Investors believing that Wall Street is on the verge of a year-end rally piled into the market Tuesday, brushing off more weak economic data while they scarfed up stocks and propelled the Dow Jones industrials up 300 points to its highest close in four weeks. ...more

November 5, 2008

On Monday, for the first time this October, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day higher than it began: 963.42 points higher, to be exact, making for the biggest single-day percentage gain in 75 years. ...more

October 14, 2008

A growing conviction that the United States is headed toward recession sent Wall Street plunging Tuesday, with weak retail sales figures and disappointing results from Citigroup exacerbating investors' pessimistic mood. The Dow Jones industrials tumbled nearly 280 points. ...more

January 16, 2008

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 360 points Friday - the 20th anniversary of the Black Monday crash - as lackluster corporate earnings, renewed credit concerns and rising oil prices spooked investors. ...more

October 20, 2007