Dow Jones industrial average

It was the seventh straight day of declines for the Dow Jones industrial average. That's the longest losing streak for the index since July 2011, when investors were worried that the U.S. would slip back into recession.

KEEPING SCORE: Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index futures were down 0.3 percent as of 8:50 a.m. Eastern time. In Europe, Germany's DAX shed 0.3 percent and France's CAC-40 lost 0.3 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 was flat.

Allstate sank 10 percent Tuesday after its results came up far short of what analysts were expecting.

Drugmaker Baxalta surged 12 percent after Irish rival Shire offered to buy the company for $30 billion.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 47 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,550.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,093.

Those gains were offset by some disappointing earnings reports. Allstate fell sharply after the insurance company reported earnings that missed analysts' expectations.

KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose two points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,100 as of 10:10 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,611. The Nasdaq composite climbed five points, or 0.01 percent, to 5,118.

Noble Energy slumped 2 percent in early trading Monday. The company reported revenue that was well below what analysts were forecasting.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 13 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,672 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell a point to 2,102.

The Nasdaq composite edged up seven points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,135.

The Standard & Poor's 500 fell four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,103 on Friday.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,690. The Nasdaq was little changed 5,128.

Shares of Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the two largest publicly traded energy companies, fell roughly 5 percent each after both companies reported slumping profits.

The Standard & Poor's 500 fell one points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 2,108 as of 9:41 a.m. Eastern time on Friday.

The Nasdaq gained one point, or less than 0.1 percent, to 5,140.

The Dow Jones industrial average gave up four points, less than 0.1 percent, to 17,741.

Expedia jumped after the online travel company reported solid second quarter earnings.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 5.41 points, less than 0.1 percent, to end at 17,745.98. The index had been down 110 points at the beginning of the day.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed effectively unchanged, up 0.06 of a point at 2,108.63. The Nasdaq composite rose 17.05 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,128.78.

Several companies made big moves after reporting their quarterly results. This is the busiest week for corporate earnings, with 174 members of the S&P 500 reporting.

KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 97 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,654 as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 12 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,097 and the Nasdaq composite lost 34 points, or 0.7 percent, to 5,079.

 A modest rebound in Chinese stocks also helped push the market higher.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 121.12 points, or 0.7 percent, to 17,751.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.32 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,108.57 and the Nasdaq composite rose 22.53 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,111.73.