[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades 0.7% higher, or 280 points, after plunging more than 1,100 points yesterday.

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.48%) is narrowly lower form levels half an hour ago, still up about 28 points on the day. Meanwhile, Lamb Weston (LW 60.16, -18.06, -23.09%) is today's top laggard as Q2 ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices remain above prior closing levels. Disappointing earnings results and/or guidance from Micron (MU 86.91, -17.04, -16.4%) and Lennar Corp. (LEN 138.11, -7.83, -5.4%) ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.48%) holds a narrow lead over the S&P 500 (+1.41%) in the latter stages of Friday's session. Meanwhile, Nike (NKE 76.56, -0.54, -0.7%) slips in the ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is tied with the S&P 500 at gains of +0.57% apiece. Gold futures settled $45.20 lower (-1.7%) to $2,608.10/oz, dipping as strong U.S. data fuels Fed ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.56%) is in first place among the major averages on Thursday afternoon.

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market continues to rise, leading the major indices to sport gains ranging from 1.4% to 1.5%. Other names that reported earnings since yesterday's close have garnered positive ...

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 104.7 in December (Briefing.com consensus 113.5) from an upwardly revised 112.8 (from 111.7) in November. The key takeaway from the report ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (+1.58%) is now in second place with about two hours to go on Friday. Gold futures settled $37 higher (+1.4%) to $2,608.10/oz, ultimately down -1.1% this ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market has moved mostly sideways at the index level in recent trading. The Treasury market closed somewhat mixed. The 2-yr yield dropped three basis points to 4.32% and the 10 ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices still trade up, but market breadth reflects negative action versus a positive bias earlier. Decliners have a 4-to-3 lead over advancers at the NYSE and an 11-to-10 ...