The U.S. manufacturing sector's return to expansion should be music to equity investors' ears, but bankers say past experience as well as the circumstances of the current rebound suggest a good deal of caution is warranted.
Stocks rose slightly on Thursday as investors focused on stronger-than-expected sales by key retailers in August, offsetting weak labor-market data.
Stocks edged higher on Thursday as better than-expected-sales from key retailers in August offset continued weakness in the labor market.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, with Wall Street set to snap a four-day losing streak as retailers posted better-than-expected August sales that helped offset more disappointing news from the labor market.
Stock index futures rose on Thursday, ready to snap a four-day losing streak as retailers posted better-than-expected August sales and as investors wait for weekly jobless claims data.
World stocks ticked higher on Thursday, bolstered by firmer Chinese shares, while the euro gained and the region's government bonds slipped ahead of a European Central Bank monetary policy decision.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, following a four-day losing streak.
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Morgan Stanley and two credit rating agencies must defend fraud charges in a class-action lawsuit accusing them of masking the risks of an investment linked to subprime mortgages, and which eventually collapsed.
US TREASURIES moved higher again for the third session this week in the wake of a greater than expected loss of jobs in the private sector.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as jitters about the economy prompted investors to unload some shares for a fourth-straight day even after a sharp drop in the previous session.
Stocks managed to hold on to tiny gains on Wednesday afternoon as jitters about the economy kept investors from returning to the market in full force after three straight days of declines.
Stocks edged higher on Wednesday following three straight days of declines after more labor-market data suggested that the economy's recovery remains a slow one.
Stocks were mostly flat on Wednesday after three days of declines, as investors digested disappointing reports on the labor market and factory orders that increased worry the rally may have run too far ahead of the economy.
Stocks edged lower on Wednesday, beginning a fourth day of declines, after disappointing reports on the labor market and factory orders increased fears the rally may have run too far ahead of the economy.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Wednesday after a private jobs report added to investor concerns over the direction of the economy and indicated more losses after a three-day slump.
Stock index futures added to losses on Wednesday after a private employment report showed U.S. firms cut more jobs than expected in August.
Stock index futures were flat on Wednesday ahead of private labor market data seen as a precursor to a key government monthly jobs report later in the week, which investors will keenly await after a three-day slide in stocks.
Stock index futures were flat on Wednesday ahead of private labor market data, even as BP Plc shares rose after it reported a giant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
World stocks fell close to 1 percent on Wednesday after an overnight sell off on Wall Street, with both Asia and Europe rattled by concerns over the sustainability of this year's equity rally.
Asian shares pulled back on Wednesday after revived worries about the health of U.S. banks slammed Wall Street, even as upbeat Australian growth figures reassured investors on the economic recovery's staying power.
U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, spooked by uncertainty over the health of financials and concerns that the explosive rally since March may have run ahead of economic reality.
U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, spooked by uncertainty over the health of banks and concerns that the explosive rally since March may have run ahead of economic reality.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as uncertainty over financial companies' health prompted a sell-off, while concerns mounted about the validity of a rally that has driven stocks up nearly 50 percent from March.
Investors dumped U.S. stocks on Tuesday, spooked by uncertainty over the health of financial companies and concerns that the explosive rally since March may have run ahead of economic reality.
U.S. stocks sank on Tuesday on increasing worries that there could be more bank failures and concerns that equity prices may have run ahead of the economic recovery.
Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors fretted that prices may have run too far ahead of the economic recovery even as data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in August after a long slump.
Stocks rose on Tuesday after a survey showed the U.S. manufacturing sector returned to growth in August after a prolonged slump.
Stocks opened lower on Tuesday as ongoing concerns over the strength of the economic recovery looked set to eclipse data expected to show U.S. manufacturing expanded in August.
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday as ongoing concerns over the strength of an economic recovery looked set to eclipse a report expected to show U.S. manufacturing expanded in August.
The reinvigorated market for initial public offerings has sparked a rash of new filings by prominent companies that have been waiting for years for the chance to go public, setting the stage for potentially billions of dollars in IPOs by the end of the year.
