Tag Archive | "barack obama"

Stocks eye perfect storm of Irene and jobs

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks are setting up for another turbulent week that will begin with a focus, oddly enough, on the weather.
Traders juggling European debt worries and soft economic data are now staring at satellite images, tracking the pa…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Stocks recoup losses on Bernanke hopes






A currency trader works in front of a TV showing U.S. President Barack…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

World stocks fall amid dim US economy prospects

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World stocks fell Wednesday as relief the U.S. averted a debt default gave way to increasing pessimism over prospects for the world’s biggest economy.Oil extended losses, trading near $93 a barrel amid expectations slower U….

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Asian stocks fall amid dim US economy prospects

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks fell sharply Wednesday as relief the U.S. averted a debt default gave way to increasing pessimism over prospects for the world’s biggest economy.Oil extended losses, trading near $93 a barrel amid expectations s…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Stocks drop with weak manufacturing report

NEW YORK (AP) — A see-saw day on Wall Street is ending with an 11-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.

Skip to next paragraph

The Dow started the day up nearly 140 points after President Barack Obama and congressi…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

US stocks slide as debt-ceiling vote looms

US stocks fell on Monday as a last-minute deal on raising the government’s debt ceiling and averting a potentially disastrous default headed for a contentious vote in Congress.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 10.75 points (0.09 percent) to close …

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

US stocks falter despite debt-limit deal

US stocks fell in early trading Monday after a bleak report on the manufacturing sector and new questions arising over whether the 11th-hour debt-limit deal can pass the House of Representatives.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 39.92 points (0…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Stocks Rise, U.S. Default Risk, Yen Drop on Debt-Limit Plan



August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT





By Stephen Kirkland


(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Stocks, U.S. Futures Gain on Debt-Limit Plan; Yen, Franc Slide



August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT





By Stephen Kirkland


(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Asia Stocks, U.S. Futures Gain on Debt Plan; Yen, Franc Slide



August 01, 2011, 7:51 AM EDT





By Stephen Kirkland


(For a special report on the debt debate, see EXT6)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — S…

Read the full story

Posted in Stock MarketComments (0)

Archives