
US stocks close mixed on uneven economic signals
U.S. stocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,500 for ...
US stocks mixed after strong Caterpillar earns
U.S. stocks were mixed in midday trading despite of encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth. The Dow Jones ...
US stocks up on glimpse of manufacturing
Stocks are rising with investors getting a peek into the health of the U.S. manufacturing sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 70 points to ...
Asia stocks up slightly on strong US earnings
Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to multi-year highs, though Japan's Nikkei dipped ...
Health care among early leaders in the S&P 500
Health care stocks have started off the year on a tear. The industry group that includes health care providers, drugmakers and biotechnology companies ...

S&P closes above 1,500 for 1st time since 2007
Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the Standard and Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 for the ...

S&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004
The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 on Friday for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007, lifted by strong ...

Markets higher on good news from Europe, Japan
Positive economic news from the European Central Bank and Germany, combined with promises of more monetary easing in Japan, helped stock indexes in ...
Stocks rise ahead of home sales report
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street ahead of what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Futures rise ahead of housing data, strong earns
Futures are rising on what is expected to be more upbeat data on housing from the government as well as strong earnings from U.S. companies. Dow Jones ...

Apple's sales slowdown tugs Nasdaq index lower
A sharp drop in Apple's stock pulled the Nasdaq down with it after the tech giant warned of weaker sales. Other stock-market indexes eked out slight ...

Measure of future growth up 0.5 pct. in December
A measure of the U.S. economy designed to signal future activity increased in December from November, suggesting growth may strengthen in early 2013.
Stocks open mixed on Wall Street; Apple plunges
A sharp drop in Apple's stock is sending the Nasdaq composite lower in early trading on Wall Street after the electronics giant predicted slower sales

US futures mixed as earnings roll out
Stock futures are mixed for the third straight day as U.S. companies, particularly in the tech sector, are being either trounced or adored by ...

Asia stocks gain as China manufacturing improves
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, supported by Congress averting a U.S. government default and a pickup in China's manufacturing in ...

AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...

Asia stocks mixed ahead of US debt ceiling vote
Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday ahead of a U.S. vote on raising the nation's borrowing limit. Analysts said that stock markets had room for ...

US stocks rise as tech, industrial earns roll in
Strong earnings reports from big U.S. companies helped push the Dow Jones industrial average to its eighth gain in nine sessions Tuesday.
Earnings beats from DuPont, others send stocks up
Stocks are closing modestly higher after big companies including DuPont and Travelers reported earnings that came in ahead of Wall Street's ...