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Earnings Preview: Focus on PCs in Microsoft's 3Q
Microsoft's latest quarterly report will give the software maker another opportunity to persuade investors that its efforts to redesign its products ...
Asia stocks sink on global growth worries
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as weak economic data, falling commodity prices and big losses on Wall Street shook investors. A deadly ...
Falling commodities give Dow worst day of the year
Worries about an economic slowdown in China fueled a steep drop in commodity prices Monday, spooking investors and giving the stock market its worst ...
US futures follow world markets lower; gold drops
Big merger and acquisition announcements are unable to lift U.S. stock market futures, following drops in world equity and commodities markets.
Stocks end a four-day advance as energy slides
A four-day surge in the stock market came to an end on Friday as falling commodity prices brought down energy and mining companies. Signs of a slowing ...
US retail sales drop keeps markets in check
More disappointing U.S. economic figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main U.S. stock indexes strike a series of ...
Weak start for stocks on Wall Street; banks slide
The stock market is heading lower in early trading after a four-day rise as bank shares weaken. Wells Fargo and JPMorgan fell after reporting revenue ...
Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ...
Stocks rise for fourth day in a row, led by retail
Rite Aid, Ross Stores and other retailers surged Thursday after turning in better sales, and major stock market indexes rose for a fourth day straight
Stocks rise for fourth day in a row; tech lags
Retail stocks are leading the market higher in midday trading after several of those companies turned in better sales reports for March. It was the ...
Stocks open mixed after three days of gains
Stock indexes are little changed in early trading on Wall Street after three days of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average was moving between small ...
Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains
Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ...
Stocks rise sharply, led by gains in technology
Technology stocks roared back Wednesday, driving the Standard & Poor's 500 and Dow Jones industrial average to record highs. The industry has lagged ...
Minutes show Fed supports stimulus through midyear
A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the U.S. economy at least through the middle ...
US stock markets open higher
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its second all-time high in a week. Shortly after the ...
US futures head higher, again
U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday with President Barack Obama's $3.77 trillion spending plan arriving in Congress. Fierce negotiations over spending ...