Markets
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FedEx and Avon are big market movers
Dec 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE FedEx Corp., up $3.01 to $151...
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Asian stock markets weaker as energy prices fall
Dec 17, 2015 6:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets were lower Friday as a persistent drop in the price of oil weighed on investor sentiment, eroding gains sparked the day bef...
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US stocks notch modest gains in early trading; Avon soars
Dec 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading as several companies gain on earnings and deal news. FedEx jumped 4 percent Thursday after reporting a sur...
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US stocks open higher ahead of Fed decision on rates
Dec 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening higher, led by gains in banking shares ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve. JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America e...
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Asia stocks buoyed by outlook for gradual Fed rate hikes
Dec 16, 2015 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian stocks posted broad gains Thursday after the Federal Reserve ended protracted uncertainty in markets by raising interest rates for the first time in n...
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Federal Reserve ends zero-rate era; signals 4 quarter-point 2016 increases
Dec 16, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in almost a decade in a widely telegraphed move while signaling that the pace of subsequent inc...
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US stocks gain in early trading, Sirius up on Stern deal
Dec 15, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are climbing in early trading as buyers return to a market that has been mostly beaten down in recent days. Investors were also picking up high-yi...
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3M and Lumber Liquidators are big market movers
Dec 15, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market: NYSE 3M Co., down $9.50 to $148.13 ...
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Asian stocks rise strongly as investors count down to Fed
Dec 15, 2015 6:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Asian stocks posted strong gains Wednesday ahead of a widely expected decision by the Fed to raise interest rates from near zero in a vote of confidence...
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Grain higher, livestock lower
Dec 14, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery was 3.50 cents higher at $4.94 a bushel; March c...