Last Friday's session was marked by divergence, as tech stocks logged substantial gains, but blue chips lagged behind. After opening slightly higher, the major indices drifted lower throughout most of the session, then bounced off their lows in the final ninety minutes of trading. The Nasdaq Compo ... Read more

Stocks concluded the week with a tug-of-war between the bulls and bears that left the major indices near the flat line. The broad market initially gapped sharply higher on the open, but traders quickly sold into strength, causing the main stock market indexes to fall into negative territory one ho ... Read more

Building on the bullish momentum from Friday's last-minute buying spree, stocks jumped higher out of the starting gate yesterday morning, consolidated in a very tight, sideways range throughout the entire session, then settled near their intraday highs. The Nasdaq Composite zoomed 3.1% higher, whi ... Read more

A huge bounce in the beaten-down financial sector sparked a massive rally on Wall Street yesterday, enabling the major indices to score their largest one-day gains in months. Stocks gapped higher on the open, then trended steadily higher as the day progressed. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 7.1%, the ... Read more

The start of a new month granted no reprieve to ailing stocks, as the major indices nosedived to build on their recent wave of losses. The broad market gapped lower on the open, then settled into a steady downtrend that persisted throughout the entire session. The Nasdaq Composite plunged 4.0%, th ... Read more

Stocks got off to a higher start yesterday morning, but reversed lower after testing resistance of their previous day's highs. The major indices subsequently trended south throughout the afternoon before settling near their recent lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% and the S&P 50 ... Read more

Maintaining its recent pattern of erratic and whippy trading, the stock market surrendered a substantial portion of the previous day's gains. After gapping down on the open, the major indices built on their losses throughout the morning, briefly attempted to rally in the early afternoon, then drif ... Read more