Markets
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Stocks end higher following economic readingsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed out the week with a moderate gain after better than expected economic data placated a market pummeled a day earlier by concerns about ...
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Street ends volatile week up
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a volatile week with a moderate gain Friday after better-than-expected economic data placated a market pummeled a day earlier by concerns a...
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Oil's 2-week nosedive shows up at the pump
Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Whether or not any bubble has burst, Americans now live in an economy where the prospect of a gallon of gas for less than $4 is cause for relief. That barrie...
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Oil rally fails; price at $125
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil market investors tried but failed to start a rally in crude Thursday, leaving prices hovering below $125 a barrel. At the gas pump, prices continued thei...
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Stocks fall after sales of existing homes decline
Jul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has abruptly ended an earnings-driven rally and closed sharply lower after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some...
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Stocks advance on drop in oil prices
Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks advanced for the second straight session Wednesday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's conc...
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Oil falls after gas stocks jump
Jul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak U.S. eco...
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Stocks jump as crude drops $3 a barrel
Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector wo...
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Stocks end mixed on worries about earnings, oil
Jul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Monday as investors watched the price of oil regain ground and decided to cash in some of their gains from the stoc...
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Wall Street ends mixed after earnings reports
Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street has finished a strong week with a mixed performance after disappointing high-tech earnings punctured some of investors' enthusiasm over better-th...