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08 Jan 18 : 55 | London stocks steady despite rate cut
(AFP) AFP - The FTSE 100 index showed little reaction to a widely predicted 0.5 percentage point cut in the Bank of England's key interest rate Thursday, despite the move seeing the rate fall to its lowest-ever level of 1.5 percent. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 10 hours ago |
08 Jan 05 : 29 | Stocks tumble as companies warn of weak results
(AP) AP - A warning from tech giant Intel about poor business conditions and more evidence of rising unemployment left stocks with their biggest losses in a month Wednesday. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 24 hours ago |
08 Jan 06 : 16 | Asia stocks tumble amid renewed economy worries
(AP) AP - Asian stock markets fell sharply Thursday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong tumbling more than 3 percent, as more evidence of company woes and a weak U.S. job market rekindled worries about the unfolding global slump. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 23 hours ago |
07 Jan 18 : 39 | London stocks sharply down
(AFP) AFP - FTSE 100 stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday in the wake of gloomy US jobs data. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 35 hours ago |
07 Jan 08 : 32 | Japan stocks up for 7th day on hopes for US plan
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks rose for a seventh straight trading day on Wednesday, lifted by optimism over a U.S. economic stimulus plan and a surge in exporters on the back of a weakening yen. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 45 hours ago |
07 Jan 11 : 25 | HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank dives
(AP) AP - Hong Kong's main stock index fell more than 3 percent Wednesday, as shares in China Construction Bank plunged after Bank of America sold part of its stake in the mainland's No. 2 lender. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 42 hours ago |
06 Jan 18 : 09 | London stocks continue bounce
(AFP) AFP - FTSE 100 stocks continued their New Year bounce on Tuesday as investors looked forward to possible interest rate cuts and further government aid in 2009. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
06 Jan 15 : 21 | Brazil stocks up in early trading
(AP) AP - Brazil's stocks rose in early trading, with the Ibovespa stock index up 1.1 percent at 41,956 an hour into the session. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
06 Jan 09 : 16 | Japan stocks hope for best in ill-fated, "Ox" year
(Reuters) Reuters - If you thought things couldn't get worse for Japanese stocks after their poorest performance ever in 2008, a tongue-in-cheek research report forecast this year to be grim as well because of its Chinese zodiac animal. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
06 Jan 13 : 45 | Global stocks hold gains amid oil price jitters
(AFP) AFP - Global stock markets held onto New Year optimism Tuesday even as the euro suffered fresh losses amid signs of Europe's deepening recession and a looming energy standoff with Russia drove up oil prices. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
05 Jan 04 : 45 | Japanese stocks open year sharply higher
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks opened the year sharply higher, with the benchmark index jumping to a 2-month high Monday, lifted by optimism over a U.S. economic stimulus plan. Friday's rally on Wall Street also buoyed confidence. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
05 Jan 12 : 08 | World stocks climb on US revival hopes
(AFP) AFP - World stock markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo hitting the highest level for almost two months as investors hoped that the US economy would start to recover this year after a dire 2008. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
08 Jan 12 : 21 | European shares fall on global recession fears, job losses
(AFP) AFP - European stocks slid on Thursday, after overnight losses on Wall Street and then in Asia, as recessionary pressures and mounting job losses overshadowed an upcoming British interest rate call, dealers said. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News 17 hours ago |
03 Jan 17 : 58 | US stocks face headwinds despite New Year rally
(AFP) AFP - US stocks may have started the New Year with a bang but experts see major headwinds for the market as the new administration of Barack Obama moves rapidly to eject the economy from prolonged recession. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
02 Jan 13 : 42 | Global stocks rise on first trading day of year
(Reuters) Reuters - World stock markets opened the new year with gains on Friday after a dismal 2008, while the dollar rose against major currencies and prices in crude and gold fell. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
02 Jan 10 : 45 | World stocks kick-start 2009 with rally
(AFP) AFP - European and Asian stock markets rose sharply on Friday after a horrendous 2008 for equities as the global economic crisis took hold. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
