Markets
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Germany, France up slightly, Dow slips
Mar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Stocks closed slightly higher in Germany and France on Tuesday, but bigger gains evaporated after a downbeat open on Wall Street, just a day after the Dow surg...
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Stocks slide after weak government debt auction
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Wall Street managed a moderate gain after an attack of nerves had investors giving back a big early advance and then barreling back into the market right befo...
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Oil prices fade as storage levels hit 16-year high
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Oil prices faded Wednesday as a government report showed U.S. crude inventories rising to levels last seen in 1993. Benchmark crude for May delivery fe...
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European stocks drop after weakness on Wall Street
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European stocks fell Wednesday following overnight drops on Wall Street and data showing German business sentiment slid to a 26-year low in March. By noon in m...
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European stocks mixed, Asia rises on US bank plan
Mar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- European markets were mixed Tuesday, a day after surging on hopes that a U.S. plan to rid banks of festering debts at the heart of the financial crisis will re...
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Wall Street gives up some ground after huge gains
Mar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A stock drop is never reassuring - except when it could have been worse. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 115 points, or 1.5 percent on Tuesday. But it a...
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Oil rallies to near $54 a barrel
Mar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota -- Oil prices staged a late rally Tuesday, rising to near $54 a barrel after slipping earlier in the day as the dollar strengthened. Benchmark ...
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Oil climbs past $53 on stock market rally
Mar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Oil prices jumped above $53 a barrel Monday, getting a boost from optimism at stock markets at home and abroad as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled...
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Stocks surge on bank plan, rise in home sales
Mar 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street got the news it wanted on the economy's biggest problems 창€” banks and housing 창€” and responded with a rally that hurtled the Dow Jones industri...
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Street ends down but still up for week
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wall Street's mid-March rally is on hold, but the market still managed its first two-week gain in close to a year. After starting Friday mixed, stocks veered...