Stocks slid Thursday, although they finished off their session lows, as investors weighed cautious comments from a regional Federal Reserve president about the health of the economy and a mix of quarterly profit reports.
Stocks fell Wednesday as a worse-than-expected report on durable goods orders and weaker quarterly results from Boeing and others added to concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.
The dollar continued to slide this week, hovering near monthly lows versus major currencies as worries about an economic slowdown weighed on investors.
Oil prices drifted lower this week, edging off last week's 11-week high above $79 a barrel. But trading remained rangebound as investors balanced strong corporate earnings against ongoing jitters over the economic recovery.
Stocks churned Tuesday, losing steam after a three-session run, after a big drop in consumer confidence offset better-than-expected profit growth from DuPont, UBS and others.
Tokyo - Japanese shares dropped Friday following an overnight fall on Wall Street and as export-oriented issues were dragged down by a stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 158.72 ...
VANCOUVER — Canadian stock markets recovered from morning jitters to finish Thursday’s session with modest gains, as resource stocks rallied on strong second-quarter earnings reports. On Wall Str...
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The five-minute halt in Cisco Systems Inc. yesterday highlighted a flaw in how NYSE Amex executes orders it can’t fill on its book at the best price.
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen falling on Friday, extending the previous session's modest decline following overnight weakness on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors aw...
AFP - The International Monetary Fund on Friday said more stimulus spending might be needed to aid a slow US economic recovery, wading into a toughly-fought political debate in Washington.
AP - Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.
Reuters - Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is expected to show on Friday.
