By CARLO PIOVANO
AP Business Writer
LONDON (AP) – European stocks fell Tuesday as traders looked past gains in Asia to cash in on the rally driven over the past week by strong U.S. earnings reports.
The profit-taking momentum was fed by news that Qatar’s state-owned investment company will sell a stake in Barclays, reaping a handsome profit [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Caution has once again overcome the stock market.
Stocks finished mixed Friday, leaving all the major indexes with their first weekly loss since early May. Technology, financial and retail stocks gained, while utilities and energy stocks were lower.
The market had started the day stronger following surprisingly good reports the day before on [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Investors are shedding some of their recent caution about the economy.
Stock futures pointed higher Friday as stocks rose overseas. Investors are reacting to better-than-expected economic data on Thursday that suggested the U.S. economy might be in better shape than some investors had feared.
Oil prices also rose, a possible sign investors expect [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market’s rally is on hold and it’s not clear what might get it moving again.
Stock indicators barely budged this week after big gains last week.
A recent crop of better-than-expected economic news is becoming a bit stale after the Standard & Poor’s index surged 40 percent from a 12-year low [...]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – U.S. stocks were set to rise at Friday’s open, as momentum from the previous session’s rally held up and oil prices rose.
At 6:45 a.m. ET, Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were higher.
Futures measure current index values against perceived future performance and offer an indication of how [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks signaled a mostly higher opening Wednesday as investors found relief over Bank of America Corp.’s ability to raise capital.
The bank said late Tuesday that in less than two weeks it had raised $13.47 billion through the sale of 1.25 billion shares. That helped put the company more than halfway toward [...]
In the past,wall street has taken considerable time to recover from crashes and for investors to regain confidence in the stock market.
In the last three weeks, the Dow Jones industrial average has been soaring again. Did we reach the bottom, and how long will it take for investment to return to their initial level?
… and [...]
NEW YORK– Stocks inched higher Wednesday morning, but gains were tentative following the previous session’s rally, Wall Street’s biggest advance of the year.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 66 points, or 1%, in the early going. The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 9 points, or 1.3%. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) picked up 17 points, [...]
Specialist Thomas J. Facchine works his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, March 6, 2009. Though stocks might bounce Friday given how far they’ve fallen, many analysts believe there is little keeping them from sinking further. (AP Photo/David Karp)
By LOUISE WATT
Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP) – European markets rose Thursday as investors welcomed a British program to allow struggling banks to access government insurance against future losses on toxic assets.
By noon in mainland Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 jumped 1 percent to 3,887.03, Germany’s DAX gained 0.7 percent to 3,873.37, and France’s CAC 40 grew [...]
