Ken Sweet

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The New York Stock Exchange is shown, Monday, July 15, 2013 in New York. European stock markets were down Friday, July 25, 2014 while Asian markets took cheer from U.S. unemployment claims falling to an eight-year low. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Worries about US consumers drag stocks lower

Ken Sweet · July 25, 2014 9:13 pm

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown, in this Aug. 9, 2011 file photo taken in New York. World shares were rattled Thursday July 24, 2014 by reports the European Union is weighing stiffer financial sanctions against Russia. .(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US stocks stall in late afternoon amid earnings

Ken Sweet · July 24, 2014 7:45 pm

FILE - A sign for Wall Street is shown in this March 8, 2010 file photo near the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks mostly rose Wednesday, July 23, 2014, bolstered by solid U.S. earnings and home sales as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine eased. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

S&P 500 ekes out record high as earnings roll in

Ken Sweet · July 23, 2014 9:32 pm

Ackman goes after Herbalife’s nutrition clubs

Ken Sweet · July 22, 2014 10:55 pm

FILE - In this May 11, 2007, file photo, a Wall Street sign is mounted near the flag-draped facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Corporate earnings season is off to a positive start, helping lift the stock market Wednesday, July 9, 2014, after two days of declines. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

European banking scare sends stocks lower

Ken Sweet · July 10, 2014 9:48 pm

Trader Greg Mulligan, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Stocks inched higher in early trading Wednesday, reversing a two-day decline, as the quarterly earnings season got underway with some positive news from the giant aluminum company Alcoa. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Alcoa helps lift market after 2 days of declines

Ken Sweet · July 9, 2014 10:02 pm

Major U.S. stock indexes slid Monday as President Trump dug in on trade policies that business fears will undermine economic benefits of tax cuts.

Stocks fall after market hit milestones

Ken Sweet · July 7, 2014 6:35 pm

Specialist Jay Woods is reflected in a screen at his post that shows five years of the Dow Jones industrial average, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped above 17,000 for the first time Thursday after the government reported a surge in hiring last month that was much bigger than investors and economists were expecting. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow tops 17,000 after strong jobs report

Ken Sweet · July 3, 2014 10:26 pm

Stocks edge higher despite economic data

Ken Sweet · June 25, 2014 8:29 pm

FILE - In this Monday, March 8, 2010, file photo, a sign for Wall Street is shown near the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets struggled for direction Tuesday, June 24, 2014, after Wall Street fell for the first time in seven days, in a possible sign that investors were pausing to re-evaluate the market's recent highs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks end lower as traders sell blue chips

Ken Sweet · June 24, 2014 8:37 pm

Illegal profits: A look at insider trading

Ken Sweet · June 10, 2014 9:26 pm

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks moved slightly lower in early trading Wednesday, June 4, 2014, after a private jobs report suggested that U.S. employers pulled back on hiring last month. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US stocks edge higher; Protective Life soars

Ken Sweet · June 4, 2014 8:48 pm