Reuters - Wed Jan 28, 5:46 AM ET
(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, extending recent gains, as investors braced for a slew of company results as well as the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
SEC official: agency did not detect Madoff fraud
Reuters - Tue Jan 27, 10:09 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission did not examine the advisory operations of accused financial swindler Bernard Madoff despite the firm registering in September of 2006, a top SEC official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission did not examine the advisory operations of accused financial swindler Bernard Madoff despite the firm registering in September of 2006, a top SEC official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Tokyo stocks surge five percent
AFP - Tue Jan 27, 12:39 AM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Nikkei stock index soared five percent Tuesday after the government said it was planning to provide public funds to companies to help them through the economic crisis.
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Nikkei stock index soared five percent Tuesday after the government said it was planning to provide public funds to companies to help them through the economic crisis.
Street braces for rush of corporate, economic data
AP - Sun Feb 1, 5:55 PM ET
NEW YORK - Wall Street is bracing for yet more reminders this week that the economy is in rotten shape. Companies from networking-gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. to media giant Time Warner Inc. are set to report quarterly results, while a steady stream of economic readings is also due. The most recent numbers from companies and the government haven't been roundly awful, but most have. That is stirring fears the economy's slide isn't slowing.
NEW YORK - Wall Street is bracing for yet more reminders this week that the economy is in rotten shape. Companies from networking-gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. to media giant Time Warner Inc. are set to report quarterly results, while a steady stream of economic readings is also due. The most recent numbers from companies and the government haven't been roundly awful, but most have. That is stirring fears the economy's slide isn't slowing.
World stocks sink on profit worries
Reuters - Mon Feb 2, 7:04 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks hit a one-week low and the euro set a two-month trough against the dollar on Monday as nervousness grew about poor economic data and falling corporate profits in a rapidly slowing global economy.
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks hit a one-week low and the euro set a two-month trough against the dollar on Monday as nervousness grew about poor economic data and falling corporate profits in a rapidly slowing global economy.
Banking shares drag down European markets
AFP - Mon Feb 2, 7:49 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets dived on Monday, dragged down by troubled banks unable to hold on to sharp gains won last week, while many traders stayed at home as heavy snowfall halted public transport
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets dived on Monday, dragged down by troubled banks unable to hold on to sharp gains won last week, while many traders stayed at home as heavy snowfall halted public transport
How the major market indexes fared
AP - Mon Feb 2, 5:25 PM ET
Investors worried about the recession have turned to a strategy of cherry-picking stocks — sending tech shares higher and industrials lower.
Investors worried about the recession have turned to a strategy of cherry-picking stocks — sending tech shares higher and industrials lower.
FTSE 100 flat at the start of trade
AFP - Tue Feb 3, 5:11 AM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Shares in London were flat at the start on Tuesday after oil giant BP announced its quarterly figures and concerns remained over the state of the global economy.
LONDON (AFP) - Shares in London were flat at the start on Tuesday after oil giant BP announced its quarterly figures and concerns remained over the state of the global economy.
European markets fall on global economic concerns
LONDON - European markets fell Tuesday as investors continued to worry about the sputtering global economy despite governments' efforts to boost growth with increased spending.
Dow, S&P turn higher after housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks trimmed losses with the Dow and S&P 500 turning positive on Tuesday after data showed pending sales of existing U.S. homes rebounded in December.
Stocks mostly advance on earnings reports
AP - 22 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Stocks mostly rose in early trading Tuesday as several better-than-expected corporate earnings reports eased investors' worries about the economy.
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Pending home sales post increase of 6.3 pct AP - 5 minutes ago
Motorola loses $3.6B, suspends dividend, CFO exits AP - 9 minutes ago
Dow Chemical posts $1.55B 4Q loss, revenue skids AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Merck swings to 4Q profit, beats forecasts AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
NEW YORK - Stocks mostly rose in early trading Tuesday as several better-than-expected corporate earnings reports eased investors' worries about the economy.
Slideshow: Stock Markets
Full Coverage: U.S
More Stories
Pending home sales post increase of 6.3 pct AP - 5 minutes ago
Motorola loses $3.6B, suspends dividend, CFO exits AP - 9 minutes ago
Dow Chemical posts $1.55B 4Q loss, revenue skids AP - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Merck swings to 4Q profit, beats forecasts AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
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