Stocks: US GPD leaves investors lukewarm
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NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
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NEW YORK - A brokerage firm's negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pressured tech shares Thursday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for late August...
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NEW YORK Investors were unmoved by the Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s improved assessment of the economy or by a steep drop in oil prices, leaving stocks marginally mixed Wednesday in light trading.
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U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Thursday as investors appeared skeptical that a plan from the Federal Reserve and other central banks to ease tightness in the credit markets would prove effective.
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NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy. Blue chips had modest losses despite solid earnings report from General Electric Co...
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Amid growing recession fears, itâs only natural that U.S. investors are a little spooked.  But how do you explain that foreign stocks are off to an even worse start in 2008?
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What should an individual investor do when the domestic and foreign stock markets are shaky? One adviser says: Donât try anything fancy.
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Stocks barely moved on Thursday as investors stayed cautious before a Federal Reserve statement that could give clues on the outlook for interest rates.
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A DISAPPOINTING sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc sent US stocks mostly lower today as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilised after last week&#39;s highs, would
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U.S. stocks appeared headed for a moderately lower opening Wednesday, one day after Wall Street had sharp gains following a week of mostly heavy selling. Overseas markets, which have held greater sway than normal on Wall Street in the last week, offered a mixed picture to U.S. investors.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a  stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to  excite Wall Street and oil prices held near $50 a barrel.
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NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.    The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...
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Stock prices are lower in moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 23 points in today&#39;s early going. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 5-3 lead over gainers.
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Global real estate ETFs are still hot, but U.S. real estate funds and Asian growers pull back sharply.
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A rocky day for global stocks ended Monday with a rebound on Wall Street as US investors shook off concerns over the economic outlook and some of the speculative fever came out of oil and currency markets.
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Leading shares closed weaker but off lows today as Wall Street tested new highs close to the 14,000 level as some better than expected US earnings news offset a mixed US PPI report, with inflation concerns paramount in London after above-forecast CPI numbers.
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NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks moderately higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.    The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...