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Asia stocks muted as cheer over US jobs fades
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as cheer over the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report faded. Japan's benchmark stock index was the exception, ...
Wal-Mart Stores takes back top spot in Fortune 500
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. once again leads Fortune's list of the 500 biggest U.S. companies by revenue, as the world's largest retailer succeeded in ...
BofA leads banks up; S&P 500 index ekes out gain
Bank of America led a rally in big-bank stocks in mostly quiet trading on Monday. Stock indexes ended little changed following a record-setting run ...
US futures see little movement after record highs
U.S. stock market futures are barely budging, as traders seem ready to pause after sending major indexes record highs following a positive jobs report ...
Ahead of the Bell: Reports detail BMC buyout
Shares of BMC Software climbed before the opening bell on new reports that a team of private equity firms may attempt to buy the information ...
Asia stocks rise as investors cheer US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Monday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the ...
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs
Optimism about the economy swept through the stock market Friday, pushing two widely watched indexes past major milestones. After weeks of mixed ...
Strong US jobs report triggers stock market rally
Stock markets rallied on Friday, with both the Dow and S&P hitting new highs, after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the world's ...
Stocks open sharply higher after US hiring surges
Stocks are soaring in early trading after hiring surged in the U.S. last month and unemployment hit a four-year low. The Standard & Poor's 500 index ...
Stock futures take off on jobs report
Stock futures rose Friday after the April jobs report showed unemployment hitting a four-year low. After a dismal report in March, the Labor ...
Asia stocks rise on US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Friday, finding renewed strength from a fall in U.S. jobless benefit claims and an interest rate cut by the European Central ...
Stocks gain after unemployment claims fall
The stock market is all about jobs this week. Stocks rose Thursday after unemployment claims fell to a five-year low. A day earlier it was just the ...
Stocks open higher after GM, CBS earnings rise
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest fall in two weeks, after General Motors and other big companies announced ...
Asia stocks down on US, China economic fears
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U.S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world's two biggest economies. Analysts are concerned ...
Stocks sink on economic worries; Dow off 138
Signs of a slowing economy dragged down the stock market Wednesday. Even the prospect of continued stimulus from the Federal Reserve didn't help.
Stocks fall on more evidence of slowing economy
The stock market is lower at midday on more evidence of a slowing U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 57 points to 14,781 as of ...
Stocks fall on jobs concerns, fall in Merck profit
The stock market is falling early after a survey showed U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in seven months and Merck reported a lower quarterly ...
Asia stocks down, China manufacturing growth slows
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a ...
Stocks edge higher; IBM pulls up the Dow
The stock market overcame a morning slide to finish modestly higher, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index another record close and its sixth ...