All posts tagged "stock market"

  • Specialist Michael O'Mara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. stocks jumped at the open after China's central bank cut interest rates to support its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Stock market extends rally to a 4th week as energy recovers

    NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, capping a four-week rally. Energy companies were among the biggest gainers Friday as energy prices continued to recover. Devon Energy surged 11 percent and Anadarko Petroleum added...

    • Posted March 11, 2016
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  • A Chinese stock investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. China plans to restrict stock sales by large shareholders once a ban imposed in July to stop a slide in prices is lifted this week. (Chinatopix via AP)
    World could face months of Chinese market aftershocks

    BEIJING (AP) — The latest trigger was currency jitters, but Thursday’s plunge in Chinese stocks was just one in a series of aftershocks from last year’s boom and bust that could shake markets for months to come....

    • Posted January 7, 2016
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  • South Korea's main bourse closed 5 points down at 1,961.31 on Dec. 30, 2015, the last trading day of the year. South Korea's stock market gained 2.39 percent compared to the end of 2014, while the secondary market KOSDAQ leaped 25.67 percent over the year. (Yonhap)
    Korea’s stock market closes 2015 trading

    (PHOTO NEWS) — South Korea’s main bourse closed 5 points down at 1,961.31 on Dec. 30, 2015, the last trading day of the year. South Korea’s stock market gained 2.39 percent compared to the end of 2014,...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    US stock market shakes off an early loss and turns higher

    NEW YORK (AP) — Major stock indexes shook off an early loss and turned slightly higher in afternoon trading Friday as traders turned their attention to a long-awaited meeting of the Federal Reserve next week. Oil and...

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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  • Specialist Michael O'Mara works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. stocks jumped at the open after China's central bank cut interest rates to support its economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US stocks reverse in final hour; Dow falls 205 points

    (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing lower Tuesday after falling sharply in the final hour of trading. Stocks surged early in the day, rebounding from a big sell-off on Monday after the Chinese central bank said it...

    • Posted August 25, 2015
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  • The U.S. Stock market continues to fluctuate, but has ended on a good note Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US economy accelerates, lifts Dow to 18K

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in U.S. economic growth lifted stocks Tuesday to record highs and showed that the United States is putting distance between itself and struggling economies around the world. Fueled by hiring gains, cheaper...

    • Posted December 24, 2014
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  • The U.S. Stock market continues to fluctuate, but has ended on a good note Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    U.S. stock market hits an all-year low after yesterday’s high

    NEW YORK (AP) — Turbulence returned to Wall Street for a third day Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging more than 250 points in late afternoon trading. Energy stocks fell sharply as the price of...

    • Posted October 9, 2014
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