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Dow hits new high, erasing crisis swoon
Mar 5, 2013
Does the new Dow high mean mission accomplished for the U.S. economic recovery? Not so fast, but it closes another chapter on the financial crisis.
Dow hits new record high, but why?
Mar 5, 2013
The Dow gained nearly 100 points this morning, topping 14,225 and breaking into record territory.
Wall Street takes the sequester in stride
Feb 27, 2013
Two days away from the sequester, the Dow is pretty much right where it was a month ago. Why is Wall Street seemingly unfazed by Washington's latest fiscal deadline?
Why many Americans are sitting out stock surge
Feb 4, 2013
With stocks back at pre-financial crisis levels, some small investors are stepping gingerly back into the market. With encouraging corporate and economic news, why the hesitance?
With stocks up, is the individual investor back?
Feb 1, 2013
The Dow jumped almost 6 percent in January -- its best start to the year since 1994. Does this mean the individual investor has returned to the stock market?
Dow, S&P at five-year high; VIX drops to five-year low
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 22, 2013
Two of the major stock indices closed at five-year highs today, while the CBOE Volatility Index drops to its lowest since April 2007.
Weak earnings drag down stock market
Oct 24, 2012
Just in time for Halloween something has Wall Street spooked. Yesterday, the Dow fell by more than 200 points for the second time in three trading days.
For public good, not for profit.
Kraft: You’ve been voted off the Dow island
Sep 24, 2012
UnitedHealth replaced Kraft in the latest adjustment to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Blue Chips that split or wither get the axe.
Weekly Wrap: Contrary economic indicators
Jul 27, 2012
The Dow vaulted back over 13,000 while Gross Domestic Product just treads water in the shallow end of the pool. What can we take away from the latest economic data?
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Dow flying high despite other poor economic indicators
May 2, 2012
The Dow closed near its highest level in about four years yesterday, but how can that be when there are so many other economic indicators recently that don’t look so great?