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Stock Market Today: September 26, 2018
09/26/2018
The major stock indexes reversed course and finished lower today during a session that had investors awaiting an expected interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Wall Street’s expectations were confirmed when the central bank raised its target for short-term interest rates by 0.25%, to a range of 2.00%-2.25%.
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Stock Market Today: August 9, 2018
08/09/2018
U.S. indexes exhibited mixed fortunes for most of Thursday, with the small-cap Russell 2000 posting the widest gain. Among the large-cap groupings, the NASDAQ was the sturdiest performer, although it slipped back towards its breakeven line as the closing bell approached.
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Dow 30 Earnings: The Walt Disney Company Third Quarter Fiscal 2018
08/08/2018
Media conglomerate and Dow-30 component The Walt Disney Company issued third-quarter results after Tuesday’s closing bell. The stock was little changed despite the media company’s improved operating results.
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Stock Market Today: July 20, 2018
07/20/2018
Despite spending the majority of Friday’s session in positive territory, the major U.S. indexes turned negative in the final hour of trading. Solid earnings performances from Microsoft, Honeywell, and others helped the bulls control the direction of equities up to a point, until President Trump’s comments on trade ostensibly stirred enough uncertainty to open the doors for some late-day profit taking.
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Stock Market Today: June 20, 2018
06/20/2018
The U.S. stock market put in a mixed, but selectively constructive session today, as traders seemed less concerned about America’s international trade situation. At the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 42 points, while the broader S&P 500 Index was ahead five points, and the NASDAQ was higher by 56 points.
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Stock Market Today: June 15, 2018
06/15/2018
Resurgent fears of a trade war and increased global oil supplies stoked a steep selloff for most of Friday, before a late-in-the-day rally ended up capping the indecisive week on only a slightly negative note. Indeed, news that the United States was planning to implement 25% tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese exports set the stage for the bearish tone that persisted through the early afternoon.
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Stock Market Today: June 14, 2018
06/14/2018
The U.S. stock market put in a generally constructive session today. True, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 26 points. But the broader S&P 500 Index was up seven points, and the NASDAQ was higher by 65 points. Market breadth was favorable, too, as advancers managed to outnumber decliners on the NYSE. The technology and consumer cyclical stocks moved nicely higher, offsetting declines in the financial and energy names.
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Stock Market Today: June 12, 2018
06/12/2018
U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, as investors digested a number of political factors and looked ahead to the Fed’s impending interest-rate announcement tomorrow afternoon. The S&P 500 vacillated between positive and negative territory before finishing slightly higher and the Dow finished the day just shy of its breakeven line.
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Dow 30 Earnings: The Walt Disney Company Second Quarter Fiscal 2018
05/09/2018
Media conglomerate and Dow-30 component The Walt Disney Company issued March-period results after Tuesday’s closing bell. Investors were initially pleased by the earnings report, sending these shares modestly higher in after-market trading; however, DIS stock soon gave back those gains on rumors regarding a potential interruption in the forthcoming Twenty-First Century Fox merger.
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