^DJI - Dow Jones Industrial Average
| Previous Close | 27,147.10 |
| Open | 27,186.10 |
| Volume | 216,441,516 |
| Day's Range | 27,064.21 - 27,272.17 |
| 52 Week Range | 21,712.53 - 27,398.68 |
| Avg. Volume | 294,386,250 |
- Yahoo Finance
What to know in markets Friday
Investors will be monitoring the market action on Friday as stocks flirt with record highs.
- MarketWatch
This data analysis is blowing minds in the finance world — and could change how you invest
Dollar-cost averaging has long been espoused by the likes of Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham as a savvy way to mitigate risk and build a portfolio by investing a fixed amount of cash regularly over a period of time. But is that tried-and-true approach better than putting a lump sum to work all in one leap into equities? Or even fixed income?
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures: Microsoft, Northrop Led 6 Breakouts But Only Huya Impressed As Stock Market Rally Fizzled
Stock futures: Microsoft and Northrop led six breakouts, but only Huya impressed as the stock market rally fizzled Thursday. Apple and Lululemon fell below buy points.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Slipped 52 Points Because We’ve Already Forgotten the Rate Cut
The main U.S. stock indexes finished the day about flat, following Wednesday’s rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Microsoft stock gained after declaring its latest buyback plans and a dividend increase.
- Market Realist
Dow Jones Reverses Early Gains, Falls 0.2% Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 53.44 points (or 0.2%) today, possibly because the market gave a thumbs up to yesterday's 0.25% rate cut by the Fed.
- Investor's Business Daily
Disney Stock: Is It A Buy Right Now? Here's What Earnings, Charts Show
Disney stock is setting up a new buy point as the media giant plows ahead. Here is what the fundamentals and technical analysis say about buying Disney now.
- Reuters
US STOCKS-Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips
Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for further monetary easing. Microsoft rose 1.8% after unveiling a $40 billion stock buyback plan, while Apple declined 0.8% and the S&P 500 ended virtually unchanged. The S&P 500 was than less than 1% below its closing record high hit in July as investors became more optimistic about the resumption of talks between the United States and China aimed at laying the groundwork for high-level trade negotiations in early October.
- MarketWatch
Stocks lose steam to end near unchanged after S&P 500 nears record territory
U.S. stocks struggled to hold on to modest gains on Thursday as investors weighed better-than-expected housing and manufacturing data, a day after the second interest rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve.
- MarketWatch
How the stock market tends to perform after back-to-back Fed rate cuts
On Thursday, U.S. equity benchmarks were staging a test of fresh all-time highs, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in as many meetings.
- MarketWatch
S&P 500 loses steam after flirting with record territory as stocks end near unchanged
The S&P 500 flirted with record territory but lost steam ahead of the closing bell on Thursday, with major indexes ending on either side of unchanged. The S&P 500 ended less than a point lower near 3,006, according to preliminary figures, after seeing a session high of 3,021.99, shy of its all-time closing high of 3,025.86 set on July 26. The Dow fell around 53 points to close near 27,093, while the Nasdaq Composite held on to a gain of around 5 points, or 0.1%, to finish near 8,183.
- MarketWatch
Walt Disney, Home Depot share losses lead Dow's nearly 75-point drop
DOW UPDATE Dragged down by declines for shares of Walt Disney and Home Depot, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling Thursday afternoon. Shares of Walt Disney (DIS) and Home Depot (HD) are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline, as the Dow (DJIA) was most recently trading 72 points, or 0.
- MarketWatch
Why one of the world’s top investors says now may be the time to raise cash
Lim Chow Kiat oversees one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, and he’s feeling rather bearish.
- Reuters
US STOCKS-Tech shares lead Wall Street higher; S&P 500 nears record high
A Microsoft-led rally in technology shares pushed U.S. stock indexes higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and left the door open for further monetary intervention. Shares of the software giant rose 2.2% after the company unveiled a $40 billion stock buyback plan, boosting the S&P 500 benchmark index and driving the broader technology sector up 0.8%. The S&P 500 was about 10 points shy of its record high of 3,027.98, as markets also turned optimistic about low-level trade talks between the United States and China.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Cools As Microsoft Hits New High, But Disney Stock Weighs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tried to stay flat as stocks cooled slightly from bigger Fed-rate-cut-inspired gains in today's stock market.
- MarketWatch
Billionaire investor on Elizabeth Warren as president: Market might not even open
“The Democratic Party seems to be leaning towards the left on policies, which is very harmful for the economy. I don’t like the shift to the left,” he explained, adding we could see a 25% plunge in the market if Warren gets elected.
- MarketWatch
Ahead of the next financial crisis, one market strategist claims this is ‘the best long-term risk-reward trade out there’
Kevin Muir, longtime trader and market strategist at Toronto-based East West Investment Management, says he’s preparing for a market storm that everybody else seems to be discounting. He explains how you can, too.
- MarketWatch
Walt Disney, Apple Inc. share losses lead the way, but Dow flat
DOW UPDATE The Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearly flat Thursday afternoon with shares of Walt Disney and Apple Inc. facing the biggest declines for the price-weighted average. The Dow (DJIA) was most recently trading 2 points (0.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Is Heading Higher Because the Fed Got It Right
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point, with some responses suggesting it made a blunder of historic proportions. But history indicates it might have made the right choice.
- Investing.com
Stocks - Wall Street Gives up Early Gains on Trade Fight Worries
Investing.com - A strong opening stock rally Thursday faded in the afternoon in part because of worries about the upcoming U.S.-China trade talks.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Pounds Bears With 1,933-Point Gain From August Low; Microsoft, Huya Break Out
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has moved within arm's length of reaching new all-time highs amid a breakout by Microsoft. China's Huya also broke out.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Is Up Because Sometimes the Fed Just Meeting Expectations Is Enough
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all rose the day after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates again.
- MarketWatch
Value investing isn’t back — but economic growth is
The recent shift in stock-market leadership was to cyclical stocks from defensive sectors, not to value.
- Barrons.com
36 Stocks to Buy if the Value Rotation Fizzles Out
When momentum stocks blew up, everyone got excited about the possibility that it would be value’s turn to shine. But with the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, there’s a good chance that investors will just go back to buying what has worked.
- Reuters
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Microsoft, energy stocks lift Wall Street at open
Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, boosted by Microsoft Corp and energy stocks, a day after the Federal Reserve cut rates as expected but played down hopes of further monetary easing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.97 points, or 0.14%, at the open to 27,186.05. The S&P 500 opened higher by 3.63 points, or 0.12%, at 3,010.36. The Nasdaq Composite gained 16.20 points, or 0.20%, to 8,193.59 at the opening bell.
