“stock market” on The Daily Caller

Citi’s Tobias Levkovich conducted a survey of big investors, wherein they revealed, among other things, their favorite stock market sector for the year (as well as their least favorite). (more)

Stocks closed sharply lower Monday after doubt emerged that last week’s historic agreement to bind the budgets of European countries more closely together will solve the region’s financial crisis. (more)

Big swings in the stock market can be confusing for investors. Should you buy or sell? Or do nothing? (more)

To their credit, the Wall Street protesters have identified a problem and wish to fix it. They observe, however incoherently, that people besides them have been getting exponentially wealthier in recent years. They point to Congressional Budget Office charts that show that average household income for the top percentile of Americans, adjusted for inflation, quadrupled between 1980 and 2007, while average income for the lower and middle classes remained flat. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in August than the previous month. Some may have pulled back on hiring plans in the face of wild stock market swings and renewed recession fears. (more)

The markets kicked off the day in the green following three straight days of gains as traders shrugged off modestly disappointing durable goods data and remained hopeful that European authorities would move to keep Greece from defaulting next month. (more)

Stocks collapsed roughly 700 points over two days after the Federal Reserve launched its “Operation Twist.” The market correctly perceives that the central bank’s plan to swap $400 billion of short-term notes for long-term bonds adds no new reserves to the financial system. So it wasn’t QE3, that’s for sure. No stimulus. In fact, with the Treasury yield curve flattening, the Fed’s sterilized asset swap actually tightened financial markets. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising as investors divide their attention between Europe’s precarious finances and a key Federal Reserve meeting. (more)

The debt crisis in Europe has finally, and officially, washed up on American shores. Last week, the mighty Federal Reserve moved to help European banks that have been having trouble finding people who are willing to lend them money. (more)

U.S. stocks are plunging on fresh fears that Europe’s debt crisis will tip the global economy back into recession. (more)

Stocks struggled for direction following a lower open Thursday after investors were disappointed by the weekly jobless claims report that showed a gain, while trade deficit rose less than expected. (more)

Stocks rose, rebounding from a four- day global slump that drove valuations to the lowest level since 2009, amid speculation President Barack Obama’s plan for more than $300 billion in economic stimulus will boost growth. Treasuries, German bunds and gold fell as the dollar snapped a six-day rally. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading after fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week and retailers reported strong sales in August. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The mere discussion of more economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve was enough to send stocks higher Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 20 points, its third day of gains. (more)

Stocks closed near session highs Tuesday, with the Dow posting its biggest gain in almost two weeks, despite a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia that shook parts of the U.S. East Coast and after investors shrugged off a handful of disappointing economic news. (more)

The stock market took another pounding Thursday, with the widely watched Dow Jones Industrial Average shedding 419.63 points to close at 10,990.58. (more)

During a period like this, with stocks plunging almost on a daily basis, it’s clear that fear and shock are ruling the roost. But fear can be overdone. As someone who has been around awhile and has seen many sell-offs, let me offer some advice: Do not panic. Market corrections come and go. They are not the end of the world. Most times they are actually healthy. (more)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks plunged sharply Monday as fearful investors faced the news that the United States had lost its coveted “AAA” credit rating. (more)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Poof! There goes any progress stocks made in 2011. (more)

A sell-off is erasing all of the year’s gains in the stock market. (more)