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Futures dip as France slips into recession
Stock futures dipped Wednesday as another nation in Europe sank into recession and the economic contraction for the entire European Union stretched ...
Asia stocks up as US small business mood improves
Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. The National ...
Stock market rises back into record territory
The stock market marched back into record territory Tuesday as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. This time, it was ...
Asia stocks rise on US retail sales gain
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumers revved up their retail spending last month. The Commerce Department in Washington ...
Stock market rally pauses on Monday
A record-breaking rally in stocks paused Monday as investors assessed whether the rise in stock valuations overstated the recent improvement in the ...
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 ...
Oil down slightly on rising dollar, OPEC output
The price of oil finished slightly lower Friday, after dropping 3 percent earlier in the day. Benchmark crude for June delivery slipped 35 cents to ...
Japan's Nikkei gains as dollar tops 100-yen
Japanese stocks outperformed all others by a wide margin Friday after the dollar finally broke through the 100 yen mark. Markets elsewhere remained ...
Futures rise, setting up solid gains for the week
Stock futures are rising and all major markets appear to be headed for solid gains this week. Dow Jones industrial futures are up 46 points to 15,090.
Stocks pull back from record levels on Wall Street
The stock market pulled back from record levels Thursday as investors became harder to please. Even a decline in the number of Americans applying for ...
US futures edge lower after extraordinary run
Stock futures edged lower Thursday following an extraordinary streak for U.S. markets this week. Dow futures slipped 25 points to 15,037. The broader ...
Asia stocks rise after Dow hits another record
Asian stock markets rose Thursday on the heels of another record high on Wall Street and an interest rate cut in South Korea to boost economic growth.
Dow average gains, holds on to 15,000 level
The Dow Jones industrial average rose, closing above 15,000 for a second day after breaching the landmark level for the first time Tuesday.