Chances of recession rise in Blue Chip forecast
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The chances of an economic recession  are increasing as troubles in the housing sector and credit  markets take their toll, according to a survey of economists  released on Monday.
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Business & money: Financial markets anticipate swift and hefty cuts in British interest rates next year
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Investors will be looking for a quick recovery in the stock market this week, but such a rebound might do more harm than good over the long run, one analyst warns.
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Stock markets are likely to remain volatile for some time dogged by persistent worries about a U.S. recession and the credit crunch, fund managers said on Wednesday, with Fidelity advising investors to keep their cool.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.
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European equity markets were expected to open higher on Wednesday after blue chips in the US posted their biggest daily gains in four months, however, caution is expected as oil prices turned higher.
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Stocks index futures rose on Tuesday, with investors likely to take their cues from a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as speculation about a reduction in interest rates ran high.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors pored over mixed November same-store sales from retailers including solid numbers from Target Corp. and disappointing data from J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and others.
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More than 56 percent of US money managers are &quot;bullish&quot; or &quot;very bullish&quot; about the US stock market near term, forecasting stocks will move higher in the next eight months, according to a new Barron&#39;s poll.
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Stock index futures rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, which could give a hint about the outlook for interest rates, and retail sales data.
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Stocks index futures rose on Tuesday,  with investors likely to take their cues from a speech by  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as speculation about a  reduction in interest rates ran high.
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S&P 500 stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Monday, with stocks attempting to squeeze out some gains on the last trading day of 2007, but data on existing home sales could limit any advance.
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Blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as bank stocks rose, helping to pare losses triggered by microchip maker National Semiconductor Corp.  cutting its quarterly revenue forecast.
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Stocks could rise next week if the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about results for the period and on economic growth that has surprised on the upside.
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U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after Oracle Corp. and Nike Inc. reported financial results that topped forecasts, but volatility was likely to be high.
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Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday, pushing the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
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A panel of banking economists has  put the odds of a recession near 50 percent as the economy  works through a housing slump this year.