Your Search Returned 37 tagged news reports
W orld stock markets rose Monday after the Group of 20 leading rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures in the wake of weak U.S. employment figures. British shares was up 61.21 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 5,203.93 while...
Tags: U.S, Las Vegas Sands Corp, Hong Kong, jones industry, industry average, stimulus measures, assets managers, Sands China, Asian, global economies
N orth American stock market indexes opened without much enthusiasm on Friday, despite boffo earnings reports from Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8 points or less than 0.1 per cent, to 10,089. The broader S&P...
Tags: Dow Jones, Agrium Inc., North American, jones industry, industry average, quarter earnings, stock market
Oil field services giant Halliburton Co. said third quarter earnings fell 61 percent amid weaker oil and gas activity compared with a year ago, particularly in North America, but was encouraged by improving conditions in international markets. “While...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., General Electric Co., Halliburton Co., jones industry, disappointing earnings, U.S, Dow Jones, industry average, BofA Weigh, stock slid
S trong gains from financial stocks supported North American stock market indexes at midday on Monday. At noon, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 68 points or 0.7 per cent. The broader S&P 500 was up 10 points or 1 per cent, to 1,035. Financials,...
Tags: jones industry, service index, industry average, service industry, stock market
Markets have taken a tumble as a worse-than-expected outlook for US jobs undermined hopes for economic recovery...In early trading the index was down 34.43 points to 5013.38, a drop of 0.67%. "The market is nervous ahead of non-farm payrolls.
Tags: U.S, job reports, world market, largest economy, jones industry, Dow Jones, economic recovery, Asia, stock market
Stock futures were lower Thursday after positive data on consumer spending and a report that showed a rise in weekly jobless claims. Less than 45 minutes before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 27 points at 9626, while S&P...
Tags: U.S, Dow Jones, sends stock, manufacturing activity, manufacturing data, jones industry, industry average, Singapore
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.63 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.7 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.7 percent. Sprint Nextel will be in the spotlight after The Sunday...
Tags: U.S, US-China, china trade, wall street, trade dispute, Dow Jones, largest economies, Barack Obama, trade spat, jones industry, China, Shanghai
Dow Jones & Co is looking for a buyer for its stock market indexing business, which could lead to a name change for the famous Dow Jones industrial average. Goldman Sachs has been appointed by News Corp, which owned Dow Jones as well as News International,...
Tags: Dow Jones & Co., jones industry, industry average, News Corp., indexing business, Goldman Sachs, market indexing, The Wall Street Journal, News Corporation, stock market
China shares slid 4.3 percent, led by recently listed stocks, as nervous investors bailed out on worries the 20 percent slide in just two weeks would deepen. The selling in global equity markets was similar to Monday's sell-off when investors took their...
Tags: U.S, wall street, oil price, crude oil, China, jones industry, industry average
Stocks are mostly lower as investors await more clues about the economy. The decline in the stock market early Tuesday follows mixed moves in overseas markets. No major economic releases were expected but investors are watching this week's G8 summit,...
Tags: Dow Jones Stoxx, jones industry, stock indexes, fifth straight, industry average, TSX, Europe, S&P, major stock