U.S. stocks were higher Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.52% to 10587, the S&P 500 added 1.57% to 1133 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.60% to 2305. An article in Barron’s said Chevron Corp.’s (NYSE:CVX, $79.16, +$2.17, 2.82%) shares could rally about 20%, to $95, in the next year, as oil prices [...]
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BANR, MYRX, JAV, STT, NTRS, NPO, SID, NKE Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13 points to 10295 but the S&P 500 jumped 2.5 points to 1099 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 22 points to 2202. Banner Corp. (NASDAQ:BANR, $2.45, +$0.08, 3.38%) canceled its planned stock offering of as much as $75 million but still [...]
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SMOD, CECO, APEI, BPI, STRA, APSG, CATY, NTAP, PQ Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.03% to 10312, the S&P 500 jumped 0.41% to 1101 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.13 to 2205. Smart Modular Technologies (WWH) Inc. (NASDAQ:SMOD, $6.08, +$1.25, 25.88%) swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit on a year-earlier write-down while revenue continued to [...]
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CNW, ODFL, ABFS, YRCW, FWRD, PALM, DAN, KBH Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6 points to 10314, the S&P 500 jumped 5 points to 1101 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 25 points to 2205. Trucking companies, including Con-Way Inc. (NYSE:CNW, $37.55, +$1.27, 3.50%), Old Dominion Freight Lines Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL, $33.09, +$0.32, +0.96%) and Arkansas [...]
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JCG, ANN, GES, GPS, DBRN, SWN, ZQK, LSI Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.01% to 10307 but the S&P 500 jumped 0.33% to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.08% to 2204. Retail stocks, including J.Crew Group Inc. (NYSE:JCG, $43.86, -$2.30, -4.98%) and AnnTaylor Corp. (NYSE:ANN, $14.99, -$0.47, -3.04%), declined as predictions for stormy [...]
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DRI, EAT, CAKE, RRGB, BWLD, CELG, VRSN, MTEX Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 points to 10305 but the S&P 500 jumped 3.6 points to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 24 points to 2204. Darden Restaurants Inc.’s (NYSE:DRI, $34.90, +$2.15, 6.56%) fiscal second-quarter earnings climbed 1% aided by cost cutting earlier this year [...]
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ORCL, CCL, AIRV, BCR, LDK, AIB, IRE, CRME Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07% to 10316, the S&P 500 jumped 0.40% to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.11 to 2204. Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL, $24.36, +$1.48, 6.46%) reported second-quarter profit and sales that topped Wall Street’s forecast thanks in part to favorable exchange rates, providing [...]
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KMX, SENO, HOLX, IHR, RIMM, TTWO, ZLC, AIQ Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.4 points to 10322, the S&P 500 jumped 5 points to 1101 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 25 points to 2205. CarMax Inc. (NYSE:KMX, $22.54, +$0.72, 3.30%) swung to a much bigger-than-expected profit for the fiscal third quarter, as the used-car [...]