Stocks advance on merger deals
Stocks advanced as a series of merger deals excited investors, pushing the blue-chip indices to two-and-a-half-year highs in the absence of significant economic news.
US stocks open with gains on deal news
U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday with the S&P 500 Index gaining 4.88 points, or 0.37 percent, to trade at 1,315.75 at 9:50 a.m. EDT. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 36.63 points, or 0.30 percent, to trade at 12,128.78. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.31 percent.
U.S. stocks rise, despite conflicting U.S. jobs data and continued Middle East turmoil
U.S. stocks, led by insurer Aetna, finished the day strong amid a conflicting U.S. jobs report from the Dept. of Labor.
U.S. stocks narrowly mixed amid conflicting job growth report
Dow and S&P 500 are down slightly today, as investors struggled to interperet the January jobs report from the U.S. Dept. of Labor
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US stocks decline as Egypt crisis weighs
U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Thursday as political crisis in Egypt overshadowed better-than-expected economic reports on weekly jobless claims, non-farm productivity and monthly factory orders.
US stocks open lower despite jobs data
U.S. stocks fell modestly in early trade on Thursday despite better-than-expected weekly jobless claims data as mixed earnings and political crisis in Egypt weighed on the sentiment.
Stocks finish narrowly mixed as investors monitor Egypt crsisis
Stocks finished narrowly mixed in uneasy trading as the political crisis in Egypt seems to be worsening as fighting between forces supporting President Hosni Mubarak and those who oppose him intensify.
US futures point to mixed open
Futures on major U.S. indices point to a mixed opening on Wednesday, after Dow and S&P finished at two year highs in the previous session.
Dow, S&P finish day at two year highs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished above 12,000 and 1,300 points, resepctively, for the first time since mid-2008.
Stocks surging on strong earnings, manufacturing report
U.S. stocks, led by Pfizer and Bank of America, surge.
US stocks extend gains after ISM data
US stocks extend gains in early trade on Tuesday after a report showed that manufacturing activity rose at a faster pace than expected in January.
Samsung to give full refund for flawed Intel chip
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it would fully refund customers who had purchased its personal computers with flawed chipset from Intel Corp.
U.S. stocks rise, driven by energy stocks
Exxon, IBM, Alcoa lead strong day for U.S. stocks
U.S. stocks up as reaction to Egyptian fears ease somewhat
U.S> stocks, led by AMD and Exxon Mobil, are up slightly today
Stocks up on earnings, Euro rises on rate hopes
U.S. stocks rose on Monday on strong earnings and merger activity, overshadowing concerns about the possible spread of unrest in Egypt which had caused a sharp selloff in world stocks on Friday.
US Stocks Higher on Earnings, Consumer Spending
Dow Jones Index was up 21.99 points, or 0.19 percent, to 11,845.69 and the S&P 500 index rose 4.54 points, or 0.36 percent, to trade at 1,280.88. Meanwhile, Nasdaq gained 0.39 points, or 0.01 percent, to 2,687.28.
Stock futures edge up as M&A tempers Egypt worry
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday as merger activity and expectations for solid earnings overshadowed concerns about the possible spread of unrest in Egypt to other parts of the Middle East.
US futures edge down amid political unrest in Egypt
Futures on major U.S. indices point to lower opening on Monday amid continuing political unrest in Egypt.
Stocks fall as violent protests in Egypt continue
Earnings reports and acquisition announcements took a back seat to the violent unrest in Egypt today, as U.S. stocks fall.
Stocks are getting slammed so far as turmoil continues to rock Middle East
Despite Verizon's announced intention to acquire Terremark for $1.4 billion, are down virtually across across the board amid violent uprisings in Middle East.
US stocks open slightly higher after GDP data
US stocks advanced slightly in early trade on Friday after government data showed that US economic activity grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter.
World Market Overview Report for Friday, 28/1/2011
The S&P 500 index surpassed the 1300-point level twice today, the first time the index reached that plateau since August, 2008, as U.S. stocks finished slightly up today on mixed earnings reports.
S&P briefly surpasses 1,300 points, while gold plummets to a four-month low
The S&P 500 broke the 1,300-point threshold for the first time since August, 2008 as gold plummeted and U.S. stocks rose slightly.
Dow once again hits 12,000 as stocks rise
Dow once again briefly surpassed 12,000 points as stocks rose slightly on strong earnings reports.
US stocks modestly higher after jobs data, mixed earnings
US stocks modestly rose in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected reports on initial jobless claims, durable goods orders and mixed corporate earnings.
US futures edge higher ahead of economic data
Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a modestly higher opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including durable goods orders and pending home sales as well as slew of earnings reports.
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