Optimism returns to the markets: Dow Jones up 1.7 percent as stocks shake post-election slump encouraged by signs of progress to avoid impending ‘fiscal cliff’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235497/Optimism-returns-markets-Dow-Jones-1-7-percent-stocks-shake-post-election-slump-encouraged-signs-progress-impending-fiscal-cliff.html By David Mccormack PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 7 November 2012 | UPDATED: 17:58 EST, 19 November 2012 U.S. stocks shook off their post-election slump Monday, recording their biggest gain in more than two months. It was the market’s first big, broad rise since election day, Nov. 6. Investors appeared more optimistic that Washington will reach […]

Dow drops more than 200 POINTS in less than an hour of trading as analysts fear Spain may need formal bailout

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177744/Dow-drops-200-POINTS-hour-trading-analysts-fear-Spain-need-formal-bailout.html Euro falls to 11-year low against the yen and 2-year low versus U.S. dollar More Spanish regional governments expected to call on central government for help, sparking fears Spain will need full bailout By 4pm the Dow was back to only being 78 points down By Adrian Lowery and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:33 […]

The graph that shows how Dow-Jones would plummet without Apple propping it up

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120894/S-P-500-Apple.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:26 EST, 26 March 2012 | UPDATED: 01:54 EST, 27 March 2012 Apple’s success at selling consumer gadgets has made it the most valuable firm in the world. As a result, stock market analysts have been trying to size its impact on the broader market. In an attempt to […]

‘It’s a powerful message’: Dow FINALLY closes above 13,000 for first time since recession hit

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107863/Dow-Jones-industrial-average-closes-13-000-time-2008-financial-crisis.html Consumer confidence at highest level in a year By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:38 PM on 28th February 2012 The Dow Jones industrial average today finally reclaimed the ground it held before the recession – and its subsequent bailouts, bank failures, millions of job losses and a stock market panic that halved […]