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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 ...
Stocks waver as companies report mixed earnings
Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses as several big U.S. companies report their fourth-quarter financial results. The Dow Jones ...
Stocks open mixed as earnings reports roll in
Stocks are wavering in early trading on Wall Street as U.S. companies turn in a mixed batch of earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...
US futures mixed as are corporate earnings reports
Stock futures are mixed with U.S. companies posting varying quarterly results. Dow Jones industrial futures are down 18 points to 13,558. The broader ...
Asia stocks fall before BOJ meeting ends
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as traders waited for Japan's central bank to announce stimulus measures after wrapping up a two-day policy meeting.
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 end week with gains; GE rises, Intel falls
Better earnings from General Electric and Morgan Stanley helped the stock market inch higher Friday, as major indexes closed out their third straight ...
Wall Street clocks third straight week of gains
Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, closing out a third straight week of gains. General Electric led the Dow Jones industrial average higher ...
Markets struggle to hold onto gains
Global stock markets struggled to hold onto gains made Friday, when strong Chinese economic figures and signs of a U.S. recovery buoyed investor ...
Stocks ease on Wall Street; Capital One plunges
Stocks are slipping in midday trading on Wall Street after a mixed batch of earnings reports from big U.S. companies left investors uninspired.
Mixed open on Wall Street; GE, Morgan Stanley up
Stocks indexes are little changed in early trading on Wall Street as the market closes out a strong week in which the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit ...
US futures mixed to close week of strong gains
Stock futures are mixed after major indexes surged throughout the week, with the Standard and Poor's 500 repeatedly marking new five-year highs.
Asia stocks rise as US, China economies improve
Asian stock markets rose Friday after signs that the U.S. economic recovery is gaining traction and a rebound in China's growth emboldened investors ...