Stocks up, capping volatile week of trading
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are sharply higher, extending a volatile week in which major U.S. indexes suffered some of the year’s worst losses.Dow Jones industrial futures are up 65 points to 14,475....
View ArticleStocks rise as heart of earnings season begins
BC-US--Wall Street-Premarket/141NEW YORK — Futures are rising to start a week in which a third of the Dow Jones Industrial Average reports quarterly earnings.Dow Jones industrial futures are up 48...
View ArticleStocks moving up as corporate profits roll
NEW YORK — Stock futures are moving higher on more strong earnings from U.S. corporations, and ahead of new data expected to show that the number of homes being built is approaching levels last seen...
View ArticleStocks move higher on strong earnings
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are rising as U.S. corporate profits continue to impress.Dow Jones industrial futures are up 57 points to 14,672. The broader S&P futures have added 5.4 points to...
View ArticleStocks head lower ahead of economic report
BC-US--Wall Street-Premarket/142NEW YORK — Futures are falling after a solid week of corporate earnings drove all major markets higher, as investors grow more cautious before the latest U.S. economic...
View ArticleStocks ahead of consumer spending report
NEW YORK — Stock futures are rebounding after last week's lackluster economic growth numbers sent investors scrambling for the door.Dow Jones industrial futures are up 41 points to 14,690. The broader...
View ArticleU.S. stock futures fall sharply by 126 points to 15,069 as America moves...
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are falling sharply as the federal government careens toward a partial shutdown.read more
View ArticleStock futures soar on talks of potential end to budget impasse
NEW YORK — Stock futures are rising sharply on talk of a deal that may avert a U.S. government default.Dow Jones industrial futures are up 128 points to 14,656. S&P futures have gained 16.2 points...
View Article2013 was year of unstoppable stocks
NEW YORK — The stock market was unstoppable in 2013.A U.S. government shutdown, fear of a default, the threat of military action in Syria, big budget cuts, and a European country looking for a bailout...
View ArticleJapan slides into recession as tax hike takes toll
TOKYO — Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped back into recession as housing and business investment dropped following a sales tax hike, hobbling its ability to help drive the global recovery.The...
View ArticleNorth Korea-linked Sony hack may be costliest ever
NEW YORK — The unprecedented hack of Sony Pictures which a U.S. official says is linked to North Korea may be the most damaging cyberattack ever inflicted on an American business.read more
View ArticleMelvin Gordon, man who built Tootsie Roll empire, dies at 95
CHICAGO — Melvin Gordon, who helped turn the enduring popularity of the humble Tootsie Roll into a candy empire, has died. He was 95.The longtime Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. chairman and CEO died...
View ArticleUS stocks rising at start of busy week for earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks mostly rose as trading opened Monday with investors looking ahead to a busy week for earnings news and a meeting by the Federal Reserve on interest rates.read more
View ArticleUS stocks head lower as China fails to halt market slide
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are heading lower early Wednesday amid growing concerns that trouble in China's markets could spread. The drop wiped out the Standard & Poor's 500 index's gains for the...
View ArticleGoogle shareholders revel in record 1-day windfall of $65.1 billion
SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s stock roared out of a long slumber Friday to produce the biggest shareholder windfall in U.S. history as investors rewarded the Internet company for promising to curb its...
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