U.S. stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday as European leaders pledged help for debt-ridden Greece, removing some uncertainty about a possible sovereign default.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as investors shrugged off their early disappointment in the lack of details for the Greece aid package.
Stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday as uncertainty over details of a deal European leaders struck to aid debt-ridden Greece was offset by an improving U.S. labor market picture.
Marriott International Inc posted higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and lifted its 2010 outlook on Thursday as business improved, especially at its international hotels.
U.S. stocks edged lower in morning trading on Thursday as European leaders today still have not yet confirmed a specific plan to bailout Greece.
Stocks slipped on Thursday as details remained murky of a deal to provide financial aid to debt-laden Greece, but declines were offset by a tumble in first-time claims for jobless benefits.
Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday as key euro zone officials struck a deal to help Greece with its debt crisis, and U.S. data showed claims for first-time jobless benefits fell more than expected last week.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday as key euro zone officials struck a deal to help Greece with its debt crisis, while investors awaited data on the health of the labor market.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday with the spotlight on a European summit that could set the blueprint for aid to debt-laden Greece, while investors awaited data on the health of the labor market.
World stocks hit a one-week high while the euro rose broadly on Thursday as investors looked to European Union leaders to lay the foundations for a financial rescue of Greece at a summit in Brussels.
U.S. stocks dipped on Wednesday as worries over Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's strategy after the economy recovers offset optimism about a possible rescue for debt-burdened Greece.
U.S. stocks dipped on Wednesday as worries over Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's strategy after the economy recovers offset optimism about a possible rescue for debt-burdened Greece.
U.S. stocks dipped on Wednesday as worries over Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's strategy after the economy recovers offset optimism about a possible rescue for debt-burdened Greece.
The stock market ended slightly down today ahead of tomorrow's all important European Union Economic Summit, when European leaders will meet and discuss the details of a Greece bailout.
Major U.S. stock indices recovered from earlier losses on Wednesday, shrugging off initial fears about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's exit plan for the Fed's current level of support for the financial system.
Stocks were little changed on Wednesday, recovering from morning losses after a report suggested a European rescue plan for debt-burdened Greece may be presented this week.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as investors took a dim view of comments from the Federal Reserve chairman that although he still expects low interest rates for some time, the cheap funding that has underpinned a market rally since last March would end eventually.
After trading mostly flat in the first 30 minutes of trading, U.S. stocks fell as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed his exit strategy. However, the stock market is still being cushioned by hopes of a Greece bailout.
Stocks fell on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on how the central bank could exit extraordinary stimulus measures turned investors jittery about the economy's recovery.
Stocks turned lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke outlined a path the Fed could take to begin pulling back its unprecedented stimulus for the U.S. economy when the time comes.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp , franchiser of Days Inn, Ramada and Super 8 hotels, posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday and said it was tripling its quarterly dividend.
Stocks are nearly flat this morning as investors monitor the progress of a possible Greece bailout, digest a slew of economic data, and eye Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's written testimony at 10:00 am EST and the European Union Economic Summit on Thursday.
Stocks opened little changed on Wednesday with equity markets sensitive to comments from European officials about whether a rescue plan for heavily indebted Greece was in the works.
Wall Street was set for a flat open on Wednesday with equity markets sensitive to comments from European officials as to whether a rescue plan for heavily indebted Greece was in the works.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, taking a cue from gains in global markets, as the prospects of a rescue plan for heavily indebted Greece strengthened sentiment.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, taking a cue from gains in global markets, as the prospects of a rescue plan for heavily indebted Greece strengthened sentiment.
Firming expectations of a Greek bailout lifted world stocks, the euro and commodity prices on Wednesday, and sent Greece's borrowing costs lower.
World stocks rose on Wednesday and Greece's borrowing costs fell on the prospects of a Greek bailout, while safe-haven German government bond prices dipped and the euro eased after the previous session's hefty gains. Oil prices fell after data showed a large build in U.S. inventories but gold prices were flat, taking a pause from Tuesday's rise.
Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent on Wednesday, with blue-chip shares that had been sold off on concerns about fiscal stability in Europe regaining ground with news of potential aid for heavily indebted Greece.
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday on signs that the European Union may rescue debt-strapped Greece, coaxing nervous investors back to riskier assets, but uncertainty over the plan weighed on the euro.
