The first quarter was a strange three months for the stock market. All the major indexes finished in the green to cap off a period that saw massive swings in both directions. The DOW lost about 25% between the second week of January and early March, but has made up a lot of lost ground over the past couple of weeks, as investors are starting to believe that the worst is ...

We saw some profit taking yesterday in the aftermath of the strong run the markets posted on Monday, but we got back on track today with some more positive gains for the major indexes. The DOW closed the day up 1.2%, while the NASDAQ put up a gain of 0.8% for the session. Helping the market out today was news that new home sales in February jumped by 4.7%. While the current ...

For the first time in over 11 years, the market dropped below the psychological 7,000 mark today, as investors continue to weigh concerns over a struggling financial sector, and worry over how deep and long lasting the current session is going to wind up being. When the smoke finally settled this afternoon, the DOW showed a hefty 4.2% loss, closing all the way down at 6,763.29.  The NASDAQ also took a ...