The Dow was down as much as 127 points. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.67 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,294.50. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.84 points to 1,650.51, or 0.3 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 52.30 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 15,387.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 2.87 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,669.16.

wall-street-etf Mitchell Clark: There very well could be more upside in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI). Many components have been underperforming the stock market significantly; if there is to be any real economic recovery, these ...

NEW YORK (AP) - A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program.

Mike Burnick: As the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) soared beyond 15,000 recently, investors are engaging in a heated debate about the longevity of the bull market in stocks - now more than four years old and counting.

"The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed in the green for the 19th consecutive Tuesday, which is a new record," noted Schaeffer's Senior Options Strategist Tony Venosa, CMT.

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.

The June Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract plunged overnight after sellers continued to pound the market following Wednesday's closing price reversal top.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up 35 points, or 0.2%, to 15,370.76, as investors await Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Congressional testimony tomorrow.

... U.S. economy continues to increase, and we have witnessed an explosion in the ranks of the �working poor� in recent years.