dow jones

A look at the best and worst performers in the Dow Jones industrial average, which tracks 30 key U.S. companies; the biggest industry gainers and decliners in the broader S&P 500 index, which ended nearly flat for the year; and some companies that rattled investors in 2011.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the day before.

NEW YORK -- U.S. stock futures were rising Thursday ahead of what economist expect to be positive data on jobs, consumer sentiment and economic growth in the U.S.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 60 points, or 42 points above fair value, at 12,084. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 7 points, or 4 points above fair value, at 1242 ...

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U.S. stocks sank in afternoon trading Monday, with bank stocks leading the way down. The Dow Jones industrial average finished the trading session with a loss of around 100 points.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 1.3 percent Monday after two big rating agencies criticized a deal last week between European leaders that is aimed at easing the region's debt crisis.

A back-and-forth trading day on Wall Street ended with stocks mostly positive Tuesday. Shares were mixed much of the session with the Dow Jones industrial average slightly higher most of the day.

A promised plan to restore long-term confidence in the euro boosted stocks and other risky assets Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 150 points, led by banks.

Cable stocks surged Wednesday, riding a 490-point gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after...

Europe's spreading debt woes and slower manufacturing in China pushed stocks sharply lower Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 200 points in afternoon trading.

Worries that the growing European debt crisis would drag down the global economy slammed Wall Street, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average do