Markets
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Stocks fluctuate before closing lower
Oct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- An angst-ridden Wall Street tried but failed to find stability Wednesday, with investors attempting to determine whether an emergency interest rate cut would...
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Stock drop heightens investors' money worries
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The panicked selloff in the stock market that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down as much as 800 points Monday before it recovered left investors' jangled nerves ...
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Oil prices rebound after falling to 8-month low
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rebounded slightly Tuesday, briefly rising back above $90 a barrel after some stability returned to the shaky financial system and prodded investo...
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Local companies feel pain of stock slideOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - While overseas markets plummeted and crippled the American stock market on Monday, local companies and investors saw an unprecedented freefall in stocks and confidence i...
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Dow drops another 500 points
Oct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on the losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrial...
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Investors expect volatility as credit woes persist
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The world's financial markets face an uncertain and possibly volatile week as investors await details about how the Treasury Department will implement the go...
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European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis w...
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Wall Street tumbles under 10,000 amid global sell-off
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points -- their large...
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Oil prices fall as financial turmoil goes global
Oct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices plunged below $90 a barrel Monday, coming within reach of year-ago levels as a widening financial maelstrom spreads overseas and crimps global dem...
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Stocks end lower, credit markets strained after bailout
Oct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended an intensely volatile week with another sell-off Friday while credit markets remained strained after enthusiasm over the government's $700 ...