Wall Street is down sharply in early trading as investors digest wider-than-expected losses at a big insurer and as oil climbs further into record territory.

Most Asian markets fell Friday, with Japan's key stock index dropping more than 2 percent following a bleak earnings outlook from Toyota. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.1 percent to 13,655.3. Hong Kong's blue-chip Hang Seng Index fell 1.5 percent to 25,063.2, extending its losing streak to a ...

Chinese stocks fell Friday as newly released inflation data revived worries of further credit tightening. But late in the day, bargain hunting in pharmaceutical and food shares helped trim losses.

Wall Street headed for a lower open Friday after the world's largest insurer reported a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter, rekindling investors' anxiety about the strained state of the global financial system.

The FTSE 100 share index rose on Thursday following news that the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates at 5.0 per cent. The index was up 9.8 points to 6,270.8 by the end of the day (up 0.2 per cent).

Technology stocks rose on Thursday the day after AMD said it was on track with profitability goals.

Japan stocks declined Thursday as investors sold issues which gained recently for profit-taking. Also strong yen led investors sell export-oriented issues such as Toyota and Honda.

China's stocks rose the most in a week, led by energy companies and China Unicom, which will benefit from the coming restructuring of the telecom industry.

Stocks have closed a quiet session with a moderate advance even as oil prices extended their record-breaking run and retailers reported mixed sales. Some of the retail reports Thursday weren't as gloomy as Wall Street expected. But results still suggest that high energy costs are leading consumers t...

Wall Street held on to modest gains Tuesday even as oil prices extended their record-breaking run and after retailers issued sales reports that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated.

Wall Street held on to modest gains Tuesday even as oil prices extended their record-breaking run and after retailers issued sales reports that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated.

Emerging markets mining ADRs rallied in afternoon trading Thursday as the price of gold took a big jump on the New York Mercantile Exchange after posting a relatively sleepy performance in recent weeks.

Stocks that are moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE

Wall Street advanced moderately Thursday as investors reacted to a pullback in oil prices and sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday in the wake of higher gold prices and sales from retailers and media companies were higher than expected.

Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as investors reacted to a pullback in oil prices and sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated.

Wall Street wavered Thursday as investors sifted through sales figures from retailers that were generally not as gloomy as anticipated, but that still suggested that rising costs are causing consumers to alter their spending.

Wall Street is modestly higher in early trading as investors sift through retailers' April sales figures. Many retailers have seen better than anticipated results. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., for one, says sales of groceries, flat-screen TVs and medications helped boost sales at stores open for at least a...

Wall Street headed for a modestly higher open Thursday as investors waited to see if retailers' April sales figures would provide a sense of how consumers are faring in a climate of economic weakness and rising costs.