U.S. stocks were lower Tuesday, as the first quarter of 2015 came to a unhappy close on Wall Street.
With today's slump, the Dow finished the first quarter lower than it began the year--a discouraging sign for investors. A Monday rally pushed the Dow back into the black for 2015,...
As the U.S. stock market opened Tuesday trying to avoid another day in the red, a new obstacle appeared overseas.
The Russian ruble continued to tumble Tuesday morning, following its worst session in 15 years Monday. Even a late-night action by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to raise interest...
U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday, as the market continued to followed ongoing debt negotiations between Greece and other European powers.
One market analyst said the market was ‘held hostage’ until the negotiations were completed with a resolution one way or another. Meetings are ongoing in Brussels throughout the day,...
U.S. stocks finished flat on Wednesday, as investors continued to show growing concern over global growth.
A topsy-turvy day saw the Dow drop 277 points in morning trading, before an afternoon rally returned the index to its starting point. The Chinese yuan declined yet again, as the People’s Bank of China...
Two and a half weeks ago the world markets were shaken by a decision from a majority of voters in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. Now the UK and much of the rest of the world (including the U.S.) at least for the time being, seem...
Experts described the U.S. stock market as ‘under pressure’ Friday morning, coming off a fifth consecutive losing session Thursday.
The Swiss National Bank shocked everyone Thursday by announcing they would discontinue a three-year cap on their own currency—the Swiss franc—against the Euro. With the possibility of quantitative easing-type programs beginning...
U.S. stocks dropped sharply Wednesday afternoon, following an optimistic morning report from both Apple and Boeing in their 4th-quarter earnings results.
Investors were buoyed by the results, which showed that Apple sold almost 9 million more iPhones than expected. German-listed shares of Apple were up 6 percent in trading Wednesday...
U.S. stocks declined in Thursday trading, as investors considered the effect on lower wholesale prices against some discouraging job figures.
The Labor Department issued a weekly number of 315,000 Americans filing for jobless benefits last week—a number that was 6% higher than last week, and represented the largest total since...
It was a relatively flat day on Wall Street, with small gains as markets struggled to gain any momentum following release of the July Fed minutes. General consensus from voting policymakers is that that more data is needed before another Fed rate hike is considered. Read the July Fed...
U.S. stocks were higher Wednesday, thanks to the slow-but-steady recovery continued in the oil markets.
The Dow broke its four-day losing streak after closing slightly down on Tuesday. Investors hoped that a bounce in oil prices will end that streak today. Futures in the oil market extended gains on Wednesday...
