Paul Shread

Intel rose Monday on a transistor breakthrough, and Amazon.com soared on better-than-expected holiday sales. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ surged 8 to 186, and the Nasdaq rose 38 to 1941. The S&P 500 added 7 to 1157, and the Dow climbed 23 to 9982. Volume was unchanged from Wednesday’s pre-holiday session at 1 billion shares on the […]

So much for holiday traditions. The one that says the stock market goes up on the day before Thanksgiving turned out to be a turkey, as stocks started the day down and stayed down. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ was down fractionally to 174, and the Nasdaq dropped 5 to 1875. The S&P 500 lost 5 to […]

Stocks fell in rising volume on Tuesday amid concerns about earnings of cyclical companies and more anthrax worries. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ fell 11 to 174, and the Nasdaq dropped 53 to 1880. The S&P 500 lost 8 to 1142, and the Dow declined 75 to 9901. Volume rose to 1.32 billion shares on the NYSE, […]

Stocks surged again on Monday on an oil industry merger and continued success in the war in Afghanistan. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ surged 8 to 186, and the Nasdaq rose 35 to 1934. The S&P 500 climbed 12 to 1151, and the Dow rose 109 to 9976. Volume declined to 1.29 billion shares on the NYSE, […]

Stocks recovered Friday from early losses on news that manufacturing had entered its longest slump since the Great Depression. Dell dropped during the day on a disappointing forecast, but stocks received some support from news that Osama bin Laden’s deputy had apparently been killed in U.S. bombing raids. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 1 to 178, […]

Dell topped earnings and revenue estimates after the close on Thursday, but traders greeted the news with a shrug. Blue chips rose during the day on better than expected unemployment claims and a looming oil price war, but techs drifted lower on a dismal outlook from Applied Materials. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ slipped fractionally to 176, […]

Stocks extended their gains Wednesday on a stronger-than-expected retail sales report. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 5 to 176, and the Nasdaq climbed 11 to 1903. The S&P 500 rose 2 to 1141, and the Dow added 72 to 9823. Volume rose to 1.42 billion shares on the NYSE, but slipped to 2.16 billion on the […]

Stocks surged Tuesday after the Northern Alliance captured the Afghan capital of Kabul. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 6 to 171, and the Nasdaq soared 51 to 1892. The S&P 500 rose 20 to 1139, and the Dow surged 196 to 9750. Volume rose to 1.35 billion shares on the NYSE, and 2.18 billion on the […]

Stocks fell sharply Monday morning on terrorism fears following the crash of an American Airlines jet in New York, but the market recovered most of its losses when officials said the crash appeared to be an accident. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 2 to 165, and the Nasdaq gained 11 to 1840. The S&P 500 lost […]

Stocks shook off early losses Friday after the steepest drop in producer prices ever recorded raised deflation fears. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 3 to 163, and the Nasdaq was up fractionally to 1828. The S&P 500 added 1 to 1120, and the Dow climbed 20 to 9608, its highest close since before the September 11 […]

Stocks posted strong early gains Thursday on European rate cuts and better than expected weekly unemployment claims, but then gave back those gains by the close. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ slipped 1 to 160, and the Nasdaq declined 9 to 1827. The S&P 500 added 2 to 1118, and the Dow climbed 33 to 9587. Volume […]

Stocks surged Tuesday on the Federal Reserve’s tenth rate cut this year. Qualcomm fell after the bell after missing estimates and warning. The ISDEX http://www.wsrn.com/apps/ISDEX/ rose 6 to 157, and the Nasdaq surged 41 at 1835. The S&P 500 climbed 16 to 1118, and the Dow rose 150 to 9591. Volume rose to 1.34 billion […]