Markets
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Bull run has Indian stock funds topping the chartsSep 21, 2014 7:41 am - NEW YORK - To find the year's best-performing mutual funds, head east. In India, excitement surrounding a new prime minister has catapulted stocks higher, and mutual fu...
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Stocks drift as Wall Street watches AlibabaSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - With Wall Street focused on the debut of Alibaba Group, the stock market drifted into the weekend and major indexes ended little changed. Investors watched a...
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Pabst Brewing to be sold to Russian companySep 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The maker of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is being sold to Russian company Oasis Beverages for an undisclosed sum. Oasis is buying Pabst with TSG, an investment fir...
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Good economic news lifts stocks to new highsSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - More encouraging economic news and friendly signals from the Federal Reserve cheered investors on Thursday, as the stock market climbed to another record high...
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Dow closes at record after Fed keeps rates intactSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market got the reassurance it wanted from the Federal Reserve Wednesday. The U.S. central bank signaled that it would keep its short-term interest r...
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Stocks end higher as investors watch FedSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market rose Tuesday as investors waited to find out when the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates. Stocks flitted between gains and losses thr...
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Stocks mixed ahead of Fed; small companies slumpSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Investors played it safe on Monday ahead of a potentially pivotal Federal Reserve meeting. While large company stocks ended the day little changed, smaller, r...
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Stocks decline amid interest rate worriesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The prospect of rising interest rates sent the stock market to its first weekly loss since early August. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 11.91 points, or...
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Stocks end mixed; Health care stocks slumpSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A sluggish September continued for U.S. stocks as investors assessed the outlook for interest rates, the latest sanctions against Russia and volatile energy p...
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Stocks end higher as Apple shares jumpSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks broke two days of losses on Wednesday as a jump in Apple shares helped push indexes higher. Apple rose 3.1 percent, its biggest gain since April...