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By Namitha Jagadeesh |
April 26, 2013
U.S. stock futures maintained losses, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will snap a five-day rally, as data showed the economy grew less than economists forecast in the first quarter.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
April 25, 2013
U.S. House derivatives legislation designed to roll back some Dodd-Frank Act requirements will face resistance from Senate Democrats.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
April 24, 2013
More legislation is needed to rein in biggest U.S. banks because the Dodd-Frank Act has failed to guard taxpayers, the bill’s sponsors said.
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2013
Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, reported first-quarter profit that exceeded estimates as the Fusion sedan bolstered record results for its North American operations.
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By Toni Hansen |
April 19, 2013
Traders will need to key in on the Advance GDP, existing home sales and new home sales next week amid a busy schedule of earnings releases.
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By Leslie Patton, Bloomberg |
April 19, 2013
McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain by sales, posted first-quarter profit that was little changed as same-store sales dropped in the U.S. for the first time since 2003 amid soft global demand.
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By Lu Wang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a six-week low, as earnings from UnitedHealth Group Inc. to EBay Inc. disappointed investors.
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By Bloomberg News |
April 17, 2013
China’s foreign direct investment rose for a second month in March, a sign of confidence in the world’s second-biggest economy.
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By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economic expansion remained “moderate” amid gains in manufacturing, housing and autos that offset weakness in defense-related industries in some regions.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci |
April 16, 2013
Traders who made record bets on volatility scored the biggest gains in almost two months as equities plunged.
