Markets
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Stocks decline anew as oil prices advance
Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks struggled Monday, making only short-lived advances as investors anxiously watched the direction of oil prices and awaited the Federal Reserve's meetin...
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Take on the tickerJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Thomas Rowen of Bartlett is Director of Institutional Portfolio Management, Fifth Third Bank-Chicago. What moved markets last week? "In the last week, the market has bee...
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Stocks drop as credit woes continue
Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks tumbled Friday on escalating worries about the financial sector and rebounding oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average sank more than 120 points...
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Stocks end higher as oil falls sharply
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks ended a back-and-forth session with a modest advance Thursday as a sharp drop in oil prices helped counter renewed concerns about the strength of the ...
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Oil prices drop after China says it will raise fuel prices
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices dropped sharply Thursday after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen the booming Asian nation's oil consumption. Prices a...
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Rates on 30-year mortgages jump to 6.42 percent
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages kept surging this week, rising to the highest level in nearly nine months, reflecting more concerns about what the Federal Reser...
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Oil rebounds from early losses on Nigeria strike threat
Jun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices climbed more than $2 per barrel on Wednesday, rebounding from earlier losses on reports that Nigerian oil workers are about to strike and as inves...
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Stocks fall amid concerns about financials, FedEx
Jun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street took a tumble Wednesday on renewed concerns about the financial sector and FedEx Corp.'s warning that weakening demand and surging fuel costs wou...
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Fed auctions $75 billion to ease credit stresses
Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems. The central bank on Tuesday announc...
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Stocks fall as data show drag of higher oil
Jun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks declined Tuesday as worrisome economic readings underscored the drag of higher energy prices on the economy. Economic data on inflation at the wholesa...