Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite And S&P 500 Index Close At Highest Level In 2015
Cisco helped propel the blue-chip index, while gains from Apple and Expedia boosted the Nasdaq to its loftiest level since 2000.
Greece Debt Crisis 2015: What's So Bad About A Grexit?
Apparently, quite a bit. With time running out on Greece's bailout, there are few advantages if the country leaves the eurozone.
Expedia Inc (EXPE) Stock Soars 11% After Travel Giant Buys Rival Orbitz Worldwide Inc (OWW) For $1.3B
Expedia has expanded into a travel giant after going public in 1999: It can now add Orbitz to its growing portfolio, which already includes Hotels.com and Hotwire.
Carl Icahn: Apple Inc (AAPL) Worth $216 A Share, Values Tech Giant At More Than $1 Trillion
Icahn urged the tech giant to buy back more shares Wednesday, boosting his forecast for EPS by 20 times its value in 2015.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Trades Jittery As EU Prepares For Greek Bailout Meeting
Investors await a possible Greek debt deal as eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels Wednesday.
PepsiCo Inc, The Coca-Cola Co Warn Of Currency Issues: Why A Strong Dollar Is Taking The Fizz Out Of US Companies
The Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. say a stronger U.S. dollar isn't exactly good news when it comes to their bottom lines.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Jumps 100 Points As Coca-Cola Leads Blue Chips, Apple Inc Smashes Market Cap Milestone
Fears over tensions in Greece faded as investors await a possible debt deal when finance ministers meet in Brussels Wednesday.
Yelp Inc (YELP) Stock Leaps 7% After Review Website Buys Eat24 For $134M, Rival GrubHub Inc (GRUB) Drops 2%
The delivery wars are heating up after Yelp bought Eat24 for $134 million, a week after GrubHub announced it acquired two restaurant delivery services.
Nikkei 225 Index Drops 90 Points Ahead Of China Inflation Data
Economists are looking ahead to key inflation data that will gauge consumers' purchasing power in China.
Wall Street's Week Ahead: Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops As Greek Exit Fears Escalate
Prime Minister Tsipras rejected an extension of the $270 billion bailout program, putting the Greek economy in danger of bankruptcy.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops After S&P Downgrades Greece, But Closes Out Best Week Since January 2013
But Standard & Poor’s downgraded Greece’s credit rating with a negative outlook, reigniting concerns about the health of the global economy.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises Despite Strong Jobs Report That Could Speed Fed Rate Hike
Bank shares jumped more than 1 percent because higher interest rates benefit their earnings.
Jobs Report January 2015: US Economy Added 257,000 Jobs Last Month, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 5.7%
U.S. employers added 257,000 jobs in January, marking the longest stretch of job gains above the 200,000 level since 1994.
After-Hours News: Twitter Inc (TWTR), Pandora Media Inc (P), GoPro Inc (GPRO), LinkedIn Corp (LNKD)
Shares of Twitter and LinkedIn soared Thursday, while Pandora and GoPro both plunged more than 15 percent in after-hours trading.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rallies 200 Points Ahead Of Twitter Inc, LinkedIn Corp Earnings
Oil prices rebounded Thursday, boosting the blue-chip Dow ahead of earnings from social networking giant Twitter and professional networking site LinkedIn.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Leaps 100 Points After Pfizer Inc (PFE) Buys Hospira Inc (HSP) For $15B
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer helped boost the Dow Thursday after it bought injectable drug provider Hospira for $15 billion.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes Flat After ECB Turns Up The Heat On Greece
The European Central Bank announced Wednesday it is blocking banks from using Greek debt as collateral, boosting fears about the global economy.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Wavers After Oil Inventories Surge To 80-Year High
Strong earnings from Disney and GM helped offset earlier losses in the Dow driven by the decline in crude oil prices.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) Stock Plunges 7% After Burrito Chain Warns Of Price Hikes
Shares of Chipotle tumbled more than 7 percent Tuesday after the burrito chain warned of possible price hikes as beef prices weigh on profits.
After-Hours News: Walt Disney Co (DIS), Macy's Inc (M), Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG)
The world’s largest media and entertainment company smashed expectations Tuesday, driven by strong merchandise sales from "Frozen" during the holiday quarter.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Surges 300 Points As Oil Prices Rally 7% To Highest Close Of 2015
The Dow surged more than 300 points after oil prices rallied on speculation the global glut of oil may shrink faster than expected.
Office Depot Inc (ODP) Stock Price Skyrockets 20% On Reported Staples Inc (SPLS) Merger
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value wrote a letter to Staples, pressuring the company to merge with Office Depot.
Earnings Preview: Twitter Inc (TWTR), LinkedIn Corp (LNKD), General Motors Company (GM), Walt Disney Co (DIS)
Wall Street analysts appear to think big U.S. corporations did well at the end of last year, despite a strong greenback.
Wall Street’s Week Ahead: Dow Jones Industrial Average Wavers As Economists Eye Jobs Report
U.S. stocks fluctuated Monday as economists sorted through a series of mixed data ahead of Friday's highly anticipated jobs report.
Earnings News: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Q4 Profit Tumbles 21% On Weak Oil Prices
The energy sector is projected to be the biggest laggard in the S&P 500 this earnings season, with an expected drop of 19.4 percent in fourth-quarter growth.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Plunges 250 Points, Down 3.7% In 2015
U.S. stocks were hit hard in January, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 3.7 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops 100 Points As US Economic Growth Cools, Global Fears Mount
Global fears weighed on the financial markets Friday after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected last quarter.
Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) Stock Price Soars 130% In IPO Debut
Shares of burger joint Shake Shack skyrocketed more than 130 percent Friday, valuing it at more than $1 billion.
After-Hours Earnings News: Google Inc (GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)
Shares of Amazon soared more than 13 percent Thursday after the company smashed Wall Street expectations during the holiday quarter.
Shake Shack Inc. IPO Update 2015: Burger Joint Boosts IPO Price Range To $21, Valuing 'SHAK' At $700M
The burger chain priced its IPO at $21 per share, above the prior $17 to $19 range, valuing “SHAK” at more than $700 million.