Nine Stocks

Tag: expansion

  • Stocks Surge as Europe Debt Concerns Ease

    U.S. stocks on Wednesday finished higher for their first session in four as fears about Europe’s debt troubles abated and the Federal Reserve found modest economic expansion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 275.56 points, or 2.47%, to 11,414.86. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 33.38 points, or 2.86%, to 1,198.62 and the Nasdaq…

  • Stocks Finished Quiet Day Flat

    Stocks finished little changed in choppy, low-volume trading Tuesday after the latest economic data offered some mildly encouraging news on United States factory orders, as investors largely shrugged off Moody’s downgrade of Portugal’s rating into junk territory. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.90 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 12,569.87. The Standard &…