dow

The Dow took more dramatic dives this week, once again raising the question of where the bottom is. Jeremy Hobson takes it up with investment specialists in New York.

The Dow and S&P 500 have their best weeks since 1974, a respite from heavy losses for most of October.

Investors see interest rates headed lower. JPMorgan Chase may adjust terms on $110 billion in mortgages. Google and Yahoo may call their ad alliance off.

Don't get too excited: The Dow may have surged nearly 11% on Tuesday, but we've been here before...just two weeks ago.

Asia and Europe rise in knock-on from Dow surge yesterday. Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates today.

US open looks weak as futures decline.

Recessionary fears have really gone global now. And on Wall Street, some even wondered if the Dow would drop low enough to trigger "circuit breakers," which halt trading.

Kai Ryssdal turns to Jeremy Hobson in New York for perspective.

Recessionary fears have really gone global now. And on Wall Street, some wondered if the Dow would drop low enough to trigger "circuit breakers," which halt trading.

Kai Ryssdal turns to Jeremy Hobson for perspective.

In one of the wildest days of trading ever, the Dow finishes with a 128-point loss -- after falling nearly 700 points at the open.

President Bush pledges action to 'resolve this crisis.' Markets around the world tank as fears persist. GE's results are in line with lowered forecast.

Morgan Stanley plunges again.

The Dow tumbles more than 5% in part because of Fed boss Bernanke's gloomy economic outlook and continuing stress on financial companies.

The Nasdaq loses more than 100 points, and the S&P 500 drops below 1,000 for the first time since 2003.

The Dow finishes at levels last seen in October 2004, but losses are cut substantially at day's end. The decline is prompted by heavy selling around the world. Crude falls under $88; the dollar soars against the euro.

Bank of America will raise $10 billion in new capital.

The Senate tinkered with the bailout plan, then passed it, then lo and behold the House passed it too. In the middle, the DOW took a dizzying fall.

Host Kai Ryssdal sums up the week as "a doozy."