01 Jan 00 : 11 | Mexican stocks dip as market ends dismal year
(AP) AP - Mexico's IPC stock index slipped 0.18 percent to 22,380 Wednesday as the market closed a dismal year amid the global financial crisis. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
31 Dec 16 : 37 | Food and drug retail stocks a better buy in 2008
(AP) AP - Shares of grocery and drug retailers fell in 2008, but not as much as the broader market, as shoppers spent what little money they did have on staples like groceries and prescriptions. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
31 Dec 13 : 32 | Stocks signal mixed open for year's final session
(AP) AP - Wall Street prepared to end a dreadful year with moderate moves Wednesday. Stock futures signaled a mixed open as investors awaited a weekly government report on unemployment claims. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
30 Dec 09 : 46 | London stocks open higher
(AFP) AFP - London's stock market was trading higher on Tuesday for the second day in a row led by mining stocks on higher commodities prices. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
30 Dec 06 : 21 | Asian markets gain on higher energy stocks
(AP) AP - Most Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as a jump in oil prices boosted energy stocks, with Japan's Nikkei index eking out a modest gain in the last session of a year that was the worst on record for that country's stocks. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
29 Dec 08 : 07 | Japan stocks rise on insurance merger reports
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks rose for a third straight session Monday, lifted by hopes for mergers in the insurance and semiconductor sectors. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
30 Dec 09 : 12 | SKorean stocks, won close worst year since 1997
(AP) AP - South Korea's benchmark stock index and currency both rose slightly Tuesday, but still closed out their worst year since 1997, when the country was in the throes of the Asian financial crisis. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
29 Dec 13 : 00 | Stocks signal higher open as oil prices rise
(AP) AP - Wall Street took comfort from a rise in oil prices and headed toward a higher open Monday, but investors remained cautious as Israel continued its attack on Gaza for a third day. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
29 Dec 09 : 10 | China stocks fall on supply, earnings fears
(AP) AP - Chinese shares drifted lower Monday, with little fresh news to distract investors from worries over a flood of newly tradable shares and bleak corporate earnings prospects. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
27 Dec 18 : 00 | Recovery seen for US stocks as trading enters new year
(AFP) AFP - Battered US stocks enter the New Year next week on expectations of a gradual market recovery as president-elect Barack Obama moves to drag the world's biggest economy out of recession. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
25 Dec 09 : 26 | Japan stocks post modest Christmas gains
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks made a modest comeback Thursday after falling sharply the previous session, buoyed by bargain hunters and Wall Street's rise overnight. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
26 Dec 18 : 30 | Some retail stocks defy dismal holiday data
(Reuters) Reuters - Retail shares traded lower on Friday following data showing the first decline in holiday sales in at least 40 years, though some stores defied the trend as investors bet the worst news was priced into the sector. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
24 Dec 18 : 20 | U.S. crude oil stocks drop unexpectedly: EIA
(Reuters) Reuters - U.S. crude stocks posted a surprise drop last week, government data showed on Wednesday, and analysts cited higher refinery operations and disruptions to imports due to fog on the Gulf Coast. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
24 Dec 09 : 53 | Japan stocks fall on weak US data, Toyota woes
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks fell Wednesday, with investors turning glum after a fresh round of poor U.S. economic data, as well as more bad news from Toyota Motor Corp. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
24 Dec 05 : 37 | Asia stocks fall after bleak US economic data
(AP) AP - Asian stocks stumbled Wednesday after downbeat data about the U.S. economy showed the recession there was deepening. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
23 Dec 06 : 07 | Asian stocks slump as China rate cut disappoints
(AP) AP - Asian stocks slumped in thin trade Tuesday after an interest rate cut in China disappointed investors and Wall Street finished lower. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
22 Dec 18 : 10 | London stocks finish down
(AFP) AFP - FTSE 100 stocks finished down on Monday but recovered from earlier lows as gains in oil and gas stocks helped compensate for jitters amongst a retail sector which anticipates a poor Christmas. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
