Thursday, Dow reported a fourth-quarter per-share loss of 34 cents from sales of $9.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for a 46-cent loss from sales of $9.5 billion.

Dow (DOW.N) said on Thursday it ​would slash about 4,500 jobs in ‌a sweeping restructuring aimed at boosting profitability by at least $2 billion, as the chemicals maker battles persistent weak demand...

The Dow and S&P 500 closed near break-even while the Nasdaq advanced modestly on Wednesday as investor reactions were muted after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected and gave little indication when borrowing costs might fall again.

Few ripples washed through Wall Street after the Federal Reserve decided to keep its main interest rate steady, just like investors expected.