U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as investors began to worry over continued issues in Chinese markets. The current figures show the S&P trading at a loss thus far in 2015.
Right before noon, trading on the NYSE was suspended due to a technical malfunction. It didn't resume until after...
Stocks closed down again today on the final trading day of the week and a headline on CNBC today got a lot of people's attention.
"World economy seems trapped in 'death spiral."-according to Citigroup
According to CNBC:
Some analysts — including those at Citi — have turned bearish on the world economy...
It’s been another ugly day on Wall Street Wednesday, with the Dow dropping 200 points by noon off continued fears over interest rate hikes.
As the month of March—and the first quarter of 2015—winds to a close, investors are also expressing concern over how the stronger U.S. dollar will impact...
Wall Street finished down yet again on Wednesday, as poor earnings figures compounded the worst retail sales number in a year.
Earnings season is in full swing. The first taste of bad news came in the form of JP Morgan Chase reported a 6.6% drop in quarterly profits. This difference...
Wall St. had a positive day Thursday as all three indices rose on a fresh batch of quarterly earnings reports and comments from the President of the European Central Bank that ECB rates would remain unchanged.
ECB President Mario Draghi said in a news conference:
"Short-term inflation expectations have declined but...
U.S. stocks were higher on Friday, as continued rises in the prices of both U.S. and Brent Crude oil gave investors confidence heading into the end of the work week.
The Euro zone reported GDP figures that grew 0.3 percent in the final quarter of 2014—higher than the expectations of...
The continued fall of oil prices was the big story on the markets this week. It was Wall Street’s worst week of 2014, and the Dow’s worst week in three years, as it dropped 683 points!! Lower gasoline prices may be keeping more money in your pockets, but oil...
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded its two day series of meetings with a decision not to raise interest rates. Wall Street's major averages extended gains as the close approached, more than recovering from a brief dip into negative territory after the release of the Fed statement. The...
U.S. stocks were down sharply Thursday, as investors' worries took control of the market.
Experts believe that the uncertainty over economic growth are pushing the market lower right now. Worse yet, many see little potential for a quick turnaround that would end this losing streak. Tomorrow's jobs report will be...
U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday, as the market attempted to recover from a rough stretch that has wiped out all 2015 gains in the major indexes.
In the past four days, the Dow shed 500 points, while the S&P 500 tumbled almost 4% from its all-time high just 10...
