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Dow plunges nearly 300 points on host of fears
October 10th, 2014
The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are all tanking big-time. Renewed worries about global economic growth, corporate earnings and market valuations propelled U.S. stocks to huge losses Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 335 points (2%) to ...
Down again! How low can Apple’s stock go?
September 5th, 2014
Apple (AAPL) shares got hit again Thursday following their colossal drubbing Wednesday. Shares of Apple closed down 81 cents, or 0.8%, to $98.12 in late-day trading Thursday as investors cool off from a remarkable bull run this year. Concerns ...
Second Alibaba IPO in Rally
September 2nd, 2014
Jack Ma knows how to time an initial public offering. The 49-year-old former school teacher preparing to list Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. during a record rally for U.S. stocks did the same thing seven years ago, when Alibaba.com Ltd. ...
Asia shares up after Wall St recovers from Ukraine-driven slide
August 18th, 2014
Asian stocks stalled and the dollar sagged against the safe-haven yen on Monday, as another bout of tensions in the Ukrainian conflict sapped investor confidence. Spreadbetters are picking European shares, which already had a chance on Friday to absorb ...
Wall St ends up for second day on hopes for Russia relief
August 12th, 2014
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, extending the rally from Friday as investors hoped that Russia’s move to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine would ease tensions between the two countries. Earlier in the day, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen ...
Earnings lift Wall Street slightly at open
July 29th, 2014
U.S. stocks rose slightly at the open on Tuesday following better-than-expected results from companies such as Pfizer and Merck and ahead of data on consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 24.25 points or 0.14 percent, to 17,006.84, ...
Asian shares firm, count on Fed’s support
July 15th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Citigroup’s earnings and a fresh round of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. healthcare industry lifted global share prices. Yet, with elevated stock prices on Wall Street and elsewhere relying substantially on ...
Stock futures fall sharply on Portuguese, Italian woes
July 10th, 2014
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday as European shares tumbled on growth concerns after weak data out of Italy and concern over the health of Portugal’s top listed bank. With U.S. stocks trading near record highs, the ...
Yen Holds Biggest Gain in a Week on Stock Drop
July 8th, 2014
The yen remained higher after a gain yesterday that was the biggest in a week, as U.S. stock futures point to declines in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and after Japan reported a bigger-than-expected current-account surplus. The currency ...
Wall St. slides on concerns about Iraq
June 13th, 2014
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as concerns escalated about Iraq and after disappointing economic data on retail sales and jobless claims. The three major U.S. stock indexes ended off their session lows. With the day’s decline, though, the S&P ...