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By Susanne Walker and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
U.S. stocks closed at a five-year high and Treasuries rose for the fifth time in six days as investors weighed prospects for a short-term lift in the U.S. debt ceiling. The yen traded at a 2 1/2-year low.
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By Rita Nazareth and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 15, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from earlier losses in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as a rally in retail and transportation stocks overshadowed concern about talks on raising the debt ceiling.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
October 19, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, sending benchmark indexes toward their biggest declines since June, as Microsoft Corp. and General Electric Co. results missed estimates and euro-area leaders failed to discuss aid for Spain at a summit.
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By Paul Dobson and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
October 9, 2012
U.S. stocks slid amid concern corporate earnings will disappoint investors and after the International Monetary Fund cut growth forecasts. Oil surged as Mideast tensions flared; Treasuries rose and the euro weakened.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate was unexpectedly driven down by Americans leaving the labor force, boosting the odds of additional Federal Reserve easing to spur a faltering recovery.
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By Lu Wang and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised for its biggest weekly gain since June, amid bets on central bank stimulus as American payrolls increased less than projected.
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By Ian King, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Intel Corp., the world’s largest semiconductor maker, slashed its third-quarter sales prediction amid declining demand for personal computers from corporate customers in a weakening economy.