22 Dec 11 : 18 | World stocks mostly drop in pre-Christmas trade
(AFP) AFP - Global stocks mainly fell on Monday, despite a multi-billion-dollar US government lifeline for the American auto industry, as analysts warned of volatile trading in the run-up to Christmas. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
22 Dec 09 : 46 | Japan stocks up after rate cut, US automaker loans
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks rose Monday, bolstered by authorities' recent recession-fighting steps and relief that ailing U.S. automakers managed to secure emergency government loans. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
05 Jan 22 : 46 | Apple, Tyson, Barnes & Noble are big movers
(AP) AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
20 Dec 02 : 40 | Stocks hope Santa can brighten dark year
(Reuters) Reuters - Investors could do their holiday shopping on Wall Street next week as bargain-basement prices for stocks and optimism over efforts to fight the year-long recession may prompt a year-end rally. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
19 Dec 18 : 11 | London stocks finish down
(AFP) AFP - FTSE 100 stocks finished down on Friday on the back of ratings downgrades and further worrying news on the health of the economy. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
19 Dec 10 : 28 | Global stocks fall on oil and U.S. concerns
(Reuters) Reuters - The dollar looked set on Friday for its biggest weekly decline since 1985 and world stocks fell as weak oil prices and concerns about the U.S. economy worried investors in the last full trading week of 2008. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
18 Dec 18 : 12 | London stocks finish up
(AFP) AFP - FTSE 100 stocks finished up slightly on Thursday, but were held back by heavy losses in the banking and insurance sectors. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
18 Dec 12 : 02 | HK stocks up amid China stimulus hopes
(AP) AP - Hong Kong stocks rose moderately Thursday amid hopes that China's stimulus measures would keep the economy growing rapidly. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
17 Dec 08 : 52 | Japan stocks rise but yen worries limit gains
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks edged higher Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to historic lows, but gains were limited by renewed concerns about a strengthening yen. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
16 Dec 08 : 57 | Japan stocks fall ahead of Fed rate decision
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks retreated Tuesday, with cautious investors awaiting an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve as well as earnings reports from the two biggest U.S. investment banks. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
15 Dec 09 : 59 | Japan stocks rebound on US automaker hopes
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks jumped Monday, as investors brushed off sagging business confidence and focused instead on renewed hopes for a bailout of ailing U.S. automakers. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
17 Dec 19 : 39 | Global stocks mixed as post-US rate cut euphoria falters
(AFP) AFP - Global stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to a steep overnight cut in US interest rates and a sharp fall in oil prices. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
17 Dec 01 : 04 | Stocks surge after Fed cuts rates to record lows
(AP) AP - A surprised Wall Street bolted higher Tuesday after the Federal Reserve's historic decision to further slash interest rates and provide broad support to revive the troubled economy. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
15 Dec 07 : 37 | Asia stocks rise on renewed US auto bailout hopes
(AP) AP - Asian stock markets rebounded sharply Monday after the Bush administration revived hopes of a bailout for troubled U.S. automakers and China announced a multibillion dollar plan to spur consumer spending. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
10 Dec 10 : 41 | Hong Kong stocks rally 5.6 percent
(AP) AP - Hong Kong stocks rallied 5.6 percent Wednesday as investors anticipated new measures to spur China's economy from a high-level economic meeting in Beijing. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
09 Dec 08 : 44 | Japan stocks gain on hopes for commodities demand
(AP) AP - Japanese stocks rose Tuesday as investors brushed off the latest round of grim economic data and instead pinned their hopes on global stimulus measures likely to fuel new demand for raw materials. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
11 Dec 11 : 22 | European stocks slide on uncertainty over US auto rescue deal
(AFP) AFP - European stock markets fell on Thursday after slim gains in Tokyo and Hong Kong as investors worried about the progress of a rescue plan for the troubled US auto sector, dealers said. Source : Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News |
