Gridlock over raising debt limit weighs in at on stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — The debt gridlock in Washington pulled stocks lower Tuesday. Industrial companies fell sharply after 3M and U.S. Steel reported weakness in TV sales and demand for steel. Republican and...
View ArticleUS stock futures fall on global economic worries
NEW YORK (AP) — More evidence of a slowing global economy sent stocks falling Tuesday and threatened to end the market’s three-day rally. Germany’s economy stalled last quarter and dragged down growth...
View ArticleStocks plunge on economic fear
NEW YORK (AP) — More signs of economic weakness triggered a global sell-off in stocks Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 400 points in a return to the wild swings in the market...
View ArticleDow Jones Industrial Average Closes Up 322 Points, Its Biggest Gain in Nearly...
NEW YORK — Buyers returned to the stock market Tuesday after deciding the pounding stocks have taken the past month made them too cheap to resist. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 322 points,...
View ArticleAsia stocks rise after data drives Wall Street up
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday after a late-day surge on Wall Street, while the resignation of Steve Jobs — the force behind Apple Inc. — sent ripples through the technology sector....
View ArticleUS Stocks Finish Their Second-Best Week In A Year
NEW YORK — The stock market finished its second-best week in a year Friday as Europe’s debt problems appeared to get closer to a resolution. Stocks ended higher for a fifth straight day, the longest...
View ArticleWorld stocks rise ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
BANGKOK (AP) — World stocks mostly rose Tuesday as investors put aside worries over Europe’s debt crisis to await the outcome of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that many hope will announce measures...
View ArticleStocks Tumble As World Recession Fears Rise
The stock market plunged on Thursday as investors viewed it as increasingly likely that the global economy is slowing. U.S. stock indexes lost more than 3 percent of their value, as the Dow Jones...
View ArticleG20 Ministers Pledge “Strong Action” To Shore Up World Economy
SEOUL, South Korea — The Group of 20 leading advanced and emerging economies are vowing to work together to boost the struggling global economy and financial system. The G-20 voiced the resolve in a...
View ArticleRick Perry faced federal scrutiny for insider trading, criticism for land deals
WASHINGTON — Since announcing his run for the presidency, Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) has had to fend off allegations of crony capitalism. Such critiques have revealed the governor’s easy...
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