Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names such as JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing its two-day advance to more than 480. ...more

July 18, 2008

The biggest rise in the unemployment rate since 1986 is an "aberration" and investors who sold equities Friday are "completely misreading" the outlook for economic growth, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. ...more

June 7, 2008

Investors weren't at their finest Tuesday. A tsunami of selling drove the Dow Jones average down 464 points, only to bounce back and end the day off 128 points. Big rises and falls continued through the week. ...more

January 27, 2008

Markets resumed their slide Monday as Wall Street absorbed a gloomy outlook for the banking sector, as well as bleak news from the National Association of Home Builders. ...more

November 20, 2007