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Wall Street surges into close on euro zone hopes

Stocks surged late in trading on Tuesday as buyers latched onto another report of agreements to strengthen the euro zone's rescue fund to bid up stocks aggressively.

Wall Street gains as banks, homebuilders lead

Stocks rose on Tuesday, overcoming what some saw as disappointing earnings from major financial companies, while positive European news became a trigger to rush into the market.

Analysis: Wider earnings estimates signal trouble for stocks

Investors finally started to feel better about the stock market, just in time for earnings reports to roil expectations again.

Wall Street edges higher, led by financials

Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by financials, as better-than-expected bank earnings overshadowed new worries about the crisis in Europe fueled by a warning over France's credit rating.

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German comments, China slowdown drag stocks lower

European shares were expected to retreat on Tuesday, echoing losses in Asian stocks and commodities, after Germany cautioned against hopes for a quick fix to Europe's debt problem, and on news that China's growth slowed slightly more than expected in the third quarter.

Dow Jones Indexes launches indexes for Asia, Europe

Dow Jones Indexes, majority-owned by CME Group Inc , launched two new regional indexes for Asia and Europe on Tuesday, applying a similar methodology to that used for the Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJIA> in the United States.

IBM's Q3 disappoints, stock drops

IBM's quarterly results failed to impress investors used to a stellar showing from Big Blue, adding to concerns about lackluster corporate IT spending and dragging its stock down more than 3 percent.

Germany's caution on debt plan sinks Wall Street

Stocks suffered their worst loss in two weeks on Monday after comments from Germany's finance minister caused investors to fear Europe's solution to its debt crisis may not come fast enough.

Wall St. lower as banks drag on Germany, earnings

Wall Street stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as Germany's finance minister dimmed hopes an upcoming summit would result in a breakthrough in Europe's debt crisis.

Company says SEC wrong about stock data exposure

A company hired by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to operate the agency's stocks ethics program is denying allegations that it breached a provision in its contract by failing to disclose its use of a subcontractor.

Wall St. lower on euro zone concerns; VIX surges

Stocks fell on Monday as traders rushed to buy protection against a further decline in the market after comments from Germany's finance minister heightened concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis.

Wall St lower as banks drag on Germany, earnings

Wall Street stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as Germany's finance minister dimmed hopes an upcoming summit would result in a breakthrough in Europe's debt crisis.

Wall Street lower as Germany dampens optimism

Wall Street stocks fell more than 1 percent on Monday as Germany's finance minister dampened expectations an upcoming summit would produce a breakthrough in Europe's debt crisis.

Wall St. set for lower open after German finmin comments

Wall Street stocks were set for a lower open on Monday after the market's best two-week run since 2009 as Germany's finance minister said a forthcoming summit would not yield a definitive solution to Europe's debt crisis.

Stock futures dip after German finmin comments

Stock index futures fell on Monday after the market's best two-week run since 2009 as Germany's finance minister said a forthcoming summit would not yield a definitive solution to Europe's debt crisis.

EU policy hopes lift stocks, euro

World stocks hit a 1-1/2 month high while the euro held near a one-month high on Monday after France and Germany said over the weekend they were making good progress on a plan to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis and recapitalize the region's banks.

S&P 500 index poised to extend streak

With one-third of the Dow components and crowd favorite, Apple, reporting results next week, stocks are setting the stage for another week of gains.

Wall Street Week: S&P 500 index poised to extend streak

With one-third of the Dow components and crowd favorite, Apple, reporting results next week, stocks are setting the stage for another week of gains.

Wall Street racks up second week of gains

Stocks scored their first back-to-back weekly gains since early July on Friday, on strong Google earnings and as investors kept riding the optimism for a solution to the euro zone's debt crisis.

Exclusive: SEC warns staff their stocks data was exposed

The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning staffers that their personal brokerage account information may have been compromised, after it uncovered security flaws with an ethics compliance program.

Wall Street posts first two-week surge since July

Stocks scored their first back-to-back weekly gains since early July on Friday, on strong Google earnings and as investors kept riding waves of optimism for a solution to the euro-zone debt crisis.

Wall St posts first two-week surge since July

Stocks scored their first back-to-back weekly gains since early July on Friday, on strong Google earnings and as investors kept riding waves of optimism for a solution to the euro-zone debt crisis.

Wall Street heads for 2nd week of gains on data

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track for back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since early July after better-than-expected retail sales and results from Google .

Wall Street on track for 2nd week gains after Google, data

Stocks advanced on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track for back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since early July after better-than-expected retail sales and results from Google .

Wall Street eyes 2nd week of gains on data, Europe hopes

Stocks rose on Friday as better-than-expected retail sales further relieved fears of another recession while optimism kept growing that the euro zone was making progress on a solution to its debt crisis.

Wall Street rises on hopes for euro zone debt deal

Stocks rose on Friday, putting the S&P on track for back-to-back weekly gains for the first time since early July, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress on a solution to its debt crisis.

Wall Street to open higher on hopes for euro zone deal

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, led by optimism the euro zone will continue to make progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

Futures add to gains after data

Stock index futures added to gains on Friday as data on September retail sales came in stronger than expected.

Google, euro zone hopes lift futures

Stock index futures rose on Friday, shrugging off a credit rating downgrade of Spain, propelled by strong earnings from Google Inc and hopes the euro zone will continue progress toward a solution to its debt crisis.

S&P cuts Spain rating by one notch on weak growth

Standard & Poor's cut Spain's credit rating on Friday, sending the euro lower and underlining the challenges facing Europe's big powers as they prepare to meet G20 counterparts over the euro-zone debt crisis.

Futures higher on Google, euro zone hopes

Stock futures signal higher Wall St open

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0.6-0.7 percent.

S&P downgrades Spain by one notch on weak growth

Standard and Poor's cut Spain's credit rating on Friday, sending the euro lower and underlining the challenges facing Europe's big powers as they prepare to meet G20 counterparts over the euro-zone debt crisis.