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• Asia stocks, euro rise as Spain banks get lifeline

  June 11, 2012 1:01 AM

  BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stocks and the euro are rising after sentiment got a boost from Spain's decision to seek a European financial lifeline for its ailing banks. Spain on Saturday asked finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro for money to rescue its banks, which have... more »

• Stocks open the week higher

  June 4, 2012 10:18 AM

  U.S. stocks are opening higher as calm returns to global markets after a spasm of fearful selling last week. The Dow Jones industrial average rose modestly in early trading Monday, starting from its lowest opening value since December. Bond investors appeared less concerned about the finances of some... more »

• Stocks finish sharply higher

  October 10, 2011 7:28 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing sharply higher after the leaders of France and Germany promised to strengthen European banks. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 330 points, led by Bank of America Corp. The euro rose against the dollar. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas... more »

• Stocks to start up for today

  September 7, 2011 7:52 AM

  U.S. stock futures are following European shares as they increase. The Stoxx 600 Europe index is up more than 2 percent after a German court upheld the country's role in bailing out other countries in the European Union. Investors will receive reports Wednesday on U.S. job openings in... more »

• Stocks falling in wait for jobs report

  September 2, 2011 8:28 AM

  U.S. stock futures are falling as anxious traders await a key report on hiring and employment in August. The Labor Department reports at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on the number of jobs created in August. Economists surveyed by FactSet expect that the economy added 93,000 jobs, not enough to reduce... more »

• Stocks look like they'll close up to end August

  August 31, 2011 8:40 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures are rising at the end of a wild month in the stock market. Investors are awaiting updates Wednesday on factory orders and hiring at private companies. About 90 minutes before the opening bell, Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 80 points,... more »

• Plunge in consumer confidence sends stocks lower

  August 30, 2011 11:26 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are falling after consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since April 2009. The Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell 15 points to 44.5. That was far lower than economists had predicted. A... more »

• Stocks could rise this week

  August 22, 2011 8:19 AM

  Stock futures are pointing higher to open this week after fears that the economy could be headed into a second recession, pummeled the major indexes for four weeks in a row. No major economic reports are due out Monday. Crude oil jumped 1.6 percent to $83.58 a barrel in... more »

• U.S. stocks sink - experts warn for another recession

  August 19, 2011 8:51 AM

  U.S. stock futures are sinking as economic jitters and uncertainty about Europe's finances fuel another day of selling around the world. European banking shares fell near two-and-a-half-year lows, dragged down by rumors about the companies' potential losses on bonds issued by heavily-indebted governments. Earlier, Asian shares took a beating,... more »

• US stocks drop, attention returns to weak economy

  August 10, 2011 11:33 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) -The rally that sent stocks soaring in the last half hour of trading yesterday isn't continuing today. The Dow has been down by more than 400 points in morning trading, erasing nearly all of the gain from yesterday. One analyst says investors are still trying to figure... more »

• Wall Street worries

  August 8, 2011 9:00 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Money flowed out of stocks and into Treasurys today leading to the worst drop in the Dow since December 2008. The Dow closed down 635 points. Fears of slower global growth and the European debt crisis led investors to look for safe places to put... more »

• US stock futures bounce on hopeful jobs report

  August 5, 2011 9:18 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures are rising strongly on a surprisingly strong report on the job market in July. The report comes a day after the market's worst trading day since 2008. The U.S. markets indexes have fallen 10 percent from their spring highs. Global stock markets plummeted... more »

• Stocks drop despite deficit-cutting agreement

  August 1, 2011 11:26 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - After surging at the opening bell on news of a deficit-cutting agreement over the weekend, stocks have given up those gains and moved lower. They fell after investors learned that a key manufacturing index tumbled in July. The Institute of Supply Management says the index is... more »

• Dunkin' gets warm response from new investors

  July 27, 2011 4:45 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - It's time to make the money. Shares of Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. soared nearly 47 percent on Wednesday, their first day of trading, feeding the demand of investors looking to trade in coffee and doughnuts. Shares closed at $27.85, up $8.85 from the $19 price that... more »

• Stock futures on the rise

  July 5, 2011 8:29 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures are rising as investors anticipate economic data this week. The government is expected to report Tuesday that businesses increased their orders for manufactured goods in May. That's evidence that parts shortages stemming from the March 11th earthquake in Japan are fading. Reports are... more »

• Dow takes tumble

  June 1, 2011 6:08 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Fears that the economy is stalling sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 280 points, erasing more than a quarter of the stock market's gains for the year. A pair of reports raised new doubts about the economy's strength Wednesday. A key manufacturing index fell... more »

• Stocks open mixed as investors weigh data

  December 30, 2010 11:08 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are starting out mixed as traders sift through the last batch of economic data for the year. Thursday morning, the Labor Department provided some positive news by reporting that initial filings for unemployment insurance in the week ending Dec. 25 fell to 388,000 from... more »

• Fed Chief says future uncertain, stocks drop

  July 21, 2010 2:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress the economic outlook remains "unusually uncertain," and the Fed is ready to take new steps to keep the recovery alive if the economy worsens. The Fed chief, in prepared testimony to the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, says record low... more »

• Lawyer: Nacchio received shoddy treatment on trip

  June 14, 2010 8:26 AM

  An attorney for Joe Nacchio says the former Qwest CEO spent eight days in solitary confinement, had no visitors for six weeks and was denied his medication for days during his round trip from a prison camp in Pennsylvania to Denver for a court hearing. Nacchio was convicted of... more »

• Stock market tumbles to end week

  June 4, 2010 4:26 PM

  Stocks have tumbled after the government said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis. The Dow Jones industrials are down 324 points Friday at 9,931. The Labor Department says private employers added 41,000 jobs in May, down dramatically from... more »

• Dow below 10,000 as stocks slide continues

  May 21, 2010 10:08 AM

  The Dow Jones industrial average opened below 10,000 points today in a fourth straight day of declines. The drop Friday comes a day after major indexes posted their biggest declines in more than a year. That pushed the market to "correction" mode, or a sharp decline from a recent... more »

• Dow pulls back after dizzying 30-minute plunge

  May 6, 2010 3:13 PM

  The stock market has had one of its most turbulent days ever. The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 1,000 points in half an hour amid concerns that Greece's debt problems could halt the world financial recovery. The Dow has managed to recover two-thirds of its losses and close down... more »

• Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

  March 13, 2010 12:16 PM

  A study at a major medical center suggests more heart attacks may have occurred as stock prices crashed at the start of the recession. Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina tallied heart attacks treated at their hospital and compared the numbers with the Nasdaq stock index from January 2008... more »

• Sadie ring opening bell at NYSE

  February 18, 2010 7:42 PM

  The Westminster Kennel Club's Best in Show dog Sadie kicked off trading this morning when she helped ring the opening bell at the NYSE. The little Scottish Terrier might be a good luck charm because the markets closed up. The Dow added nearly 84 points to 10,393. The S&P added... more »

• Stocks fade as traders worry about unemployment

  September 2, 2009 5:04 PM

  Stocks have extended a slide as investors worry that a weak job market will trip up a recovery in the economy. Stocks have ended moderately lower Wednesday as a private sector report on unemployment fans worries about what is widely seen as the biggest problem facing the economy. The ADP... more »