Markets
-
Oil above $78 after economic reports
Nov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices rose on Monday, backed by the weaker dollar and strong economic data in the U.S. and China, which raised hopes for an increase in energy demand. B...
-
End-of-week calm descends on European markets
Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets fell modestly Friday and Wall Street headed for a lower opening after strong gains the day before on U.S. data revealing the world's lar...
-
Oil trades below $78 as U.S. dollar strengthensOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices fell to below $78 a barrel Friday on a stronger dollar and worries that a drop in consumer spending might make the U.S. economic recovery unsustai...
-
Stocks sink as worries mount about spending
Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks plunged Friday, erasing all of the previous day's big gains, as a drop in consumer spending fanned worries that the economic recovery won't be sustain...
-
Crude prices near $80 again; retail gas up again
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Oil prices rose sharply Thursday on new signs that the U.S. economy has rebounded, though crude levels globally continue to grow and there are few signs that actual dema...
-
Investors rush back into stocks as economy grows
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stocks logged their best day in three months as investors rushed into the market on word the economy grew faster than expected. The Dow Jones industrial aver...
-
European stocks flat ahead of US GDP data
Oct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stock markets traded flat on Thursday as investors awaited quarterly growth data from the U.S. later in the day for insight into the state of the worl...
-
Stocks slide as new home sales fall
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Signs of a weaker housing market and a gloomier outlook on the economy gave investors more reasons to dump stocks. Major market indexes fell Wednesday after ...
-
European earns weigh on stocks; US seen lower
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks dropped Wednesday, weighed down by earnings reports from companies including German business software maker SAP, which cut its sales forecast. ...
-
Energy prices slide on surprise jump in gas supply
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Energy prices slumped Wednesday after the Energy Department reported a higher than expected jump in U.S. gasoline supplies. Retail gasoline prices have ticked upward sin...