NEW YORK—U.S. stocks ended the week with a whimper, as continued jitters surrounding Europe’s debt crisis weighed on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.42 points, or 0.02%, to 11866.39, after earlier rising nearly 100 points. International Business Machines was the biggest declining blue chip, falling $3.91, or 2.1%, to 183.57, while [...]
NEW YORK—Stocks gained after investors took heart from stronger U.S. economic data, snapping a three-day losing streak, but finished off session highs after another warning about Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis. Markets looked to the domestic front, and rose on reports of dropping jobless claims, Steven Russolillo [...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly 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 0.1 to 0.4 percent.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a dip at the open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.16 percent, Dow Jones down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.06 percent at 5:30 a.m.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.8-0.9 percent.[Read more...]
The data - the ‘nonfarm payroll’ - account for American workers who produce about 80pc of the country’s gross domestic product. By Alan Tovey 11:45AM GMT 02 Dec 2011 Comments [...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a sharply 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 1 to 1.1 percent ahead of a key jobs report.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 4:37 a.m. ET.[Read more...]
NEW YORK—Three substantial economic developments announced in quick succession drove buyers into global equity markets, with U.S. stock futures pointed sharply higher less than an hour before the opening bell. Associated Press Central banks around the globe announced a coordinated plan to support the global financial system that has been roiled for [...]
Reuters - Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent.[Read more...]
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