Wall Street stocks are set to build on nearly year-and-a-half highs as they face next week's key economic reports and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. "We are in the process of testing our highs from mid-January on the S&P 500," ...
How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in Friday's trading Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves Friday but gains for the week were strong. Uneven figures on retail sales and consumer confidence gave ...
Stocks end mixed after surprise uptick in retail sales, weaker reading on consumer sentiment Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves Friday but gains for the week were strong. Uneven figures on retail sales and consumer confidence gave ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed consumer and retail data kept stocks near break even on Friday, but major indexes edged higher for a second straight week. The S&P 500 failed to build on Thursday's gains, which pushed it to a 17-month high, ...
Airline stocks mixed as oil prices climb above $82 a barrel Airline stocks, which rallied strongly earlier this week, were mixed in Friday trading as oil prices surged, raising the prospect of higher costs for jet fuel. The Amex airline index was ...
US retail sales data give world stocks another lift after forecasting-busting eurozone figures LONDON AP) — European and U.S. stock markets rose Friday after better than expected figures on both sides of the Atlantic helped ease concerns about the pace of economic ...
Before and after: A look at fourth-quarter data on stocks and consumer confidence A look at fourth-quarter performance data for stock market indexes and consumer confidence: STOCKS Standard & Poor's 500 stock index: up 5.5 percent, to 1,115 (as of Dec. 31) ...
Europe's main stock markets weakened Thursday after unconvincing gains overnight on Wall Street as investors mulled the latest economic data and company news. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.18 percent to 5,630.65 points, in Paris the CAC 40 was down 0.35 ...
Europe's leading stock markets nudged higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key US economic data and assessed the latest batch of company results. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added just 0.09 percent to 5,5607.24 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 0.25 percent to ...
A year after major stock indexes tumbled to 12-year lows, investors are still asking what will lift the market higher. A year ago, the questions were more urgent as the Dow Jones industrial average skidded to 6,547. Back then, investors just wanted ...
