Markets
-
A mixed close on Wall Street; S&P 500 edges upJan 09, 2014 3:32 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market wavered for a second day Thursday as investors weighed disappointing news from the retail industry against more positive signals on the U.S. ...
-
Stocks slip as a sluggish start to 2014 drags onJan 08, 2014 3:44 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market stumbled Wednesday as investors waited for the government’s jobs report later this week and the beginning of quarterly earnings releases from...
-
Stocks rally, breaking a three-day slumpJan 07, 2014 4:09 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks rallied Tuesday, ending a slump that had ushered in the New Year. The Standard and Poor’s 500 index climbed the most in three weeks, led by gains for ...
-
A weak start to 2014 continues for stock marketJan 06, 2014 3:46 pm - NEW YORK — The Standard & Poor’s 500 index notched its worst start to a year in almost a decade Monday, closing lower for the third straight trading day. Although the d...
-
A fabulous year for many mutual fundsJan 05, 2014 5:55 am - NEW YORK — It was easy to make money with mutual funds last year, as long as you picked ones focused on stocks. Stock markets around the world surged in 2013, from New ...
-
’Safe’ investments like gold were hit hard in 2013Jan 05, 2014 5:23 am - NEW YORK — Being safe left some investors sorry in 2013. That’s because some financial assets that are considered safe and steady lost money. After three decades of ste...
-
George Goodman, aka TV’s “Adam Smith,” dies at 83Jan 03, 2014 6:53 pm - NEW YORK — George Goodman, a journalist, business author and award-winning television host who under the pseudonym “Adam Smith” made economics accessible to millions of ...
-
Bernanke: 2014 should be better year for economyJan 03, 2014 6:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday predicted a stronger year for the U.S. economy in 2014, saying several factors that have held back growth ap...
-
Government might allow wide planting of genetically altered seedsJan 03, 2014 5:05 pm - MILWAUKEE — The federal government on Friday proposed eliminating restrictions on corn and soybean seeds genetically engineered to resist a common weed killer, a move we...
-
Stocks mixed on Wall StreetJan 03, 2014 4:53 pm - NEW YORK — After last year’s big party in the stock market, 2014 is starting off with a nagging hangover. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged a fraction of a point low...