By Peter A. McKay US stocks swayed Thursday under the weight of troublesome readings of jobs, home sales, and corporate earnings, but Apple’s results were a bright spot. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened a little higher but was down 16.73 points at 7869.84 in recent action. The Nasdaq …
By Rita Nazareth April 23 (Bloomberg) — US stocks rose after Apple Inc. and ebay Inc. topped analysts’ sales and profit estimates last quarter, fueling expectations the slowdown in consumer spending may have eased.
By DEBORAH LYNN BLUMBERG NEW YORK — Treasurys were modestly higher Thursday as stocks softened on weak data and as market participants awaited more Treasury buying from the Fed, supply and the results of the government’s bank stress tests.
By Peter A. McKay Stocks edged higher Wednesday, reversing early losses despite a fresh round of sour earnings reports from major firms, in an echo of the previous session’s moves. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 75 points lower but recovered to post a 51-point gain in recent action, up …
By Adam Haigh April 22 (Bloomberg) — European stocks climbed for a second day as Electrolux AB said there are “early signs” the market slump is leveling off and a gauge of US home prices unexpectedly gained.
By MarketWatch US stocks were under early pressure as investors worried that a fresh slate of corporate results this week could show continued pressure from the world-wide recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by about 158 points as most of its components declined. The S&P 500 …
By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – US stocks tumbled on Monday on worries about the sustainability of recent better-than-expected results from banks after Bank of America Corp reported a big increase in troubled loans.
By Rob Curran Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Investors took heart Friday from consumer-sentiment data and earnings for General Electric that were not as bad as feared, driving major indexes to their longest winning streak since the last bull market.
By Riva Froymovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–The yen advanced to session highs Friday morning as US stocks pared earlier gains. …
By CNNMoney.com staff Including salary, bonuses, stock and options, these public company CEOs took home pay packages last year worth up to $104 million. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks were mixed to lower Friday as investors welcomed better-than-expected earnings from Citigroup and General …