Dow Industrials

    By Matthew Scott

    | 5:15PM 12/17/2009
    The strengthening dollar and an unexpected rise in unemployment fueled a loss of more than 1% across all the major indexes on Thursday. The U.S. dollar moved to a three and a half month high against a basket of foreign currencies, which signaled traders that there could be lower profit potential...

    By Charles Hugh Smith

    | 2:40PM 10/19/2009
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) has reclaimed the psychologically important 10,000 level. So is this the first leg of a new bull market? Should we expect the Dow to continue rising, perhaps to its old high above 14,000? Or maybe there will be a sharp snapback that will send the market...

    By Nikhil Hutheesing

    | 7:40PM 7/31/2009
    What a month! In July, the Dow Industrials were up more than 8.5 percent, the best month on record since October 2002. The Dow Transports gained more than 10.5 percent for July, and both averages are trading at their highest levels in at least six months. Have we left the bear behind? We turned...