The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & poor's 500 index edged lower on Monday as investors waited on more information about the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus program.

John Whitefoot: It's been strange watching the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) continue to march higher for the last few months, moving in direct contrast to the underlying economic indicators.

The June E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract opened lower this morning. Overnight, the Dow posted an inside range on low volume.

Wall Street was one of the biggest cheerleaders back then, with some calling for the Dow to target 20,000. Sounds a bit familiar, don't you agree?

bullish buy Martin D. Weiss: Is today's rally in stocks something you can count on and invest in with profitable results? Or is it likely to end soon - most likely, just as you put YOUR money on the table?

The Dow Jones Industrial Averge (INDEXDJX:.DJI) 50% decline from 14,118 in 2007 to 6,516 in early 2009 was only the beginning.

Intel Corporation For the fourth week in a row, all three of the major U.S. stock indexes have risen. Over the past five days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) moved higher by 1.56%, or 235 points, and now sits at 15,354. The S ...

Back in early March, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) crossed 14,200 for the first time ever. It has continued to climb over the last two months and is currently sitting near 15,100.

A surprisingly strong April employment report and robust Q1 corporate earnings lifted shares of U.S. companies into record territory Friday, as both the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S&P 500 index of large corporation stocks ...

What does all that mean to the average investor? At this point not much, in part because (as the BofA/ML report points out) .... What follows is basically my outline of why I think so far the industry has avoided the pitfalls that it’s being accused ...