Wall Street built on its gains Wednesday as investors bet that cheaper money the Federal Reserve unleashed with its decision to cut interest rates will give a boost to corporate profits and the overall economy. ...more

September 20, 2007

In a bold strike, the Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by a half point Tuesday - the first cut in more than four years - and left the door open to further relief to prevent a painful housing slump and jarring credit crunch from driving the country into recession. ...more

September 18, 2007

Wall Street fell moderately Monday as investors anxiously awaited the Federal Reserve's impending decision on interest rates. ...more

September 18, 2007

Stocks advanced solidly Thursday, led by strong gains among the blue chips and mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp., which signaled a possible thawing in the credit markets with the announcement it had lined up additional financing. ...more

September 14, 2007

Wall Street shook off early uncertainty to close moderately higher Thursday as a series of mixed economic reports managed to make investors more optimistic about the chances for an interest rate cut. ...more

September 7, 2007

Wall Street plunged anew Friday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 280 points after comments from a major investment bank exacerbated the market's fears of a widening credit crunch. ...more

August 3, 2007