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...
After a long holiday weekend, Wall Street began the new trading week with investors eagerly awaiting the latest jobs report this week.  Even though the market finished mix today,  new figures released from the CNBC/Moody's Analytics Report showed 1st quarter-2016 economic growth was just 0.9 percent. The numbers translated...
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 down Wednesday, one day after new trade data raised concerns that 1st-quarter GDP would show an economic contraction. A late, minor rally saved the Dow from falling back into negative territory for the year. 10-year  Treasury yields moved as high as 2.25, their best mark in 2015. After...
The Tuesday trading day was highlighted by the end of a 3 day winning streak for the Dow and a continued stock slide by IBM. Perennially one of the most respected and successful corporations in the world IBM’s stock plunged to almost a five-year low after the company cut...
Rising oil prices highlighted the first day of the new trading week as investors awaited the results of new sales data expected by the end of the week. The markets began the day with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ at new, all-time high record levels. More from CNBC below. Oil rose...
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...
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...
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...
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...