Dow Jones Industrial Average
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The Dow has been within 1% of 20,000 for days now. What if the Dow actually manages to hit 22,000 in 2017? It may be far more possible than most investors might imagine.
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Most of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average have risen by double-digit percentages this year. But these five stocks will keep the index from topping 20,000.
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December 28, 2016: Markets opened higher Wednesday but any recovery from Tuesday’s end-of-day selling failed to materialize. Trading reversed course from Tuesday, where every S&P sector showed...
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December 27, 2016: Markets opened higher Tuesday after a long Christmas holiday weekend. The Case-Shiller home price index improved by 5.6% year over year in October and the Conference Board’s...
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Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is the best performing Dow (DJIA) stock of 2016, so far, up 38% to $94. The Dow has risen just over 14% over the same period to 19,934. The heavy industry manufacturer has had...
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December 22, 2016: Markets opened lower Thursday and never made the trip to the green side of the line. The telecom and energy sectors traded in the green, but consumer stocks, materials, and tech...
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Dow 20,000 does not need all of the index's components to do well. However, these five could be a big enough drag to keep the index short of the number.
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December 21, 2016: Markets opened mixed Wednesday and the consensus opinion seems to be that traders are pausing to think about whether they really want the DJIA to top 20,000. It’s really just a...
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December 20, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday and the DJIA once again flirted with 20,000, but stopped short at a new record of just under 19,988. Leading sectors included financials and...
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December 19, 2016: Markets opened higher again Monday as investors intent on driving indexes to new highs and the DJIA above 20,000. A look at the S&P sectors shows telecoms and real-estate...
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December 16, 2016: Markets opened higher again Friday but equities seemed to prefer trading sideways for most of the afternoon. Among the sectors, utilities and real estate performed best while tech...
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December 15, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Thursday following Wednesday afternoon’s Fed rate hike and the promise of more to come next. A stronger dollar held crude prices in check. As...
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December 14, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Wednesday but the FOMC announcement set shares below the break-even line in mid-afternoon and they never recovered. Only the tech sector traded (just...
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December 13, 2016: Markets opened higher Tuesday as traders await the FOMC meeting announcement due Wednesday afternoon. The tech and energy sectors posted the largest gains Tuesday with basic...
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December 12, 2016: Markets opened mixed Monday as traders position themselves for the FOMC meeting announcement due on Wednesday. An early 4% spike in crude oil moderated later in the day, but oil...
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