Will Andrews

Recent Articles by Will Andrews

November 22, 2009

Stocks Gain on Home-Sales Data

U.S. stocks closed solidly higher Monday as a stronger-than-expected October home sales report helped to reassure investors' faith in the economic recovery. Investors ...

November 19, 2009

Stocks Slip on Dell Earnings

U.S. stock indexes closed lower Friday after late-day bargain hunting failed to lift the market out of an earlier slump led by weakness in technology, energy and ...

November 18, 2009

Stocks Fall on Stronger Dollar, Weak Techs

U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday as a stronger dollar put downward pressure on equities and other riskier investments, including commodities. Additional downward ...

November 8, 2009

Dow Hits 2009 Closing High

U.S. stocks surged Monday, with the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average reaching a new closing high for 2009. The basic materials, industrial, and financial sectors...

November 4, 2009

Stocks Rally, with Dow Back Above 10,000

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Thursday, with the Dow industrials finishing the session above 10,000. The market was buoyed by positive economic reports ahead of ...

October 30, 2009

A Fearful Friday for Stocks

U.S. stocks closed sharply and broadly lower Friday, led by financial issues, as disappointing reports on personal spending and consumer confidence stoked investors' ...

September 25, 2009

Stocks Fall on Mixed Economic News

U.S. stock finished lower Friday after a late rally attempt failed. Some investors were cashing in on the six-month stock market rally while pondering the economic ...

August 26, 2009

Stock Indexes Post Small Gains

Major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher Wednesday, overcoming some earlier bouts of profit taking in the final moments of trading. For most of the day, the ...

August 25, 2009

Stocks Advance on Housing, Consumer News

U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, led by gains in homebuilding, financial and consumer service issues. Lifting the market were better-than-expected reports on housing...

August 24, 2009

Stocks Finish Mixed

U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed Monday as investors turned more cautious following the market's rise last week to its best levels of the year. A rise in crude oil ...