Twitter shares soar on news of Q2 earnings Twitter shares are up big Wednesday after the micro-blogging website beat Wall Street estimates for revenue.
Consumers more confident in the economy. Consumer confidence soared in July to its highest level since 2007 as consumers are becoming more confident in the economy's recovery efforts, according to CNBC.
S&P 500 eyes 2,000 level. The Dow Jones industrial average hit 17,000 Thursday for the first time thanks to a better-than-expected jobs report. Thursday, an abbreviated trading session and the last trading session of the week, saw the unemployment rate fall to 6.
Dow within two points of 17,000. Stocks jumped higher Tuesday thanks to promising numbers from U. S. manufacturers and better-than-expected sales by U.
Dow ticks up slightly, and Nike rises after quarterly results beat expectations. Stocks ended the week in positive territory, eliminating the weekly loss for the Dow Jones industrial average thanks in part to Nike reporting better-than-expected quarterly results.
New GoPro stock (GPRO) opens at $28.65. GoPro, the company known for its cameras that allow extreme athletes, active individuals and more to capture videos, went public Thursday morning.
Wednesday report shows expansion in service sector. Stocks recorded positive gains Wednesday after a report showing expansion in the service sector created an uptick in the major stock indices.
Wall Street reacts to comments from Yellen, sending stocks higher. Another week ends, meaning another week of gains and record-setting levels for the Dow Jones and the S&P 500.
Tesla Motors said Monday that it would have a prototype of the long-awaited Model X crossover vehicle by the end of the year and begin producing it for consumers in early 2015.
Company faced allegations of overcharging. Merrill Lynch was fined $8 million and will have to return $24 million to customers due to allegations of overcharging more than 47,000 retirement accounts and charities invested in mutual funds.
Tension in Iraq rises, Dow drops again. Investors were eyeing tensions in Iraq and rising oil prices Thursday. That caused stocks to drop sharply in late-day trading.
Major indexes retreat from record highs Stocks are taking a hit Wednesday after the World Bank cut the global growth rate. The World Bank predicted that the global economy would expand by 2.
Last month of Q2 begins with stocks indexes at record highs Stocks were mixed at Monday during mid-day training. After briefly reaching brand new highs, the S&P 500 and the Dow are slightly higher.
CEO pay continues to increase. Thanks to the streaking stock market, CEOs took home a median pay package over $10 million last year according to The Associated Press.
Reversal of Tuesday's sharp fall. Stocks on the Dow Jones Stock Exchange pointed higher Wednesday as Wall Street looks forward to the Federal Reserve's last meeting.
NASDAQ falls below its 100-day moving average Stocks in the U. S. continued their decline Monday as investors continued a heavy sell-off of high-growth stocks.
