U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as Alcoa sales missed estimates and energy stocks declined as oil prices plunged more than 2 percent.
The situation at Japan's severely damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant is 'static' but significant additional problems could happen at the plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said.
U.S. stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as Alcoa sales missed estimates and energy stocks declined as oil prices plunged more than 2 percent.
The US trade gap narrowed slightly less-than-expected in February, following a surge in the previous month.
U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as disappointing first quarter sales from Alcoa and renewed concerns about Japan's nuclear crisis weighed on the sentiment.
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U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as energy shares declined on lower oil prices and investors cautious ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.
US stocks are mixed on global worries ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.
US stocks are mixed on global worries ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.
Following are the US stocks that were actively trading in the Monday morning session. The stocks include Global Crossing, American Medical Systems, Level 3 and Community Health Systems.
U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday as successful acquisitions by U.S companies and anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.
U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday as anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.
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The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Tyco International, Symantec, Cliffs Natural Resources, Apollo Group, Halliburton, Monsanto, Alcoa, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PPL Corp.
In a report released Sunday, China's State Council Information Office hits out at the US government for practicing double standards on human rights and interfering with other countries' internal affairs while ignoring its own deep-rooted human rights issues.
The US dollar has fallen precipitously in 2011. The Dollar Index – which tracks the dollar’s value against a basket of currencies that includes the euro, yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc – has fallen to 75.07.
Asian Central banks are active players in the forex market in that they often intervene to weaken their currencies.
Hitting $1472.50 for US investors today, the Gold Price also rose sharply against the British Pound - hitting its best level since New Year at £900 per ounce - but was in flat against most other major currencies. Silver Prices, in contrast, rose to new multi-decade highs across the board.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Weyerhaeuser, Nabors Industries, Pier 1 Imports, Qualcomm, Helmerich & Payne, Freeport-McMoRan Copper, Netflix, Bally Technologies and Costco Wholesale Corp.
In a new turn of events, the current week saw some of the biggest political, economic and social changes in recent times.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a major aftershock in Japan triggered new fears about a nuclear crisis, but better-than-expected jobless claims data and monthly retail sales data held losses in check.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a major aftershock in Japan triggered new fears about a nuclear crisis, but better-than-expected jobless claims data and monthly retail sales data held losses in check.
