All posts tagged "stocks"

  • FILE - This May 11, 2007 file photo shows a Wall Street sign in front of the flag-draped facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Bond prices fell slightly Friday, March 4, 2016 sending yields higher, after the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added more jobs last month than economists had expected. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US indexes mostly fall; travel companies sink after attacks

    U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower as airlines, cruise companies and travel booking sites fell following the attacks in Belgium. Royal Caribbean dropped 3 percent Tuesday and Priceline declined 2 percent. Energy and materials companies also moved...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • FILE - This May 11, 2007 file photo shows a Wall Street sign in front of the flag-draped facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Bond prices fell slightly Friday, March 4, 2016 sending yields higher, after the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added more jobs last month than economists had expected. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    Stocks jump, Dow now positive for the year

    NEW YORK (AP) — An afternoon surge in stocks, coming on the heels of a four-week rally, turned the Dow Jones industrial average positive for the year, wiping out losses from a terrible start to 2016. Materials...

    • Posted March 17, 2016
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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)
    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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  • FILE - This May 11, 2007 file photo shows a Wall Street sign in front of the flag-draped facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Bond prices fell slightly Friday, March 4, 2016 sending yields higher, after the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added more jobs last month than economists had expected. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US stocks head for a 4th straight gain; energy, metals surge

    NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Friday for a fourth day straight after the U.S. government said employers added more jobs than expected in February. Energy and metals prices are gaining ground on the latest sign...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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    Stocks down for third straight month

    NEW YORK (AP) — Late-day selling sent U.S. stocks to a loss Monday and erased nearly all of the market’s gains for the month. Weak earnings for drug companies pushed health care stocks lower, and energy shares...

    • Posted February 29, 2016
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  • Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. Stocks are opening lower as investors fret about signs of belligerence in North Korea and more weakening of China's economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    US stocks fall for fourth straight day

    (AP) — U.S. stocks fell for the fourth day in a row as concerns about global economic weakness intensified, even as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated her confidence in the U.S. economy. Financial stocks fell hardest...

    • Posted February 11, 2016
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  • This combination of file photos shows logos for IBM, Macy's, Chevron and Starwood Hotels and Resorts group's W Hotel Hollywood. Big companies have lost billions buying their own shares. Nearly half the companies in the Standard and Poor’s 500 index paid more for their shares in the past three years than they are worth, according to analysis by The Associated Press. Retailer Macy’s is down $1.4 billion on its purchases, a 24 percent loss. As the price of oil plunged, driller Chevron lost $3.3 billion betting on its stock, a 33 percent loss. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has lost hundreds of millions on buybacks, more than a fifth of what it spent. IBM has the biggest losses from buybacks, down $5.5 billion. (AP Photo)
    Companies lose billions buying back their own stock

    NEW YORK (AP) — If you think your stocks are doing poorly, check out the performance of some of the most sophisticated investors, the ones with more knowledge about what’s going on inside businesses than anyone else:...

    • Posted February 10, 2016
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