Stocks ended their first positive week in four with a down day on Friday as investors were reluctant to buy going into a long weekend, with uncertainty still swirling around Europe. An S&P index of industrial ...

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U.S. Stocks Rise to End S&P 500’s 3-Week Losing Streak

Many investors regret purchasing Facebook stock because of the fiasco that it has become.

Shares of some top chemicals companies were down at the close of trading:Dow Chemical Co. fell $.25 or .8 percent, to $31.30.DuPont Co. fell $.26 or .5 percent, to $48.40.

The Basic Materials sector (XLB) held steady on a trading day that saw S&P 500 drop 0.3%.

The Utilities sector (XLU) showed little movement on a trading day that saw S&P 500 fall 0.3%.

The Health Care sector (XLV) held steady on a trading day that saw S&P 500 drop 0.3%.

During trading today, the S&P 500 dropped 0.3%, and the Financial sector (XLF) showed little change.

Today, a few stocks are down on high volume: The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) saw its price drop on above-normal volume today, as two million shares have changed hands or 1.6 times its average daily volume....

During trading today, the S&P 500 dropped 0.3%, and the Transportation sector (IYT) showed little change.

U.S. stocks ended their first positive week in four with a down day on Friday as investors were reluctant to buy going into a long weekend, with uncertainty still swirling around Europe. An S&P index of ...

Concerns about Europe pushed U.S. markets lower Friday but didn't erase all the gains from Monday and Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average finished up for the week for the first time in May.The Dow ...

* Industrials lag as investors turn to defensive stocks* U.S. consumer sentiment in May at highest since Oct. 2007* Dow off 0.6 pct, S&P down 0.2 pct, Nasdaq off 0.1 pctBy Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May ...

Roundup of some of the biggest gaining and declining stocks: Delcath, Talbots, VeriFone, VimpelCom, Mentor, more.

Alisa Parenti has the numbers at the closing bell, including the first weekly gain for stocks in May.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks fell Friday -- but managed to remain higher for the first week in four -- as investors worried about signs of distress in Spain, where lender Bankia SA [es: bkia] readied ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks fell Friday -- but managed to remain higher for the first week in four -- as investors worried about signs of distress in Spain, where lender Bankia SA [es: bkia] readied ...

NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended their firstpositive week in four with a down day on Friday as investorswere reluctant to buy going into a long weekend, withuncertainty still swirling around ...

Long weekend.

NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock slid into the closeon Friday as traders, wary of the risks posed by Europe's debtcrisis, closed out postions ahead of the long holiday weekendeven as Wall Street ...

NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - Small and midcap stocks wereslightly higher on Friday, with cautious investors stayingchiefly with sectors considered defensive, including utilities,healthcare and consumer ...

* French banks plan for Greek euro-zone exit -sources* U.S. consumer sentiment in May at highest since October2007* Dow off 0.3 pct, S&P off 0.02 pct, Nasdaq down 0.1 pctBy Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May ...

Stocks Mixed At Midday; Chesapeake Gains, Apple, Facebook Fall

Many investors regret purchasing Facebook stock because of the fiasco that it has become.

Brazilian stocks rise, buoyed by gains in housing issues, but the market still faces its fifth straight weekly decline.

Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 1 p.m.:Dow Chemical Co. fell $.25 or .8 percent, to $31.30.DuPont Co. fell $.30 or .6 percent, to $48.36.

Many investors regret purchasing Facebook stock because of the fiasco that it has become.

Shares of VeriFone Systems Inc. skidded Friday as the electronic payments company's third-quarter outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates.THE SPARK: After the market closed Thursday, VeriFone said ...

Many investors regret purchasing Facebook stock because of the fiasco that it has become.

Here are the nine most popular stocks that hit 52-week lows: While trading on above-average volume, VimpelCom (NYSE:VIP) fell today, hitting and then dropping past its previous 52-week low to $7.60.

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of LatinAmerican companies rallied on Friday, with energy shares leadingthe way higher after a period of weakness.Oil prices were higher ...

* French banks plan for Greek euro-zone exit -sources* U.S. consumer sentiment in May at highest since October2007* Dow off 0.3 pct, S&P off 0.02 pct, Nasdaq down 0.1 pctBy Edward Krudy NEW YORK, May 25 ...

Blue Chips Fall

Stocks drifted between small gains and losses in midday trading Friday as investors focused on Europe's debt situation.Trading was light ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.The 17 countries that use the ...

* French banks prep Greek euro-zone exit contingencyplans-sources* U.S. consumer sentiment in May at highest since Oct 2007* Dow off 0.2 pct, S&P up 0.2 pct, Nasdaq up 0.01 pctBy Edward Krudy NEW YORK, ...

* Benchmark share index falls 1.75 pct in week * Investors sell off shares of Uchumi, Safaricom * Shilling seen under pressure from tumbling yields (Recast with close, adds stocks) By Duncan Miriri and ...

Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 10 a.m.:Dow Chemical Co. fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $31.49.DuPont Co. fell $.21 or .4 percent, to $48.45.

Consumer Sentiment Jumps; Stocks Shrug

* French banks drawing up Greek euro zone exit contingencyplans- sources* U.S. consumer sentiment climbs in May, highest since Oct2007* Stocks off: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.1 pct, Nasdaq 0.2 pctBy Angela Moon ...

Market-lagging returns could be written in this 2-Star.

In my last post, on Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ,  whose stock recently rallied on the back of a positive earnings surprise, I discussed some of the myths circulating to justify the stock's nosebleed valuation ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks retained their near-neutral stance Friday as a gauge of consumer sentiment rose to a more than four-year high. Investors remained fixated on Europe, most recently ...

U.S. stocks fall in early trading Friday.

Falling stocks trimmed the first weekly gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index since April as worries about Spain’s finances spread.