Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq bell, Facebook goes public
May 18, 2012
NEW YORK: Internet giant, Facebook will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Mark Zuckerberg, wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt, remotely...
Stocks ending flat for year after big ups, downs
December 30, 2011
(12-30) 13:20 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – The stock market is ending a tumultuous year right where it started. The Standard & Poor’s 500...
Stocks up on new home deals, job growth prospects
December 30, 2011
(12-29) 13:42 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – Better news on the job market and home sales sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The...
Stocks open lower as European worries persist
December 29, 2011
(12-28) 06:41 PST NEW YORK, (AP) – Stocks are opening slightly lower as worries over the European debt crisis persist, overshadowing a strong auction...
Asia stocks mixed after weak US economy indicators
December 26, 2011
(12-25) 21:16 PST BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) – Asian stock markets are mixed in holiday-thinned trading Monday after weak U.S. indicators dulled optimism about prospects...
Stocks close higher on better job market news
December 22, 2011
(12-22) 13:41 PST New York (AP) – Encouraging economic reports pushed stocks higher Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 61 points, its third...
Weak results from Oracle drag down tech shares
December 21, 2011
(12-21) 08:58 PST , (AP) – Technology stocks are leading the market lower after a disappointing earnings report from Oracle Corp. The Nasdaq composite...
Rise in home building suggests industry turnaround
December 21, 2011
(12-20) 10:45 PST WASHINGTON (AP) – A surge in apartment construction gave home builders more work in November. And permits, a gauge of future...
Stocks soar on Europe hopes, strong housing starts
December 20, 2011
Richard Drew / AP Traders James Lodewick, left, and James Riley, center, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Dec. 20,...
US stocks open higher; E.U. finance heads to meet
December 20, 2011
Hiro Komae / AP Men walk past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. World stocks began...