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Over the course of the novel coronavirus pandemic, investors are getting accustomed to Thursday misery in the form of the weekly jobless claims data, but markets don't always respond in kind. There have been days when stocks were drubbed on the claims data and others when equities rallied on bleak numbers. Today was somewhere in the middle as the losses weren't terrible.

Dow Jones Today: Stocks Swoon as the Fed Rejects Negative Rates

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor May 13, 2020

Stocks swooned Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the novel coronavirus is creating lingering uncertainty for the U.S. economy while scoffing at the notion that negative interest rates could help the world's largest economy regain its footing.

Dow Jones Today: Lowered Fatality Forecasts Sent Stocks Higher

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor Apr 9, 2020

Stocks got a lift on comments that novel coronavirus deaths could be lower than expected, potentially setting the stage for more upside.

Dow Jones Today: Stocks Backflip as Unemployment Picture Darkens

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor Apr 2, 2020

Though it may be temporary and hopefully it will be, some economists are forecasting a spike in the unemployment rate to 20% or higher. Mere speculation of that happening could be enough for the White House to push another round of stimulus.

5 Insurance Stocks That Should Rise in 2020

By Laura Brodbeck, InvestorPlace Contributor Dec 13, 2019

These insurance stocks have the potential to deliver in 2020 as they will likely benefit from an improving labor makret and the Fed's decision to keep interest rates constant.

5 Dow Jones Industrial Average Stocks to Sell

By William Roth, InvestorPlace Market Strategist Oct 24, 2019

A number of Dow Jones component stocks are weakening badly. Here are five to sell now including 3M, Boeing, and Nike.

Dow Jones Today: Somehow, Brexit Trumped Earnings

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 22, 2019

It was mostly a listless to negative day for U.S. stocks as the technology sector faltered, weighing on the major benchmarks. Another delay in the Brexit vote, seemingly a regular occurrence, and data indicating that sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell 2.2% last month were among the headlines hampering equities today.