Jul 03, 2008 12:44PM

U.S. stocks end week mixed

Traders knocked off early Thursday ahead of the July 4 weekend.

Jul 03, 2008 07:00PM

US stocks mixed amid another record day for oil

US stock indices saw mixed results Thursday as oil prices continued climbing to record highs and the US economy shed more jobs.

Jul 04, 2008 10:03AM

Hang Seng Index closed at 21,423.82, up 181.04 points

The Associated Press July 4, 2008 - 12:03 a.m. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,423.82 on Friday, jumping 181.04 or 0.9 per cent.

Jul 04, 2008 09:44AM

Stocks end mixed following jobs, services data

The Dow added 73.03 points, or 0.6%, to 11,288.54, but lost 0.5% for the week and stayed in bear-market territory, off 20.3% from its October record high.The broader market was much worse, for the day...

Jul 04, 2008 09:35AM

FTSE falls almost 1%

London's FTSE 100 Index fell nearly 1% today as fresh fears surfaced over the banking sector and weak metals prices held back miners.The top share index dropped 41.7 points to 5434.9 by mid-session tr...

Jul 04, 2008 10:26AM

G-8 meets as economy storm clouds thicken (AP)

AP - Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of economic woes in at least a decade when they gather next week.

Jul 04, 2008 06:18AM

Kimmitt confident in economic fundamentals (Reuters)

Reuters - Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt said on Friday he was confident about the United States' economic fundamentals in the long term despite a current rough patch and was quite optimistic about the future.

Jul 04, 2008 05:11AM

Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend (AP)

AP - Fireworks aren't the only thing skyrocketing on this Fourth of July. The price of gas has hit another all-time high.

Jul 04, 2008 02:54AM

62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year (AP)

AP - The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.

Jul 04, 2008 02:12AM

G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive (Reuters)

Reuters - G8 leaders aim to present a united front against global inflation, driven by soaring oil and food prices, at a summit in Japan next week, but solving the problem requires more than just a strong message from rich nations.