Archive for February 14th, 2012

Tech stocks put in a mostly upbeat performance, with Apple Inc., Rackspace Hosting Inc. and Micron Technology Inc. notable gainers..

Stocks Fall, Claw Back As Volume Picks Up

Stocks closed narrowly mixed in a volatile session Tuesday, cutting their losses in the final minutes of trading following reports that the Greek conservative leader will deliver a letter of commitment to lenders on Wednesday.

These stocks outperformed the market on a flat day.

Equity indexes broadly drifted lower throughout the day, although a last-hour rally on Wall Street helped many benchmarks to end the day in green territory. Investors expressed their concerns over lackluster …

Dow Claws Back Into the Black The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as much as 87 points, but recovered into positive territory at the close, ending up 4.24 points, or 0.03%, to 12878.28.

After a rough-and-tumble day, the Dow climbed into positive territory.

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The stock market rallied in the last half-hour Tuesday, seizing on reports that suggested the unraveling Greek debt talks might be saved after all. Stocks finished flat after languishing in the red for most of the day.

hares in Masco Corp (NYSE:MAS – News) plunged 12.1 per cent to $11.63 after the home improvement retailer reported a larger fourth-quarter loss than expected.