Wall Street ended a four-day rally with its worst session since August on Wednesday and could suffer more losses in coming days as investors faced more signs the economic recovery is fading.
NYSE Euronext's bid for European clearinghouse LCH.Clearnet would give Markit a majority stake and control of the lucrative over-the-counter swaps business, a source familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: HCP, Macy's, Sealed Air Corp, Thompson Creek Metals, EMC Corp, Nokia Corp, Sequans Communications, Armour Residential REIT, Inergy, H J Heinz Co, Tiffany & Co. and Massey Energy Co.
Another powerful financier was arrested for molesting a Manhattan maid, underscoring the accusations that have enveloped former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Analog Devices, Endeavour Silver, Hartford Financial, Ferro Corp, Dow Chemical, Gamestop Corp, MEMC Electronic Materials, Nvidia Corp, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Carnival Corp and Mosaic Co.
Beginning from May 25, Fleet Week in Manhattan, New York has attracted New Yorkers and tourists, and will continue through Memorial Day weekend until June 1.
Early Sunday morning, around 5 a.m., a triple shooting awoke the neighborhood of a courtyard at the Sheepshead Bay Houses on Avenue W near Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.
The entire PATH system is shutdown as of 7:41 p.m. May 28, stranding passengers from both sides of the Hudson River. The PATH alert notice simply read: Due to a police investigation, all train service is suspended.
The top after-market NYSE losers on Thursday are: Paragon Shipping, Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, Georgia Gulf Corp, Moneygram International, First Commonwealth Financial, Vaalco Energy, Weight Watchers International, Allied Irish Banks, Federal Signal Corp. and Credicorp Ltd.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Dresser-Rand Group, Kraton Performance Polymers, Beazer Homes, LDK Solar Co, Empire District Electric, Toronto Dominion Bank, Transcananda Corp, Bank Of Montreal, CACI International and Yingli Green Energy Holding.
On Wednesday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officially announced a deal with publisher Condé Nast to make the company the primary tenant of One World Trade Center.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Guess?, Inc, Sequans Communications, Tiffany & Co, Sandridge Energy, Family Dollar Stores, Dex One Corp, Netapp Inc, Computer Sciences, Big Lots and Lender Processing Services.
Today marks the beginning of the 24th annual Fleet Week in New York City with a parade of military vessels sailing up the Hudson river.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Telecom Corp of New Zealand, Varian Medical Systems, Hess Corp, Thomas & Betts and Sequans Communications. The top after-market NYSE losers are: iSoftStone Holdings, Chico's FAS, Jabil Circuit, Frontier Oil Corp and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Smoking in New York City's public places is no longer legal as the law that prohibits smoking in New York City's 1,700 parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas comes into effect Monday.
In an effort to reach a new audience, The New York Times will create content for a new television series on NYC life, one of the city’s NYC Media television stations. NYC life can be viewed on channel 25 in New York City. The half-hour show, dubbed NYTV, will air Monday nights at 8:30 p.m. with the first show scheduled for May 23. The network also plans on making the series available online at nyc.gov/vod.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday on euro-zone debt worries that could spill over into next week's trading with a bearish note, while retailers lost ground after a weak profit outlook from Gap.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Barnes & Noble, Salesforce.com, Anadarko Petroleum, Sprint Nextel Corp, Gap, Aeropostale, Ann, American Eagle Outfitters, LinkedIn Corp and LDK Solar.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker, Zuoan Fashion, Salesforce.com and Hypercom Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Gap, Inc, Aeropostale, Graphic Packaging, Bridgepoint Education, Vanceinfo Technologies and LinkedIn Corp.
The Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer unveiled an online tax calculator for New York City residents, announced Thursday.
BlackRock Inc said on Thursday that it was buying back all of its shares owned by Bank of America , ending a long-term ownership relationship that helped BlackRock to grow into one of the world's biggest asset managers.
The United Federation of Teachers, NAACP, and advocates sued the New York City Department of Education Wednesday. The lawsuit is against the city's plans to close 22 schools, and against charter schools from using those building spaces.
