
Stocks ease in early trading; gold plunges
Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street following sharp drops in commodities prices and declines in European markets. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
US futures follow world markets lower; gold drops
Big merger and acquisition announcements are unable to lift U.S. stock market futures, following drops in world equity and commodities markets.

EU officials seek more private investment in jobs
With many of the European Union's economies mired in stagnation, EU officials are seeking to emulate part of the U.S. model for creating growth and ...

Stocks end a four-day advance as energy slides
A four-day surge in the stock market came to an end on Friday as falling commodity prices brought down energy and mining companies. Signs of a slowing ...

US retail sales fall 0.4 percent in March
Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about ...

Weak start for stocks on Wall Street; banks slide
The stock market is heading lower in early trading after a four-day rise as bank shares weaken. Wells Fargo and JPMorgan fell after reporting revenue ...

Wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent in March
A measure of wholesale prices fell in March by the largest amount in 10 months, reflecting a big drop in gasoline prices. The producer price index ...
Infosys profit down, shares slide on outlook
Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported lower quarterly profit and forecast subdued revenue growth on Friday due to fragile business confidence in ...

Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ...

Stocks rise for fourth day in a row, led by retail
Rite Aid, Ross Stores and other retailers surged Thursday after turning in better sales, and major stock market indexes rose for a fourth day straight

Stocks rise for fourth day in a row; tech lags
Retail stocks are leading the market higher in midday trading after several of those companies turned in better sales reports for March. It was the ...

US unemployment aid applications plummet to 346K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a seasonally adjusted 346,000, signaling that the job market might be ...

US stock futures mixed on weekly jobs report
Stock futures were mixed Thursday as U.S. retailers posted March sales, and the government released jobs data. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 17 ...
Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains
Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ...

Stocks rise sharply, led by gains in technology
Technology stocks roared back Wednesday, driving the Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones industrial average to record highs. The industry has lagged ...
Minutes show Fed supports stimulus through midyear
A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the U.S. economy at least through the middle ...
Jobless rates fall in most US cities in February
Unemployment rates fell in more than 80 percent of large U.S. cities in February from January, suggesting that strong hiring that month benefited the ...
White House projecting slow economic gains ahead
President Barack Obama's new federal government budget outline depicts a still-fragile economy continuing its slow but steady recovery from the deep ...
US stock markets open higher
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its second all-time high in a week. Shortly after the ...
Asia stocks rise on heels of new Dow record high
Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting ...
US companies are posting more jobs but filling few
U.S. employers have more job openings than at any other time in nearly five years. That's in part because they seem in no hurry to fill them. And it ...