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By Sarah Pringle and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
March 28, 2013
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose above its record closing level, wiping out losses from the financial crisis, as economic growth slowed less than previously estimated and concern about Europe’s debt crisis eased.
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By Sarah Pringle and Sarah Jones, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
U.S. stock-index futures climbed, indicating the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will continue its advance toward a record high, as jobless claims unexpectedly dropped last week.
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By Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 13, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its longest rally since 1996, as data showing retail sales increased in February by the most in five months bolstered optimism in the world’s largest economy.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, extending the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s record high, as a private jobs report showed companies took on more workers than estimated and the Federal Reserve said the economy is growing.
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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 Lu Wang and Leslie Picker, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
U.S. stocks fell after a six-week rally left the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index trading at its most expensive valuation since July 2011.
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By Richard Frost and Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
European stocks rose today and U.S. equity index futures advanced while German bonds declined as European finance ministers meet for the first time this year to discuss the debt crisis. The yen rose from a two-year low.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
December 26, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lower for a third day, as President Barack Obama and Congress prepared to resume budget talks and retailers slumped after the Christmas holiday.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
December 21, 2012
U.S. stocks sank, paring the weekly gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after a canceled vote sent budget talks deeper into turmoil.
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By Beth Jinks, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
A group including Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. agreed to buy patents from bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. for about $525 million, gaining digital-imaging technology to capture and share pictures.
