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Stocks slipped Monday, but still ended up with big gains for October. The S&P 500, the benchmark for many index funds, notched an 8% gain for the month, it’s first monthly gain since July. The Nasdaq composite rose 3.9% in October, also marking its first monthly gain in three months. The Dow rose 14% in the month. The Dow tracks just 30 blue chip companies, far fewer than other indexes, and can have bigger swings than broader indicators like the S&P 500.

A Wall Street rally on Friday marked the first weekly win streak since summer. The S&P 500 rose 2.5% and posted its first back-to-back weekly gains since August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.6% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 2.9%. Smaller company stocks also gained ground, lifting the Russell 2000 index by 2.3%.

U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Thursday as the Facebook parent company’s third quarter results slumped. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, with about 44% of stocks within the benchmark index losing ground. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%.

Stocks ended mixed on Wall Streeton Wednesday amid weak tech earnings reports. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% after shedding an early gain, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 2%. The lower finish ended a three-day winning streak for both indexes.

Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Tuesday as earnings began rolling in. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, with roughly 90% of stocks in the index notching gains. The benchmark index hadn’t been able to string together more than two gains in a row since mid-September.

U.S. stocks marched higher Monday ahead of a tech-heavy earnings week.

Stocks ended higher on Wall Street, notching weekly gains. The S&P 500 rose 2.4% and notched its biggest weekly gain since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.5% and the Nasdaq composite ended 2.3% higher.

Stocks gave up an early gain and closed lower on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%. Nearly three-fourths of the stocks in the benchmark index closed in the red, with retailers, banks and industrial companies among the biggest weights. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3% and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Small company stocks fell more than the broader market, pulling the Russell 2000 index 1.2% lower.

Stocks lost ground Wednesday as more earnings rolled in; yields rose. Major indexes rose in the early going, but their gains faded fast. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3% and the Nasdaq composite ended 0.9% lower. Small companies fell more than the rest of the market, sending the Russell 2000 index 1.7% lower.

Stocks climbed on Wall Street Tuesday as investors focused on earnings. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, with roughly 90% of the stocks in the benchmark index notching gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1% and the Nasdaq composite ended 0.9% higher.

Stocks rallied on Wall Street Monday in the market’s latest volatile move. The S&P 500 climbed 2.6%, more than recovering the ground it lost in a sell-off Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.9% and the Nasdaq composite added 3.4%.

Stocks mounted their biggest comeback in years on Thursday. The S&P 500 jumped to a gain of 2.6%, a stunning reversal after earlier being down as much as 2.4% and touching its lowest level in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average swung more than 1,500 points from its low to its high. The turnarounds were the biggest for each index since March 2020.

A late slide sentWall Street lower in more uncertain trading Wednesday. The S&P 500 ended 0.3% lower, its sixth consecutive loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite each slipped 0.1%.

Wall Street ended mostly lower Tuesday after another volatile day.

Stocks lost more ground on fears a recession may be looming. The S&P 500 ended 2.8% lower after briefly dropping 3.3% as traders weighed a government report showing employers hired more workers last month than economists expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.1% and the Nasdaq composite lost 3.8%.

Stocks closed lower again on Wall Street Thursday, but still are up for the week. The S&P 500 fell 1% after having been up 0.4% in the early going. The selling was widespread, with roughly 80% of the stocks in the S&P 500 ending in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, while the Nasdaq composite lost 0.7%. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks closed 0.6% lower.

Wall Street’s rally ran out of gas Wednesday, leaving indexes lower. The S&P 500 ended 0.2% lower after having veered between a low of 1.8% and a high of 0.4%. The benchmark index was coming off its best two-day rally since the spring of 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. The Russell 2000 index of small company stock closed 0.7% lower.

Stocks rose in an extended rally Tuesday, clawing back more ground. The S&P 500 rose 3.1%, its best day since May 2020, as all but five of the stocks in the index notched gains. The benchmark index has been rallying since hitting its lowest point of the year on Friday to close out a September slump.

Wall Street soared to best day since summer on Monday. The S&P 500’s leap of 2.6% was its biggest since July, the latest swing for a scattershot market that’s been mostly falling this year on worries about a possible global recession. Wall Street’s main measure of health was coming off its worst month since the coronavirus crashed markets in early 2020 and is still down nearly 23% for the year.

