Markets
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Navistar will post restated financial results Oct. 25Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Navistar International, the Warrenville-based truck maker that hasn't filed financial reports in two years, said it will delay release of its restated results for anothe...
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Euro rises above $1.41 for first time before slipping back
Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany -- The dollar briefly fell to another low against the euro Friday in European trading before regaining some ground. Breaking above $1.41 for the first...
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August consumer prices post rare decline
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years. The new economic...
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Crude futures' run to record levels driven largely by weakening dollar
Sep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices held near record highs Thursday and other energy futures were mixed as the weak dollar spurred buying of crude futures. The Energy Department's re...
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Morgan Stanley bitten by debt lossesSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley said Wednesday third-quarter profit fell, falling short of expectations, as this summer's tumultuous debt and stock markets generated nearly $...
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Stocks soar after interest rate cut
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A jubilant Wall Street barreled higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a larger-than-expected half percentage point. The...
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Corporate chiefs welcome Fed rate cutSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The leaders of U.S. companies welcomed the Federal Reserve's move to slash interest rates Tuesday, but one questioned whether it would be enough to revive a ...
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Stocks rise, bonds fall as Wall Street extends rally
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Stocks rose moderately and bonds fell today as Wall Street extended its rally a day after a half-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve. A mild reading on consumer pric...
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Economists anticipate first Fed rate cut in years
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit cr...
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Stocks rise in final minutes ahead of Fed decision
Sep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks rose sharply Tuesday as investors, heartened by upbeat earnings, awaited the Federal Reserve's imminent decision on interest rates. Wall Street's focu...