Paul Shread

An earnings warning from Viant sent shares of e-consultants tumbling on Friday. The broader market rose on the latest signs that the economy is slowing. The ISDEX slipped 6 to 831. But the Nasdaq gained 19 to 4225, the S&P 500 added 6 to 1523, and the Dow climbed 15 to 11,290. Volume declined to […]

Stocks rose across the board on strong volume Thursday, as the Nasdaq put in its best August in a decade, up 11%. Traders cheered signs of a slowing economy. The ISDEX , left out of the rally initially, gained 13 to 838, and the Nasdaq soared 102 to 4206. The S&P 500 climbed 15 to […]

Stocks soared Thursday on signs of a slowing economy, but Internet stocks barely rose after leading the market higher on Wednesday. The ISDEX gained 2 to 827, and the Nasdaq soared 70 to 4173. The S&P 500 climbed 17 to 1519, and the Dow surged 180 to 11,283. Volume rose to 445 million shares on […]

Internet stocks soared Wednesday on a huge rally in B2B stocks and surprising strength in Amazon.com. The broader market was dragged lower by drug, retail and oil stocks. The ISDEX gained 20 to 825, and the Nasdaq rose 21 to 4103. The S&P 500 lost 7 to 1502, and the Dow fell 112 to 11,103. […]

Internet stocks posted strong gains Wednesday on strength in Amazon.com. The broader market traded lower on weakness in drug, retail and oil stocks. The ISDEX gained 14 to 818, but the Nasdaq slipped 1 to 4081. The S&P 500 lost 7 to 1502, and the Dow fell 84 to 11,130. Volume rose to 385 million […]

The Nasdaq posted modest gains on Tuesday, but just about everything else lost ground. The ISDEX slipped 2 to 804, but the Nasdaq rose 11 to 4082. The S&P 500 lost 4 to 1509, and the Dow declined 37 to 11,215, held back by stronger-than-expected new home sales and weakness in drug stocks. Volume rose […]

Stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, held back by stronger-than-expected new home sales and weakness in drug stocks. The ISDEX lost 4 to 802. The Nasdaq rose 9 to 4079. The S&P 500 slipped 3 to 1511, and the Dow lost 31 to 11,221. Volume rose to 340 million shares on the NYSE […]

Stocks got off to a strong start on Monday, but gains were cut in half by day’s end. Weakness in Yahoo dragged Net stocks lower. The ISDEX lost 4 to 806. The Nasdaq rose 27 to 4070. The S&P 500 added 7 to 1514, and the Dow climbed 60 to 11,252. Volume rose to 727 […]

Internet stocks managed to post a modest gain on Monday despite a big drop in Yahoo on negative comments from Lehman Brothers. Through mid-day the ISDEX added 3 to 814, and the Nasdaq rose 54 to 4097. The S&P 500 bolted 17 to 1523, and the Dow gained 116 to 11,308. Volume declined to 315 […]

Stocks rose and then fell on Friday, ending a tumultuous day unchanged. The ISDEX slipped 5 to 811 after rising as high as 821. The Nasdaq lost 10 to 4042, 40 points off its high. The S&P 500 slipped 1 to 1506, and the Dow rose 9 to 11,192. Volume dried up to 674 million […]

A phony press release that said fibre channel firm Emulex was restating earnings and its CEO was resigning amid an SEC investigation took the wind out of a rally Friday morning. The ISDEX slipped 2 to 814 after rising as high as 821. The Nasdaq lost 1 to 4052, 30 points off its high. The […]

Technology and Internet shares fended off sellers to power the market higher for the second straight day. The ISDEX gained 13 to 816, and the Nasdaq rose 42 to 4053. The S&P 500 added 2 to 1508, and the Dow rose 38 to 11,182. Volume declined to 821 million shares on the NYSE, but rose […]