
U.S stocks rise for third week in a row
Small was beautiful this week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday, then held above that milestone for ...

Dow Jones average closes at another record high
Materials and energy companies led the stock market higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its second all-time high in a week.
Oil price continues rebound, moves closer to $94
The price of oil rose slightly closer to $94 a barrel Tuesday, continuing to recover from last week's steep slide. By early afternoon in Europe, ...

Asian stocks up, Japan's Nikkei extends gains
Japan's benchmark stock index rose for a fifth straight day Tuesday, extending a rally sparked last week after the Bank of Japan announced a bold ...

Alcoa's 1Q profit rises, beats expectations
Alcoa Inc. kicked off earnings season Monday by reporting a larger first-quarter profit than analysts expected, helped by strong demand for aluminum ...

Stocks edge higher as earnings reports begin
Investors are having a hard time making up their minds. The stock market extended its longest period of indecision in nearly 15 years Monday.
Oil ends slightly higher ahead of earnings, Fed
The price of oil was a little higher Monday, as traders awaited the start of the quarterly corporate earnings season and the latest word from the ...

Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs report
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month that was far worse than economists had expected.

Dow surges to record ... and keeps going
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Tuesday, beating the previous record it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis ...
What to watch for as earnings news rolls in
With fourth-quarter earnings seasons hitting its stride, investors are returning to the familiar comfort of cold, hard numbers — the press releases, ...

Stocks gain for second week, keeping S&P near high
Stocks gained for a second straight week as company earnings reports started to come in, keeping the Standard and Poor's 500 index within a fraction ...

Stocks gain, pushing S&P 500 to five-year high
The Standard and Poor's 500 closed at another five-year high Thursday after the stock market got a boost from reports suggesting the outlook for ...

Asia stocks rise on positive start to US earnings
A positive start to U.S. corporate earnings season and a sharp improvement in China's monthly trade helped boost Asian stock markets Thursday.

Wall Street gains as earnings flow in; Boeing up
Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday after U.S. corporate earnings reports got off to a good start. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 61.
Oil down slightly, natural gas falls 3.3 percent
The price of oil barely budged Wednesday, while natural gas plunged to the lowest level since late September. Benchmark oil slipped 5 cents to end at ...
Oil slips as US crude and gasoline stockpiles grow
The price of oil slipped below $93 a barrel Wednesday, as a report of rising U.S. crude supplies outweighed a forecast for higher demand this year ...
Asia stocks rise as Alcoa sees stronger demand
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after the fourth-quarter earnings season got off to a positive start in the U.S. with aluminum giant Alcoa ...

Alcoa earnings as expected, revenue tops forecasts
Alcoa Inc. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that met Wall Street's expectations, and the company said it expects slightly higher demand for ...