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<p>Persistent worries about the slowing economy and when the Federal Reserve will start tapering its bond buying program had investors on edge again Wednesday.</p> <p>U.S. stocks fell sharply, extending the previous day's slide, after major global markets also ended in the red.</p>

STOCKS CRATER, DOW FALLS 208 POINTS: Here's What You Need To Know Sam Ro May 31, 2013, 4:00 PM Things got really ugly during the last few minutes of the trading session. First the scoreboard: Dow: 15,115, -208.9 pts, -1.3% S&P 500: 1,630, -23.6 pts, -1.4% NASDAQ: 3,455, -35.3 pts, -1.0% And now the top stories: The April personal income and spending report was disappointing. Income was flat, which was worse than the modest 0.1% gain expected by economists. Spending unexpectedly fell by 0.2%. "Despite surging prices for homes and equities, consumer spending is contracting," said economic bear Lakshman Achuthan...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The S&P 500 fell after a spate of negative surprises in economic reports was balanced against expectations that the Federal Reserve will not be winding down its asset purchases in the near future. The latest employment numbers pointed to a slowdown in the economy with payroll processor ADP reporting that the private sector added 119,000 jobs in April vs. a downwardly-revised 131,000 in March. The number was below the consensus estimate of 150,000, according to Thomson Reuters. Similarly, the ISM Manufacturing Index dipped to 50.7 in April from 51.3 in March, falling further than the 50.9...

The US stock market went into a temporary tailspin after hackers broke into the Twitter account of the Associated Press and announced that two bombs had exploded at the White House, injuring Barack Obama. “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured,” said the fake “alert” from one of America’s most trusted news sources, briefly fooling some news outlets and sending the Dow Jones plunging 145 points in the space of two minutes — or 1 per cent. The benchmark S&P 500 index also fell nearly 1 percent in the space of three minutes as the...

Associated Press says its Twitter account has been hacked, as the Twitter feed falsely said that there had been two explosions at the White House.

Just a quick, cranky reminder: Despite what you may have read, the Dow Jones industrial average did not hit a new high today in any meaningful sense. After adjusting for inflation, the Dow was higher in 2000 than it is today. It was also higher in 2007. It would need to rise another 10 percent or so to hit an all time high in real (i.e., inflation-adjusted) terms. … There are other, less arbitrary indexes of the U.S. stock market, such as the S&P 500, which tracks 500 (rather than just 30) big U.S. companies. The S&P 500, for what...

In the face of great skepticism and a laundry list of reasons why it shouldn't be happening, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) burst higher in early trading today, eclipsing the previous closing high of 14,164 set on October 9, 2007. As it stands, the DJIA is also trading above the record intraday high of 14,198. While the Dow's move into all-time high territory was not entirely unexpected, it is nonetheless a momentous achievement. Of particular note is the fact that today's record comes just four days shy of what will be the index's 4th anniversary of its low, which...

DOW HITS NEW BULL-MARKET HIGH: Here's What You Need To Know Sam RoFebruary 27, 2013, 4:00 PMWow! What a huge day for stocks. First the scoreboard: Dow: 14,075, +175.2 pts, +1.2 percent S&P 500: 1,515, +19.0 pts, +1.2 percent NASDAQ: 3,162, +32.6 pts, +1.0 percent And now the top stories: * The Dow closed at a new post-crisis, bull-market high. The S&P 500 got close. Both indices are near their all-time highs. The Dow closed at its all-time high of 14,164 on October 9, 2007. The S&P closed at its all-time high of 1,565 that same day. * The big...

<p>Stocks held near session highs Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a fresh five-year high ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address later this evening.</p> <p>With the Dow's move higher, the blue-chip average is now less than 1 percent from its all-time record close of 14,164.53 hit on October 9, 2007. The Dow is up more than 7 percent so far in 2013.</p>

What an illuminating week for Wall Street — the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been bobbling just above and below the record high 14,000 mark, even as the country comes to grip with the reports that its economy has actually been slumping, with GDP shrinking 0.1 percent in the last quarter of 2012. The Obama administration is trying to put a bright face on things — but the rest of us feel like we’re smoking more now and enjoying it less. Well, guess what: While the Dow Jones Industrials have been edging past 14,000, the actual value of those stocks...

