Posts Tagged ‘Dow Jones’
The Latest from the Financial Markets
Thngs were pretty steady this week. Get the latest news on the financial markets from our friends at Fox Business News! Happy Holidays!
Dow Dives Again
For the 2nd consecutive day after the election of Barack Obama as the President-Elect, the DOW suffered another huge hit today, losing 443 points down to 8695.79. Coupled with the 486 point drop on Wednesday, the two-day percentage drop of 9% is the steepest suffered by the DOW since October 1987. The nation's retailers announced huge decreases [...]
Dow Up 300+ Points on Election Day
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 9,625.28 today, up more than 300 points. The 305.45 gain (3.28%) was the largest gain on a Presidential Election Day since the 1.2% gain recorded when President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in 1984. Some economists felt that the gain was a result of Wall Street's relief that the election was [...]
