
Dow drops 217 points to lowest level in a month
A series of weak reports on the U.S. economy is sending the stock market sharply lower. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 217 points, its ...

Treasury to sell 30 million shares of GM stock
The U.S. government plans to sell another 30 million shares of General Motors stock in a public offering on Thursday as it speeds up efforts to divest ...

Futures sink in light trading; all eyes on jobs
Stock futures fell in light trading volume Wednesday as a private payroll company provided what may be a hint as to what to expect when the Labor ...

Asia stocks fall as focus stays on Fed's next step
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as signs the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its super-loose monetary policy caused investors to trim equity ...

Stocks head lower on Fed stimulus worries
The Federal Reserve guessing game threw the markets for another loop Tuesday. Comments from a Fed official raised expectations that the central bank ...

Futures higher as markets await May jobs report
U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday on some strong housing numbers, though trading remained light with investors awaiting more clues about the Labor ...

Asia stocks up slightly on Fed hopes
Asian stock markets recovered modestly Tuesday, after negative economic news out of the U.S. was neutralized by the belief among many investors that ...

Why bad news makes the stock market happy
For now, bad news is good for the stock market. Investors judged that the latest weak economic reports will make it more likely that the Federal ...
Ahead of the bell: Adviser supports Sprint deal
A shareholder advisory firm is backing Softbank in its attempted acquisition of a huge chunk of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion bid from Japan's ...
Asia stock markets fall on Fed uncertainty
Uncertainty about the U.S. Federal Reserve's next course of action and a sharp, sudden plunge on Wall Street sent Asian stock markets lower Monday.

Stocks plummet in late trading but end May higher
A gradual decline in the stock market turned into a rout Friday. After moving between small losses and gains for most of the day, the stock market ...

Stocks hit by euro jobless rise, Fed uncertainty
Uncertainty over how long the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its stimulus policies and more grim European jobs news weighed on markets Friday

Futures slide on consumer data
Stock futures slumped on the final trading day of May, with new data showing that consumers pulled back from their breakneck spending pace in April.
Netflix to join the Nasdaq-100 index next week
Netflix will join the Nasdaq 100 index next month. The Los Gatos, Calif., company will replace Perrigo Co., a maker of over-the-counter drugs.