Share

USA stocks book solid gains in holiday-shortened week

Dec 24 USA stocks indexes were little changed on Thursday in a shortened trading session on Christmas eve, dragged down by energy stocks. USA markets will be closed Friday in observance of Christmas. Volume is expected to be light, which could exacerbate volatility.

Advertisement


Redskins 1 win away from worst-to-first turnaround
Jackson’s yardage total, in just seven full games, is more than any of the Eagles’ outside receivers through 14 games. A win in the NFC East “Super Bowl” will give them a chance to make a run at the real Super Bowl in January.

About 50 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 17,288.33, up 36.71 points (0.21 percent).


Military Tracks Storybook Flight Of St. Nick For 60th Year
Then he stops in Alaska and takes a much-needed vacation in Hawaii before heading home after all his hard work. It gives off an infrared signature similar to a missile launch, Gordinier said.

Stocks rose for a second day on Tuesday, helped by a stabilization in crude oil prices.


NFL Players Will Be Admitted Free to the Movie ‘Concussion’
Hall of famer Frank Gifford, who died in August, is the latest player whose autopsy revealed he suffered from CTE. Ridley Scott and Giannina Scott , who are both producers of the movie, are the founders of Dr.

The S&P is up 2.09 points, or 0.1 per cent.

The S&P energy sector gained 2.8%, leading the index’s 10 major sectors.

The largest positive influence on the S&P was Facebook, up 0.57 percent. The gains come after a sharp sell-off at the end of last week. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 2 points or less than 0.1%, at 5,048.49 and recorded a 2.6% gain over the week. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims dipping to 270,000 in the latest week.

In a separate report, the department said that US personal income increased 44.4 billion dollars, or 0.3 percent, and personal consumption expenditures rose 40.1 billion dollars, or 0.3 percent, in November. The stock’s 2-for-1 share split comes into effect on Thursday. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 2,681 to 434.

Advertisement

Chipotle Mexican Grill tumbled 4.2 percent on news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of E. coli that may be unrelated to a previous one in November that led to 53 cases in nine states. The market had been looking for a rise of 1.1 million.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday