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Recovery concerns weigh on stocks, dollar

Asian stocks fell to a three-week low on Monday as soft U.S. jobs data heightened investor caution ahead of the third-quarter corporate results season, while speculation of an early interest rate hike boosted the Australian dollar.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Recovery concerns weigh on stocks, dollar

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Asian stocks fell to a three-week low on Monday as soft U.S. jobs data heightened investor caution ahead of the third-quarter corporate results season, while speculation of an early interest rate hike boosted the Australian dollar.
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Stocks may hit earnings speed bumps

U.S. stocks could hit more speed bumps this week if the start of the third-quarter earnings season offers little evidence that the economic recovery is gaining strength.
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Wall Street flat as jobs data offset by tech, banks

U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday and on track for their second straight week of losses as disappointment over weak jobs data waned and as brokers' positive comments lifted technology and financial companies.
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Wall Street trims earlier losses; Apple gains

U.S. stocks traded slightly lower on Friday, rebounding from early losses, as gains in technology and financial shares helped offset some of the losses brought on by weak monthly employment figures.
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Stock futures down ahead of employment data

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday as cautious investors awaited a key monthly employment report after other data this week suggested the nascent economic recovery may be losing momentum.
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World stocks tumble, dollar steady

Equity markets across the globe tumbled and the U.S. dollar broadly held firm on Friday as doubts grew about the pace of economic recovery and the week's major data on U.S. jobs loomed large.
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World stocks tumble, dollar supported

World stocks fell and the U.S. dollar broadly held firm on Friday as doubts grew about the pace of economic recovery and the week's major data on U.S. jobs loomed large.
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Wall Street suffers worst day in 3 months

Stocks suffered their worst one-day loss in 3 months on Thursday as data on jobs and manufacturing data added to recent lackluster economic figures, fueling fears about the recovery's strength.
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Factory, jobs data sends Wall St lower

U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday after the latest jobs and manufacturing data extended a string of lackluster economic figures and raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
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Wall Street slumps after manufacturing data

U.S. stocks fell further on Thursday, with major indexes down more than 1 percent, after data showed the manufacturing sector grew in September, but at a slower pace than anticipated.
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Stock futures slip after strong 3Q; data in focus

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, with investors consolidating gains after a strong quarter, and as a raft of economic data was due that could offer clues about the tone of economic recovery.
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Stock futures indicate flat to softer start

Stock futures pointed to a flat to weaker start for Wall Street on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite futures down 0.3 percent after Cisco System offered to buy Norwegian Tandberg for $3 billion in cash.
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World stocks steady to firmer after stellar Q3

World stocks kicked off October on a steady note on Thursday as caution over the state of U.S. recovery tempered anticipation that the global economy would gather momentum in the final three months of 2009.
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Wall Street sags on Chicago PMI, but Q3 ends strong

Stocks fell on Wednesday after a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity, but buying of technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems Inc at the end of a strong quarter limited losses.
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Wall Street slips on PMI data, but Q3 ends strong

Stocks fell on Wednesday after a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity, but buying of technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems Inc at the end of a strong quarter limited losses.
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Stocks fall, but Dow's best quarter since 1998

Stocks fell on Wednesday after a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity, but buying of technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems Inc at the end of a strong quarter limited losses.
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Wall Street falls on PMI, but higher for quarter

Stocks slipped on Wednesday on news of a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity, but losses were limited by a bounce in technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems Inc at the end of a strong quarter.
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Dow, S&P flat as tech offsets weak PMI reading

U.S. stocks were mostly flat on Wednesday, on a volatile last day of a strong third quarter, as a disappointing report on Midwest business activity was offset by gains in commodities and tech.
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Wall St now positive, Cisco leads Nasdaq up

U.S. stocks erased their losses in early afternoon trade on Wednesday, with first the Nasdaq turning positive. The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials quickly followed suit, advancing into positive territory.

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