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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index trading near a record high, as a rise in consumer confidence offset a drop in business activity and investors weighed earnings data.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
U.S. stocks declined, erasing an early advance, after partial election results spurred concern about prospects for a stable government in Italy.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 8, 2013
The trade deficit in the U.S. narrowed more than forecast in December, led by record exports of petroleum that gave the world’s largest economy a boost at the end of 2012.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
October 11, 2012
Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week, which may reflect difficulty adjusting the data for seasonal swings at the start of a new quarter.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
October 10, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, extending losses in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a fourth day, as Alcoa Inc.’s forecast fueled concern over corporate earnings and global economic growth.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
July 31, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, trimming a second monthly advance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates.
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By Shruti Singh, Bloomberg |
July 24, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., the second-best performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier this year, has become one of the index’s biggest losers as slowing global economic growth prompts analysts to cut profit estimates.
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By Eduard Gismatullin and Jeremy van Loon, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2012
Chad Porter wants to run his 18- wheeler trucks on frozen natural gas along a highway that crosses Canada’s Rocky mountains even before the world’s longest chain of refueling stations gets built to keep them fueled.
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By Timothy R. Homan, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2012
Orders to U.S. factories decreased in March, restrained by a pullback in demand for aircraft that overshadowed gains elsewhere.
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By Toni Hansen |
June 13, 2011
The market continued lower as the Nasdaq turned negative on the year