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Weak Oracle sales, Cyprus fears weigh on US stocks
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday after Oracle's weak sales results weighed down big U.S. technology companies. Traders also worried about ...
Stock market falls, hurt by technology companies
Technology companies are leading the U.S. stock market lower in early trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 7 points, or 0.5 percent, to ...
Asia stocks rise after US Fed stays the course
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday on an improvement in China's manufacturing and the U.S. central bank's message that it will keep ...
Stocks rise as Federal Reserve stands by stimulus
After two days of worrying about Europe, the stock market got a boost from the Federal Reserve Wednesday. The Fed said the U.S. economy has ...
Ahead of the bell: Adobe
Adobe Systems rose 6 percent before Wednesday's opening bell after the software maker reported strong first-quarter results. Citi analyst Walter ...
Asia stocks mixed after Cyprus vote on bailout
Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Cypriot lawmakers rejected a tax on bank deposits that would have partly funded an emergency bailout ...
Wall Street holds its own after Cyprus 'no' vote
The latest twists in Europe's debt drama weighed down the stock market Tuesday, offsetting more good news on the U.S. housing market. The Dow Jones ...
Wall Street takes Cyprus bailout vote in stride
Investors are taking the latest turn in Europe's financial drama in stride. U.S. stocks recovered most of an early loss Tuesday and ended little ...
Stocks edge lower ahead of vote in Cyprus
Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in midday trading before a vote on an unpopular bailout plan in the European nation of Cyprus. The Dow Jones ...
Stocks slip as Cyprus considers raid on deposits
Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street as worries about an unpopular bailout plan in the European nation of Cyprus cast a pall over financial markets.
Upturn in home construction sends stocks higher
A surprisingly strong increase in new home construction is sending stocks higher in early trading on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
US futures edge higher as Fed meets in Washington
U.S. stock futures rose with the Federal Reserve expected to maintain record-low interest rates and other measures to keep the economy tracking toward ...
Asia stocks bounce back after Cyprus scare
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, shaking off jitters sparked by a plan to give bank deposits in Cyprus a haircut to help fund the European country's ...
Stocks falter following Cyprus's bailout plan
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another ...
Futures drop on bank tax in small Euro nation
U.S. stock futures slumped Monday after the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus proposed a hefty levy on bank deposits as a condition for a national ...
US stocks close lower, ending Dow's 10-day rally
U.S. stock markets fell Friday, ending the longest winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average in nearly 17 years. The Dow dropped 25.
US stocks close lower, ending winning streak
U.S. stocks fell Friday, ending the longest winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average in nearly 17 years. The Dow dropped 25 points to close ...
US data run fails to energize subdued markets
A raft of U.S. economic figures failed to give markets any momentum Friday at the end of a week that's seen many of the world's major stock indexes ...