International Business Times
Stocks were up modestly on Tuesday on signs of improvement in the retail and housing sectors, but gains were limited as the market showed fatigue, with the S&P 500 up seven of the past eight sessions. Home Depot raised its profit forecast, saying it...
Boston Herald
Updated 3 minutes ago Text size O ff-price retailer TJX Cos. Inc. raised its full-year earnings forecast today after its second-quarter sales climbed 9 percent to $5.95 billion. The Framingham-based owner of the HomeGoods, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx...
The Economic Times
Wall Street advanced on Tuesday after retail sales data suggested consumer spending may lift economic growth and Home Depot raised its profit forecast, saying it saw improvement in the housing market. Both Home Depot's earnings and the retail data,...
United Press International
Stocks opened higher in New York Tuesday despite data that showed economies in Europe were flat in the second quarter. Compared to the previous quarter the gross domestic product of both the 17-member eurozone and the larger European Union dropped 0.
BNET
The broader S&P 500 index added four points at 1,408 and the Nasdaq composite index rose 10 points to 3032. U.S. retail sales rose in July by the largest amount in five months as Americans spent more on cars, furniture and clothes. The gain, which...
Los Angeles Times
Major U.S. stock indexes edged higher after the federal government reported an uptick last month in consumer spending, a major driver of the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 26 points, or 0.2%, to 13,196 shortly after the opening bell...