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Oil drops below $116 as dollar strengthens 8 Aug 2008 18:53 GMT
... 17 percent from a record 473.97 on July 3. U.S. stocks rose, helping the Standard & Poor's 500 Index post the first back-to-back weekly gain since May, as retailers and airlines rallied ...
Dow surges 300 points 8 Aug 2008 18:52 GMT
... than 310 points, or 2.7%, with 2-1/4 hours left in the session. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ( ) index gained 2.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ( The slide in ...
Stocks Jump As Oil Prices Decline 8 Aug 2008 18:51 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 16.85, or 1.33 percent, to 1,282.92, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
U.S. markets bolt up Friday afternoon 8 Aug 2008 18:11 GMT
... percent. The Nasdaq composite index rose 46.74 points, or 1.98 percent, to 2,402.47. The Standard and Poor's 500 rose 1.78 percent to 1,288.66, up 22.59 points. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell ...
US STOCKS - Wall St rallies as oil's slide spurs optimism 8 Aug 2008 18:11 GMT
... Dow Jones industrial average climbed 234.49 points, or 2.05 percent, to 11,665.92, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 22.24 points, or 1.76 percent, to 1,288.31. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose ...

Stocks jump on sharp drop in oil prices 8 Aug 2008 18:11 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 21.86, or 1.73 percent, to 1,287.93 and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
Goldman Sachs shares rise with broader market 8 Aug 2008 18:10 GMT
... giant Fannie Mae. The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 1.7 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose more than 1.4 percent. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest owner and backer of ...
Dow surges 300 points on sinking oil 8 Aug 2008 18:10 GMT
... than 310 points, or 2.7%, with 2-1/4 hours left in the session. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ( ) index gained 2.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ( The slide in ...
US stocks fall sharply on unexpected AIG losses, Wal-Mart forecast 8 Aug 2008 18:10 GMT
... Jones Industrial Average dropped 224.64 points, or 1.93 per cent, to 11,431.43. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index tumbled 23.12 points, or 1.79 per cent, to 1,266.07. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite ...
Shares of Goldman Sachs rise as investors shake off continued credit market concerns 8 Aug 2008 18:09 GMT
... The Dow Jones industrials rose more than 1.7 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose more than 1.4 percent. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest owner and backer of ...

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Wall St rallies as oil's slide spurs optimism 8 Aug 2008 17:59 GMT
... to move higher." (.DJI) climbed 234.49 points, or 2.05 percent, to 11,665.92, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) gained 22.24 points, or 1.76 percent, to 1,288.31. The (.IXIC) rose 46.29 ...
Dollar jumps and pushes commodities lower 8 Aug 2008 17:58 GMT
... Dow Jones industrial average was up 189.79 points, or 1.66 percent, at 11,621.22. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 17.43 points, or 1.38 percent, at 1,283.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...
Wall Street Midday: Stocks Jump As Oil Prices Fall Sharply 8 Aug 2008 17:29 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 16.85, or 1.33 percent, to 1,282.92, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
Stocks Jump as Oil Prices Tumble 8 Aug 2008 17:28 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose today. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 21.64, or 1.71%, to 1,287.71, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced 46.11, ...
US stocks jump as oil prices fall sharply 8 Aug 2008 17:27 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 21.64, or 1.71 percent, to 1,287.71, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
Consumers expect stocks to fall: survey 8 Aug 2008 17:27 GMT
... Nearly two-thirds of all households owned stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> and Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> have each fallen nearly 14 percent so far in 2008, while the ...
US STOCKS-Dow, Nasdaq jump more than 2 pct as oil slides 8 Aug 2008 16:57 GMT
... Jones industrial average .DJI gained 242.31 points, or 2.12 percent, at 11,673.74, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 22.61 points, or 1.79 percent, at 1,288.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...
Stocks soar as oil plunges 8 Aug 2008 16:57 GMT
... lead over losers. The Nasdaq Composite Index has gained 38 at 2,393. And the Standard-and Poor's 500 Stock Index is up 17 at 1,283. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange ...
Stocks jump after drop in oil eases worries about wider-than-expected Fannie Mae loss 8 Aug 2008 16:57 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 21.64, or 1.71 percent, to 1,287.71, and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
Dow, Nasdaq jump more than 2 percent as oil slides 8 Aug 2008 16:56 GMT
... Jones industrial average .DJI gained 242.31 points, or 2.12 percent, at 11,673.74, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 22.61 points, or 1.79 percent, at 1,288.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...

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Oil's slide revives Wall Street rally 8 Aug 2008 16:56 GMT
... Jones industrial average <.DJI> shot up 204.04 points, or 1.78 percent, to 11,635.47. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> jumped 18.78 points, or 1.48 percent, to 1,284.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...
Stocks jump as oil prices fall sharply 8 Aug 2008 16:56 GMT
... Dow had logged over the prior two sessions. Broader indicators also rose Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 21.86, or 1.73 percent, to 1,287.93 and the Nasdaq composite index advanced ...
Investment banks' shares rise amid gains in broader market, shaking off credit worries 8 Aug 2008 16:53 GMT
... The Dow Jones industrials rose nearly 1.7 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose almost 1.4 percent. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest owner and backer of mortgages ...
Down again, on financial sector worries 8 Aug 2008 16:52 GMT
... Dow fell 224.64, or 1.93 percent, to 11,431.43. Broader indicators also slid Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 23.12, or 1.79 percent, to 1,266.07, and the Nasdaq composite index fell ...
Sector Snap: Investment banks rise 8 Aug 2008 16:50 GMT
... mortgage giant Fannie Mae. The Dow Jones industrials rose nearly 1.7 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose almost 1.4 percent. Fannie Mae, the nation's largest owner and backer of mortgages ...