By Brendan Conway Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stocks fell but finished above session lows, as weak manufacturing data and worries of potential downgrades to the US credit rating overpowered investor relief over the weekend's

The Dow 30 dipped slightly by 11.00 points on August 1 to 12132.19 with 21 out of the 30 Dow stocks trading negatively on the day. The most influential losers on the day were: International Business Machines Corp, Merck & Co. Inc, and The Home Depot,

By Brendan Conway Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stocks moved off session lows in mid-Monday trading as Washington's debt negotiations languished, leaving investors uncertain whether the US can avoid a default or a credit downgrade.

1) It might seem foolish, but I'm waiting for the opportunity to buy stocks as an asset class when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is nominally about the same as the price of one ounce of gold. Right now the DJIA is at around 11100.

By Brendan Conway Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stocks moved off session lows in mid-Monday trading as Washington's debt negotiations languished, leaving investors uncertain whether the US can avoid a default or a credit downgrade. Read More