International Business News - Equity Markets http://www.ibtimes.com/subsection/globalmarkets/equitymarkets.htm All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Financial stocks fell on Friday on falling consumer sentiment as led by losses at large regional banks Keycorp and Regions which were hurt by downgrades. 117976 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/financial-stocks-outlook.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 23:21:59 EDT Wall Street capped a week of big gains with modest moves Friday as investors grappled with surging energy prices that overshadowed news of a surprise increase in home construction. 117468 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/stock-futures-up-ahead-of-home-construction-data.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 18:00:19 EDT Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq: NYSE 117721 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/general-electric-zoltek-among-big-market-movers.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:36:32 EDT Emerging markets oil and gas ADRs jumped in afternoon trading Friday as the price of oil set another all-time high on the New York Mercantile Exchange. 117850 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/adrs-in-focus-emerging-markets-oil-and-gas.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:25:39 EDT U.S. stocks fell on Friday for the second day this week, after reports showed consumer confidence plunged to a 28-year low while crude oil soar to another record high, 117711 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47766-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/stocks-wall-street-shares-oil-goldman-sachs-economy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/stocks-wall-street-shares-oil-goldman-sachs-economy.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:12:53 EDT Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Friday as investors watched oil prices hit a new record high and awaited data on new home construction last month. 117565 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/stock-futures-up-ahead-of-home-construction-data.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 08:33:24 EDT Hong Kong stocks advanced modestly Friday after Wall Street gained overnight and Cheung Kong rose on an analyst upgrade. The blue chip Hang Seng Index climbed 105.15 points, or 0.4 percent, to 25,618.86. For the week, the index gained 2.2 percent. 117576 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47017-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/hong-kong-index-climbs-0-4-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/hong-kong-index-climbs-0-4-percent.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:27:33 EDT Chinese stocks fell Friday as investors sold electric utilities and steel companies following recent gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.4 percent to 3,624.23. The Shenzhen Composite Index shed 0.8 percent to 1.124.29. 117561 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46987-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/china-stocks-edge-lower-utilities-drop.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/china-stocks-edge-lower-utilities-drop.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:08:37 EDT Tokyo stocks edged lower Friday after a four-day winning streak as investors sold recent gainers such as precision equipment and electronics makers. The Nikkei fell 0.2 percent to 14,219.48, after rising more than 4 percent in the previous four sessions. The Topix index of all the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues rose 0.2 percent to 1,395.87. 117537 http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46955-japan-sony-earns.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/japan-stocks-edge-lower-ending-winning-streak.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/japan-stocks-edge-lower-ending-winning-streak.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 04:44:05 EDT China stocks declined as investors sold bank shares on increased concern the government will hold tight money policy to combat anti-inflation. 117394 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/china-stocks-declined-tight-money-policy.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:01 EDT New data suggests that Japan's economy expanded at a faster than expected rate in the first quarter of this year. 117392 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/japan-039-economy-beats-forecasts.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10:12 EDT Technology shares gained ground on Thursday after Carl Icahn proposed to change the board of Internet giant Yahoo, saying the firm had "completely botched" negotiations with Microsoft. 117389 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/tech-stocks-rise-icahn-agitates-yahoo.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 23:25:12 EDT U.S. stocks advanced for a second day, after analysts said chipmakers will benefit from rising global demand and energy shares are cheap relative to crude prices. 117374 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-comcast-penny-cbs-crude-oil.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 18:16:29 EDT The stock market notched its second straight daily advance Thursday, with investors assuaged by a pullback in oil prices and some better-than-expected economic data. 117236 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-rise-on-oil-price-drop-mixed-economic-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:08 EDT The stock market notched its second straight daily advance, with investors assuaged by a pullback in oil prices and some better-than-expected economic data. 117206 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-rise-on-oil-price-drop-mixed-economic-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:09:51 EDT Wall Street moved higher Thursday after a batch of reports pointed to an economy that is hurting, but not experiencing as rough a time as many investors expected after the near-collapse of the mortgage market. 117169 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-advance-as-investors-sift-through-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:12:35 EDT Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq: NYSE 117056 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/arcelor-mittal-cbs-among-big-market-movers.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:03:50 EDT Wall Street turned higher in erratic trading Thursday as a batch of reports pointed to an economy that is hurting, but not experiencing as rough a time as many investors expected after the near-collapse of the mortgage market. 117044 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-turn-higher-as-investors-sift-through-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 12:30:35 EDT Wall Street turned modestly higher Thursday as investors struggled to discern a direction for the economy after reports showing a modest increase in jobless claims and weakness in the manufacturing sector. 116980 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/stocks-turn-higher-after-jobless-claims-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:47:55 EDT Wall Street traded mixed Thursday after the government said claims for unemployment benefits rose last week and that industrial production dropped by more than expected in April. 116954 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/wall-street-is-mixed-after-jobless-claims-report.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 10:01:11 EDT