NEW YORK -- The Dow stock market index flirted with the 14,000 line Friday, bringing reminders of the last time it hit that mark — almost a different era, before the financial crisis rocked the world economy. Propelled by reports on U.S. jobs and auto sales, the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the line and kept its ground through the early afternoon, after flitting back and forth throughout the morning. The other major stock indexes also rose. "There's a newfound enthusiasm for the equity market," said Jim Russell, regional investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis. But market...

ART CASHIN: Veteran Traders Have Noticed A Peculiar Pattern During The Final Hours Of Trading Sam RoJan. 7, 2013, 11:11 AM Stocks have started 2013 on a positive note, closing at a five-year high on Friday. So, are people feeling bullish? Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services Director of Floor Operations, is a tad skeptical. He points to some imbalances during end-of-day trading in this morning's "Cashin's Comments": Some On-Close Support For the “New Money” Thesis – As we have noted repeatedly during this New Year’s rally, several of us old fogeys believe most of the fuel for the move...

Dow Futures Live As on 28-Dec-2012 18:15:18 EDT 12,777 -226.00 -1.77%

Marc Faber Warns Global Stock Markets Will Implode Stock-Markets / Financial CrashNov 14, 2012 - 04:09 AM In this "Squawk Box" excerpt, Marc Faber warns investors to prepare for an eventual "'reset" of the global financial system: “The market is going down because corporate profits will begin to disappoint, the global economy will hardly grow next year or even contract, and that is the reason why stocks, from the highs of September of 1,470 on the S&P, will drop at least 20 percent, in my view.” “There will be pain and there will be very substantial pain. The question is...

Stock Market Falls Over Fiscal Cliff Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012Nov 08, 2012 - 01:37 PM By: PhilStockWorld Down 312 points yesterday. (121 again today) That's a hefty sell-off and we'll see if we get some follow-through but we pretty much hit our downside targets on the head in a single day as I said to Members in yesterday's Morning Alert: About 13,000 on the Dow. 1,400 on S&P, 2,980 on the Nas, 7,950 on NYSE and 800 on the RUT are about the lows we have to hold – all seem like good spots to go long to me...

OH NO: The Stock Market Is Tumbling Again, And It's Right On The Infamous 200-Day Moving Average Joe WeisenthalNovember 8, 2012 Alert! The stock market is falling. And the S&P is now right on its 200-day moving average (the red line in this chart) which some people see as an important "support" level. If we break through it, some people might freak out. From Stockcharts.com: Stockcharts.com

Stocks Are Eerily Following A 1987-ish Path Sam RoOctober 23,2012Last Friday was the 25th anniversary of the horrific stock market crash of 1987. While stocks didn't collapse like they did in 1987, the anniversary nevertheless saw an ugly 205 point sell-off in the Dow. And today, the Dow is off 230 points with around 90 minutes left in today's trading session. It's worth noting that the 1987 crash was preceded by a series of huge sell-offs. Today, the folks at Bespoke Investment Group dared to compare the stock market in 1987 to the market this year (see below). The analysts...

UPDATE: MARKET BLOODBATH GETTING WORSE: Earnings Coming In Ugly Joe WeisenthalOctober 23, 2012 You can get a full roundup of what's happening in markets this morning here, but the basic gist is: Markets tumbling everywhere, lots of weak earnings. First, the markets: Dow futures are off about 130 155, and the major indices are all down a little over 1%. It's ugly in Europe as well. Germany is down 1.4%. Spain is down 1.1%. Italy is down 1%. As for the micro, there are lots of ugly earnings this morning. Dow Component DuPont is down 6% after a big whiff....

Fiscal 'Brinksmanship' Will Send Stocks Right Off The Cliff Sam RoOct. 15, 2012, 3:16 PMGoldman Sachs's equity strategy team led by David Kostin are convinced that the S&P 500 will sink to 1,250 by the end of the year. This is down around 13 percent from current levels. And they blame the 'fiscal cliff.' "We assign a low probability that Congress addresses the ‘fiscal cliff’ in a benign fashion prior to year-end 2012," writes David Kostin in a new note to clients. "The likelihood is perhaps as low as 1 in 3 depending on the election outcome. We expect it...

The Market Sell-Off Is Accelerating Sam RoOctober 10, 2012 The stock market sell-off is gaining steam. Last night, aluminum giant Alcoa and engine maker Cummins warned China was slowing more than expected. China's the second largest economy in the world and arguably the world's most important source of growth.