The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & poor's 500 index edged lower on Monday as investors waited on more information about the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus program.

John Whitefoot: It's been strange watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) continue to march higher for the last few months, moving in direct contrast to the underlying economic indicators.

The June E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract opened lower this morning. Overnight, the Dow posted an inside range on low volume.

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended higher for a fourth straight week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121.18 points, or 0.8 percent, to close at 15,354.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 15.65, or 1 ...

The stock market is closing out its third straight week of gains. Small-company stocks fared better than blue chips. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35.87 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 15,118.49. The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 7.03 ...

Wall Street was one of the biggest cheerleaders back then, with some calling for the Dow to target 20,000. Sounds a bit familiar, don't you agree?

bullish buy Martin D. Weiss: Is today's rally in stocks something you can count on and invest in with profitable results? Or is it likely to end soon - most likely, just as you put YOUR money on the table?

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 27 points to 15,091, a decline of 0.2 percent, shortly after the market opened Monday.

What does all that mean to the average investor? At this point not much, in part because (as the BofA/ML report points out) .... What follows is basically my outline of why I think so far the industry has avoided the pitfalls that it’s being accused ...

A surprisingly strong April employment report and robust Q1 corporate earnings lifted shares of U.S. companies into record territory Friday, as both the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S&P 500 index of large corporation stocks ...