Stocks start the week with a thud
Stocks skidded Tuesday, with the Dow industrials losing as much as 306 points, amid renewed fears of a eurozone debt crisis and concerns about the global economy.
Is the euro doomed?
After a summer fraught with uncertainty, investors in Europe returned this week from holiday to find the eurozone sovereign debt [...]
September 06 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks shed early gains, turn mixed
Stocks pulled back from an early rally and turned mixed Wednesday, as investors remain cautious about the economy ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s key speech later this week.
Treasury yields boosted by economic bright spot
Treasury yields rose after a better-than-expected report on orders for long-lasting goods temporarily distracted investors [...]
August 24 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks seesaw after Thursday’s rout
U.S. stocks wavered between gains and losses on Friday as investors continue to focus on Europe’s debt crisis and the future of the U.S. economy.
HP plummets 23% to six-year low
Shares of Hewlett-Packard tumbled Friday morning following the company’s announcement that it is seeking to spin-off its PC division and will kill [...]
August 19 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: Worst week since financial crisis
It was a wild day on Wall Street.
Young investors stay put amid market turmoil
Thursday was a bloodbath on Wall Street, and after an early-morning bounce, stocks swung between gains ands losses throughout Friday. So how are average investors reacting as the market gets whipsawed?
Yogi Berra market: Sell-off ain’t over ’til [...]
August 07 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: Investors losing confidence
Stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as Congress made little progress toward raising the debt ceiling, and an economic report showed a significant slowdown in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Where’s the debt ceiling fear?
We’re one week away from a potential Default-pocalypse. There appears to be no end in sight to the bickering between the donkeys [...]
July 27 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: Investors weigh earnings amid debt talks
U.S. stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, as investors work through another wave of corporate earnings and continue to await progress on a debt ceiling deal.
Where’s the debt ceiling fear?
We’re one week away from a potential Default-pocalypse. There appears to be no end in sight to the bickering between [...]
July 26 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Bond investors still hungry for U.S. debt
For the last week and a half, the yield on the 10-year bond has held below 3%, an indication of strong demand for US debt and a market that’s confident the debt ceiling impasse will be resolved.
Green shoots? Check the yield curve
If you’re looking for a sign that the [...]
July 22 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Housing recovery boosts stocks
U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday, as investors took a break from worrying about Europe’s debt crisis and the U.S. debt ceiling to focus instead on a strong housing report.
Harley-Davidson stock zooms 10% on bike sales
Harley-Davidson pulled a wheelie on Wall Street today. Shares of the motorcycle giant shot up more than 10% Tuesday [...]
July 19 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Bond prices slide on strong manufacturing data
Treasury prices declined sharply Friday as bond investors reacted to a better-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing.
Green shoots? Check the yield curve
If you’re looking for a sign that the economy may be on the mend, look no further than the Treasury yield curve — a closely monitored harbinger of the [...]
July 03 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: ‘Hungry for good news’
U.S. stocks were sharply higher Tuesday, following a report that showed home prices rose for the first time in eight months in April.
The best smartphone stock? Not Apple
If you are looking to invest in a smartphone maker, your choices at first seem limited to Apple and a bevy of also-rans that [...]
June 28 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
