Mixed Results as Deal News Helps Offset Trade Data
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Stocks were mixed in uneven trading yesterday, as less-than-stellar economic data pressured stocks but upbeat corporate news - including the $25.4 billion deal by Johnson &amp; Johnson to buy Guidant - gave investors reasons to buy.
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Japanese stocks were mixed Thursday as traders were jittery over the outlook for the government after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation a day earlier.
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US stocks were mixed in a listless session today as investors collected profits for a second day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.
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Stocks futures were mixed on Friday,  indicating a similar start on Wall Street, with further  corporate earnings and key U.S. growth data due later.
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Tokyo stocks were mixed early Thursday amid profit taking and buying on the back of the US dollar&#39;s strength against the Japanese yen.
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U.S. stocks barely budged on Friday  afternoon as data gave a mixed picture of the economy, which  grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the third quarter.
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U.S. stocks nudged higher in light  trading  on Thursday after data gave a mixed picture of the  U.S. economy, but steel shares fell as investors worried that  weaker demand from China could depress prices.
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Oil prices were mixed Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. government fuel stocks data that were expected to show the country's supplies of crude fell last week.
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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Thursday as investors weighed the impact of rising oil prices and awaited major corporate earnings reports and employment data.
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U.S. stocks were heading for a mixed start on Thursday after the previous day's sharp rally, as investors braced for GDP data that could shed light on the impact of subprime mortgage sector on the broader economy.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.    Investors saw the Commerce Department report, which said the nation's GDP grew 3.3 percent from April to June, as fairly good news, with a few caveats...
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting, sending blue chips lower. Technology shares made a modest advance despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies...
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Stocks were heading for a mixed start on Thursday after the previous day's sharp rally, as investors braced for GDP data that could shed light on the impact of subprime mortgage sector on the broader economy.
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The major US share indexes closed mixed Friday as investors generally welcomed the latest news on the nation's job growth and a narrowing of the US trade deficit.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, with  a decline in Microsoft Corp. weighing on technology shares,  while bonds rose slightly and the dollar mostly firmed against  major currencies.
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The FTSE 100 remained on positive ground, but amid volatility as Wall Street see-sawed around the gain line, on mixed sentiment about the latest economic data, while oil prices remained under scrutiny on reports that OPEC has agreed to cut oil production, dealers said.
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Wall Street closed mixed yesterday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores and a flurry of acquisition activity.