The DOW closed above the psychological 10,000 mark today for the first time in a year, and ended the day up 1.47% to 10,115.86. The first time that the DOW rose above the 10,000 mark was all the way back in 1999, and at that time investors celebrated, and drank champagne, but this time it was not so much a reason to celebrate as a reason to relax a bit, as ...

The DOW closed at its highest in a year, as the market had its best week in the past 2 months, and snapping a two week losing streak. For the week, the DOW was up 4%, with the Nasdaq and S&P both up an impressive 4.5%. We got a couple pieces of good news today. The Commerce Department noted that the trade deficit fell by 3.6%, and we also got news that ...

Friday was another sell off for the market, as investors continue to show fear ahead of a plan out of Washington on how to reverse the current recession that seems to be deepening with each passing day. The DOW was down 1.04% today, the NASDAQ traded 0.5% lower, and the S&P dropped another 1.0% in today's trading. For the week, the DOW dropped a total of 5.2%, and is sitting at lows ...