The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly lower ahead of the bell, as stocks take a breather from their quest for new highs.

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 Dow Jones Industrial Averge (INDEXDJX:.DJI) 50% decline from 14,118 in 2007 to 6,516 in early 2009 was only the beginning.

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 ...

Intel Corporation For the fourth week in a row, all three of the major U.S. stock indexes have risen. Over the past five days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) moved higher by 1.56%, or 235 points, and now sits at 15,354. The S ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 60 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,294 as of 10:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The index is 1.2 percent higher for the week.

NEW YORK (AP) - A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday. News that Europe's economic slump dragged France into a recession also weighed on markets.