Category: Dow Jones

These 8 Dow Jones Stocks Are Negative for 2021

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index consisting of 30 stocks. It’s one of the oldest and best-known measures of stock market performance. The blue-chip index closed at a new all-time high Wednesday, dating all the way back to 1896. Dow Jones stocks have returned an average of about 19 percent in 2021. Eighteen Dow components have underperformed the…


5 Highest Yielding Dow Jones Stocks

Created in 1896 by Charles Dow, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most followed equity indexes for overall stock market health. The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 stocks on a price-weighted basis. The index has changed its holdings many times throughout history and tries to provide a balanced…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Nov. 26)

A new virus variant emerges, first detected in South Africa. Countries ban travel from the area while scientists gauge the danger. And that potential danger is spooking Wall Street. A market sell-off occurred Friday, with the Dow posting its biggest single-day drop this year. But shoppers weren’t deterred, back on the hunt for Black Friday deals.


Dow Jones Drops 900 Points on Opening Bell as New COVID-19 Variant Roils Markets

The Dow Jones fell over 900 points just after opening bell on Nov. 26, with other major Wall Street stock indexes—and risk assets more generally—also seeing sell-offs as news of a new COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa seems to have sparked a broader risk-off sentiment among investors. By 10:30 a.m. New York time, the…


US Stocks Wobble; Gap, Nordstrom Sink on Weak Results

Stocks turned mixed on Wall Street Wednesday as the market continues an unsettled period of trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent as of 1:10 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32 points, or 0.1 percent, to 35,780 and the Nasdaq rose 0.2 percent….


Stocks Gain, Pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Over 36,000

Wall Street added to its recent run of milestones today as stock indexes hit new highs again and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 36,000 points for the first time. The Dow and benchmark S&P 500 each rose 0.4 percent. The Nasdaq gained 0.3 percent. The three indexes also notched all-time highs on Monday….


Spike in Bond Yields Spooks Investors, Deflates Tech Stocks

Technology companies led a broad slide in stocks on Wall Street Tuesday, deepening the market’s September swoon. The S&P 500 fell 2 percent, its worst drop since May. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.8 percent, its biggest drop since March. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the New York Stock Exchange 4 to 1. The benchmark S&P 500…


Global Markets See Steep Losses as China’s Evergrande Feeds Fear

World stocks flagged a negative sign as steep falls kicked off the new week on Monday. Chinese property developer Evergrande’s escalating liquidity crisis had triggered concerns about spillover risks and widespread pessimism in global markets. MSCI’s all-country world equity index shed 1.63 percent, its biggest one-day percentage fall day in about two months, as Wall…


Stocks End With Tiny Gains, Enough to Nudge Nasdaq to Record

Stocks inched mostly higher on Wednesday, enough to nudge the Nasdaq composite index to an all-time high. Markets continue to remain quiet ahead of Friday’s jobs report and the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday. The S&P 500 index rose 1.41 points, less than 0.1 percent, to close at 4,524.09. The Dow…