Markets
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World stocks soar on bank rescue plans
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Stock markets in Europe and Asia rose strongly for a second straight day Tuesday after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism about governmen...
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Asia stocks soar after U.S. rally; Nikkei up 13 percent
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG _ Asian markets soared for a second day Tuesday, led by a stunning 13 percent jump in Tokyo, after Wall Street rallied from its worst week ever on optimism tha...
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Stocks end lower as profit-taking sets in
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a relatively calm session with a moderate loss Tuesday as investors, while pleased with the government's plans to spend $250 billion to buy...
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Record day on Wall Street; Dow soars more than 900
Oct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street stormed back from last week's devastating losses Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials soaring a nearly inconceivable 936 points after major ...
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Oil rebounds on Europe bank rescue plan
Oct 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices clawed back above $80 a barrel Monday, rebounding from a 13-month low as a stepped up global effort to rescue world financial markets lured invest...
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World stock markets fall sharply
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- World stock markets fell sharply Friday, as Wall Street headed toward its eighth straight day of losses over fears the global economy is set for a protracted r...
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Stocks surge late after 8 days of losses
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street capped its worst week ever with a wild session Friday that saw the Dow Jones industrials rocket within a 1,000 point range before closing with a ...
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Asian markets plunge after huge Wall Street losses
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - TOKYO _ A massive sell-off on Wall Street and an escalating global equity crisis sent Asian stocks plunging Friday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbling mor...
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Oil falls near 13-month low on global slowdown
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices plunged in another violent sell-off Friday, briefly tumbling below $78 a barrel as investors grow more pessimistic about the prospects for resolvi...
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Wall Street rout drops Dow below 9,000 for first time in 5 years
Oct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Calm gave way to fear in financial markets Thursday, turning a relatively steady day into a rout that pushed the Dow Jones industrials below 9,000 for the ...