Stocks ended September down 9.3%, the worst month since March 2020. The main reason financial markets continue to struggle is fear about a possible recession, as interest rates soar in hopes of beating down the high inflation that’s swept the world.

Wall Street dropped back to it lowest point since 2020 as fear returned Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 2.1%, reaching its lowest level since late 2020. The washout erased the index’s gains in a big rally the day before. That’s when forceful moves by the Bank of England to get suddenly spiking U.K. yields under control led to a global burst of relief among investors.

Stocks rallied Wednesday, bonds soared in relief after U.K. moves calmed some markets. The S&P 500 jumped 2% for its best day in seven weeks to snap its longest losing streak since the coronavirus crash in February 2020.

U.S. stocks end mixed on Tuesday, one day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average entered a bear market. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, its sixth consecutive loss. The benchmark index had been up 1.7% in the early going before a midafternoon pullback. The Dow fell 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite wound up with a 0.2% gain.

Stocks fell on recession fears Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, becoming the last of the major U.S. stock indexes to fall into what’s known as a bear market. The S&P 500 closed 1% lower and the Nasdaq dropped 0.6%.

The Dow hit its 2022 low Friday as the markets sold off over recession fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6%, closing at its lowest level since late 2020. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, close to its 2022 low set in mid-June, while the Nasdaq slid 1.8%. The selling capped another rough week on Wall Street, leaving the major indexes with their fifth weekly loss in six weeks.

Wall Street ended lower Thursday as global central banks raised rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, its third straight drop. The benchmark index is down about 3% so far this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.4%. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks fell 2.3%, a sign investors are worried about the economy.

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Wednesday as the Fed steps up its inflation fight. Short-term Treasury yields pushed further into multiyear highs after the central bank raised its short-term rate by three-quarters of a point. The Fed also said it now expects its benchmark rate to be a full percentage point higher by the end of the year than it had predicted in June.

Stocks closed lower Tuesday ahead of a Fed decision on interest rates. The S&P 500 index fell 1.1%, as more than 90% of stocks and every sector in the benchmark index lost ground. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite also fell 1%.

U.S. stocks rose Monday ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Fed. The indexes swayed between modest gains and losses for much of the day before a burst of buying in the final hour of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, climbing back from a 0.9% slide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%.

Wall Street fell Friday as a warning from FedEx added to market woes. The S&P 500 lost 0.7% Friday, the Nasdaq lost almost 1% and the Dow lost almost half a percent.

Stocks fell Thursday, indexes slipped deeper into the red for the week.

The S&P 500 fell 1.1% after another wobbly day of trading. The benchmark index is now down 4.1% for the week following the biggest pullback for the market in more than two years on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq composite slid 1.4%. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies closed 0.7% lower.

Stocks managed to post modest gains after a wobbly day Wednesday. The S&P 500 added 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended just slightly in the green and the Nasdaq composite added about three-quarters of a percent.

Markets shuddered Tuesday on dashed inflation hopes. The S&P 500 sank 4.3%, its biggest drop since June 2020. The Dow fell 3.9% and the Nasdaq composite closed 5.2% lower. The sell-off ended a four-day winning streak for the major stock indexes and erased an early rally in European markets.

Wall Street rallied further Monday in advance of an expected inflation report on Tuesday. Economists expect it to show that prices for consumers were 8.1% higher in August than a year earlier, but that inflation was not as bad as July’s 8.5% rate.

Stocks ended broadly higher Friday, breaking a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 closed 1.5% higher, its third straight increase, and ended with a 3.7% gain for the week. That makes it the benchmark index’s best week going back to July.

Stocks charged higher on Wall Street Wednesday, erasing weekly losses. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% Wednesday, its biggest single-day gain in four weeks, with roughly 95% of the stocks in the benchmark index closing higher.

Stocks drifted lower Tuesday, extending losses into a fourth straight week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% after bouncing between a gain of 0.5% and a loss of 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% and the Nasdaq lost 0.7%.

Stocks are modestly lower in choppy afternoon trading Wednesday as Wall Street closes the books on a rocky August that started off strong, but left the market deeper in the red.

Wall Street rallied Thursday as the countdown to the Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Friday speech nears its end. Much of the lift came late in the day and all three of the major indexes trimmed their losses for the week, caused by Monday’s tumble that was the worst for stocks in months.

Stocks edged higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits for a Fed speech later this week. It’s the second straight day of modest moves for the market, but they follow some severe swings up and down over the prior weeks.