For the week ending Friday, April 18, 2008 the US Markets ended the week rallying on earnings news. The Dow had its best week since Feb 1 and rallied 256.8 points on Wednesday and another 228.87 points on Friday, for its biggest point gains since April 1st.
Following are the day's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Supervalu and Crown Holdings popped while eBay and Chesapeake dropped.
Stocks wobbled Thursday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings and economic news. IBM was the biggest gainer on the Dow, while Pfizer was the biggest decliner.
Stocks wobbled Thursday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings and economic news. IBM was the biggest gainer on the Dow, while Pfizer was the biggest decliner.
Stocks wobbled Thursday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings and economic news. IBM was the biggest gainer on the Dow, while Pfizer was the biggest decliner.
Stocks were lower Thursday as investors digested a mixed bag of earnings and a better-than-expected report on weekly jobless claims.
Stocks finished at their highs for the day Wednesday as investors cheered the latest round of earnings, which included Intel and JPMorgan.
Stocks rose sharply Wednesday as investors cheered the latest round of earnings, which included Intel and JPMorgan Chase.
The afterglow from Intel's earnings news should be an early bright spot for stocks Wednesday, a day that will be ruled by earnings news.
Wall Street should brace for a round of profit warnings from U.S. technology companies this results season, as consumers and businesses rein in spending amid a weaker economy and record energy prices. The world's largest microchip company, Intel Corp spacer , kicks things off for the sector Tuesday, followed by top computer services provider IBM spacer Wednesday and Web search leader Google Inc spacer Thursday.
Stock fell sharply Friday, led by industrials and techs, as General Electric's earnings miss cast a gloomy haze over earnings season. The Dow finished down 2.3 percent for the week, while the S&P shed 2.7 percent and the Nasdaq lost 3.4 percent.