U.S. stocks fell on Friday to close out their worst week in two months as disappointing jobs data joined other recent evidence pointing to a tepid economic recovery.
Stocks fell on Friday and were on track for their worst week in two months as disappointing jobs data joined other economic reports pointing to a slowing of the recovery.
Stocks fell on Friday and were on track to record their worst week in two months after jobs data underscored views the recovery is losing steam.
General Motors Co is in talks with banks to secure a $5 billion credit revolver as it prepares to file for an initial public offering of its stock this year, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday.
Wall Street indexes fell slightly on Friday, on track for the worst week in two months, after government data showed the U.S. economy shed jobs in June for the first time this year.
Wall Street indexes fell slightly on Friday, on track for the worst week in two months, after government data showed the U.S. economy shed jobs in June for the first time this year.
Wall Street looked set to open higher and European shares kept their gains on Friday despite a key U.S. jobs report that came in slightly worse than expected.
Wall Street indexes were trading around the break-even point on Friday after government data showed employment in the United States fell in June for the first time this year but not as much as some had expected.
Stock index futures fell on Friday after data showed employers shed 125,000 jobs in June, slightly more than expected.
Stock index futures were slightly higher after a four-day slide as investors keenly awaited the government's employment report for key insight into the state of the economy.
The S&P 500 and Dow index futures were little changed on Friday after a four-day slide as investors keenly awaited the government's employment report for key insight into the economy.
World shares eked out gains for only the second time in nine sessions on Friday but the rise was likely to be contingent on key U.S. jobs data due later.
Asian stocks recovered on Friday after three days of declines but investors remained nervous ahead of a closely-followed U S. job report amid concerns over the U.S. and global outlook.
Sstock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.12 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.03 percent at 0745 GMT.
Stocks slipped on Thursday as manufacturing and other data suggested a slowing recovery, but shares were well off session lows as investors snapped up some beaten-down shares.
Stocks fell on Thursday, but were well off the lows of the session as investors snapped up beaten-down shares.
Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, starting the second half of 2010 on a weak note, as disappointing economic data underscored the view the recovery is slowing.
Wall Street suffered losses for a fourth straight day on Thursday as disappointing home sales, manufacturing and jobless data raised new doubts about growth in major sectors of the economy and prompted a sharp pullback from riskier assets.
Stock index futures fell on Thursday as moderate Chinese manufacturing data fueled worries about the strength of global economic growth, a day after Wall Street ended its worst quarter since the market meltdown triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Stock index futures fell on Thursday after soft Chinese manufacturing data and a day after Moody's warned of a potential downgrade for Spain and Wall Street ended its worst quarter since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Investors gave stocks and commodities a wide berth on Thursday on mounting worries about the strength of the global economic recovery after manufacturing data showed China's rapid growth was slowing.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the Dow Jones down 0.2 percent, for the S&P 500 down 0.3 percent and for the Nasdaq down 0.4 percent by 0906 GMT.
Asian stocks and commodities fell while U.S. Treasury futures rose to a 14-month high on Thursday, after manufacturing data showed China's rapid economic growth was slowing, increasing fears of a global double dip.
Asian stocks and commodities began the second half of the year on a sour note on Thursday, with Japanese stocks sliding to a seven-month low after manufacturing data showed China's rapid economic growth was slowing.
Hundreds of additional stocks and 344 exchange-traded funds face trading curbs under a proposed expansion of the circuit breakers that were adopted in response to May's severe flash crash.
Yahoo Inc approved a plan to repurchase up to $3 billion of its common stock over the next three years, the company said on Wednesday.
More stocks and certain exchange traded funds would face trading curbs when markets are in free-fall, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed on Wednesday.
The biggest overhaul of U.S. financial regulation in decades won final House of Representatives approval on Wednesday, with the Senate not expected to render its verdict until mid-July.
U.S. stocks staggered to the end of a dismal second quarter on Wednesday in another low volume session as investors found little reason to take on risk after conflicting economic data.
U.S. stocks staggered to the end of a dismal second quarter on Wednesday in another low volume session as investors found little reason to take on risk after conflicting economic data.
