Standard & Poor's 500 index

US stocks open lower on worries about global growth

     

KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 18 points, or 1 percent, to 1,919 as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 188 points, or 1.2 percent, to 16,083. The Nasdaq composite fell 49 points, or 1.1 percent, to 4,702.

US stocks waver in early trade; oil recovers

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped nine points to 16,318 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a fraction at 1,941 and the Nasdaq composite was little changed at 4,755.

The price of oil edged up to $46.54 a barrel in New York. It had plunged 2 percent the day before.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.16 percent.

     

   

US stocks open lower on renewed concerns about global growth

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 197 points, or 1.2 percent, to 16,313 as of 9:38 a.m. Eastern Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 24 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,942 and the Nasdaq composite fell 65 points, or 1.4 percent, to 4,761.

The price of oil fell sharply, pushing energy stocks lower. Drugmakers also fell, adding to their losses from Monday, when they plunged on concerns about new regulations.

Stocks end higher, led by financial shares; drugmakers drop

The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 125 points, or 0.8 percent, to 16,510 on Monday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose eight points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,966 and the Nasdaq composite gained one point, or less than 0.1 percent, to 4,840.

Stocks were rebounding from sharp falls on Friday. Those declines were caused by concerns that the Fed's decision to keep interest rates at record lows signaled a weak outlook for global growth.

US stocks rise, led by energy stocks as oil prices climb

Nine of the 10 industry groups in the Standard and Poor's 500 index gained. Energy and financial stocks rose most. Chipmaker Atmel jumped after accepting a bid from Britain's Dialog Semiconductor.

KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 90 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,471 as of 12:24 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose seven points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,965 and the Nasdaq composite gained one point, or less than 0.1 percent, to 4,828.

US stocks open slightly higher

Anheuser-Busch InBev jumped 7 percent after the company made a takeover approach to SABMiller, the owner of Miller and Peroni. Other beer makers also rose.

Hewlett-Packard rose 3 percent after announcing 30,000 job cuts, while FedEx sank 3 percent after posting results that fell short of analysts' forecasts.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 42 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,642 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

US stocks post solid gains a day ahead of big Fed meeting

Opinions are split over whether the Fed will raise its benchmark interest rate for the first time in almost a decade.

Many are speculating that the Fed will hold off and keep borrowing costs cheap. The Fed winds up its two-day meeting on Thursday.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 228 points, or 1.4 percent, to 16,599 Tuesday.

With Fed rate decision looming, stocks head lower

More signs of slowing economic growth in China weighed on prices for copper and other commodities Monday. That sent prices for materials stocks lower. Energy stocks fell along with the price of crude oil.

The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 62 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 16,370.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index declined 8 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,953. The Nasdaq composite fell 16 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,805.

US stocks waver between gains and losses in early trading

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 23 points, or 0.1 percent, at 16,277 as of 9:30 a.m. Eastern time Thursday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index was little changed at 1,942. The Nasdaq composite edged up six points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,762.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts plunged 17 percent after the company lowered its outlook following disappointing second-quarter results.

Energy sector leads a slump in US stocks as oil price falls

The declines Wednesday were led by energy stocks as the price of crude oil fell sharply.

Traders also worried that a report showing that the number of available jobs soared in July could help convince Federal Reserve policymakers to raise interest rates later this month.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 239 points, or 1.5 percent, to 16,253.