a new political regime stable enough to implement painful cutbacks and tax increases."
Stocks jumped up at the end of trading after Sarkozy and Merkel agreed to strike a deal
A string of bad economic news left the markets headed toward their worst quarter
The "Buy Gold!" brigade is taking a breather
We bet the iPhone 5 has something to do with the spike
The market didn't take too well to today's wretched jobs report
Tweets determine how this company trades and it's working
World Bank chief warns we're going into a "danger zone"
At its close on Friday the Dow ended up 126 points
The investor tells Fortune: "The lower things go, the more I buy."
This time, Apple actually finished the day ahead
Studies have shown that the media's mood can effect the economy
In a nervous market, the tech company fares well, surpassing Exxon mobile
The Atlantic's new cover story discusses the widening gap between America's rich and poor
Gold breaks $1,700 and markets in Asia continue to fall Monday.
All things considered, it's pretty much been a terrible few days for Wall Street
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all edged lower on Wednesday
Investors still see signs of economic weakness
Nasdaq, Dow Jones, and S&P all lose ground, while gold hits record highs
Legislative action may need to begin today, as all eyes to turn to markets
Investors are worried about Chinese inflation, European debt, and our own debt ceiling
The stock was trading well below the IPO peak of $23.75 on Thursday
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