Markets
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Stocks surge as financials, materials jumpJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrials climbed back above 10,000 Wednesday after investors had second thoughts about the heavy selling in the stock market during the last...
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Pump prices head down again after holiday weekendJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Drivers are finding lower gas pump prices now that the July 4th weekend is over and prices are likely to keep sliding. The national average for retail gasoline prices wa...
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Dow industrials climb 57 to break seven-day slideJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average broke a seven-day slide Tuesday after traders sifted through the market for beaten-down stocks. The Dow rose 57 points, or 0...
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Oil hovers above $72Jul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered above $72 a barrel Monday as investors worried about a weak U.S. economic recovery amid light holiday trading volume. By early afternoon in Europe, be...
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After drop, will stocks rise? S&P data offer hopeJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- OK, you're gutsy enough to buy on dips. Now how about buying on a dive? After a scary slump for stocks this spring, that's the question facing many investors...
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Stocks fall as jobs report adds to economic fearsJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average dropped for a seventh straight day, its longest losing streak since the height of the financial crisis in October 2008. A di...
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Oil hovers near $73 as traders eye U.S. jobs reportJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices hovered near $73 a barrel Friday as investors awaited the monthly U.S. jobs report for clues about the strength of global crude demand. By early afternoon in ...
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Oil prices fall on disappointing economic newsJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell for a fourth day Thursday after disappointing economic news triggered worries about whether demand would pick up at all during the typically busy summer ...
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Job worries hurt stocks at start of 3rd quarterJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks began the third quarter with more selling after disappointing reports on jobs, housing and manufacturing deepened concerns about the economy. The Dow ...
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Stocks end rough quarter with more questionsJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The stock market closed out a painful second quarter Wednesday and left investors with heavy losses and far more doubts about the economy than they had just ...