Stocks got off to a positive start yesterday morning, as the S&P 500 rallied sharply and reclaimed its 50-day moving average by mid-day. But a negative, knee-jerk reaction to the afternoon Fed announcement on economic policy sparked a sell-off in the final hour of trading that caused the major ind ... Read more

A solid start led to an ugly finish yesterday, as a late-day sell-off sparked substantial losses across the board. After trending higher throughout the morning session, stocks initially erased Tuesday's losses and were back to testing their recent highs. Thereafter, the main stock market indexes m ... Read more

Better than expected earnings reports from semiconductor giant Intel and banking leader JPMorgan Chase sparked a broad-based rally yesterday, enabling the major indices to convincingly surge above last month's prior highs. Stocks gapped sharply higher on the open, traded sideways throughout most ... Read more

Stocks got off to a rough start to begin the fourth quarter, logging heavy losses across the board. There would be no repeat of Wednesday's session, where broad market averages reversed sharply to the upside after a steep morning selloff. The selling pressure was persistent all session long, confi ... Read more

Stocks concluded the last day of the third quarter in indecisive fashion, as the major indices whipsawed in both directions. Although it opened near the flat line, the S&P 500 plunged to a 1.3% loss within the first thirty minutes of trading. But rather than building on that bearish momentum, the ... Read more

Following through on the previous afternoon's late-day slide, the major indices suffered a second consecutive day of substantial losses across the board. Stocks opened slightly higher, but the bears quickly took control, setting in motion a downtrend that persisted throughout the morning session. ... Read more

Stocks concluded the last day of the first half of 2009 on a negative note, as the major indices sold off on higher volume. The bulls attempted to build on the previous day's strength in the first half hour of trading, but a worse than expected consumer sentiment report at 10:00 am ET sparked a su ... Read more

After opening slightly higher yesterday morning, the main stock market indexes traded in a narrow, sideways range throughout the first half of the day, but the bears returned at mid-day, causing stocks to slice through the previous day's lows. Subsequent range-bound trading near the intraday lows ... Read more