The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday, ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' nonfarm payrolls report and unemployment report.
Crude oil prices declined slightly and hovered below $87 a barrel during Asian trading hours Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. monthly non-farm payrolls and unemployment data from the government.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were LinkedIn Corp, Orbitz Worldwide, Genpact, Heckmann and Basic Energy Services. The top after-market NYSE losers were Active Network, Guess? Inc, Greenway Medical Technologies, Calix, Inc and Fluor Corp.
The Bank of Japan has assured that it will continue to ease the monetary policy to help the country overcome deflation and return to a sustainable growth path.
Japan's monetary base rose in October compared to that in the previous month, indicating that the monetary easing policies are leading to an increase in the amount of currency in circulation, which in turn results in reviving economic growth.
Retailers are looking ahead to the effects that Superstorm Sandy may have on consumers in the coming months.
Despite Hurricane Sandy cutting October car sales, the industry posted a big improvement in October over last year's results.
The Chinese government's financial investment arm has bought a ten percent stake in Heathrow Airport Holdings. It's a big step, and China isn't nearly done buying in Europe.
Total economic damage from Superstorm Sandy could reach $50 billion, Eqecat forecasters said.
U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday with the most robust intraday gains in a month.
Detroit automaker saw minor increase in sales last month. The news comes only two days after the company issued good 3Q earnings.
Apple iTunes users can now send Hurricane Sandy relief effort donations to the American Red Cross directly from their music player.
Obama has a whirlwind day of campaigning; Joe Biden campaigns in Iowa; polls show Obama with leads in Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Iowa.
The Detroit automaker reported a 10 percent gain in October, the best month since before the last recession.
Bankers in Switzerland were fuming at what they saw as the bungled strategy of the bank's new Italian managers.
The world's biggest gold producer posted its fourth-straight disappointing quarterly report as it struggled with costs that rise more than gold's price.
The U.S. private sector created a better-than-expected 158,000 jobs in October; jobless claims fell last week and productivity rose as expected.
The Long Island Power Authority said power outages can last more than a week on Long Island, while ConEd said it has restored some power in Lower Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy.
The world's No. 1 energy company by market value posted declining third-quarter profits but still topped analysts' expectations.
A positive jobs report would undoubtedly be hailed by President Obama as justification for his re-election; the reverse, the opposite.
BT Group, Tata Motors, Royal Dutch Shell, ARM Holdings, Zumiez, Comverse Technology, Research In Motion and Netflix are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data, Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index data and Automatic Data Processing’s National Employment Report.
India’s manufacturing sector growth improved 0.1 percent in October from the 10-month low in September, aided by an increase in new orders, a survey by HSBC showed.
Cyclone Nilam spared India’s southern city of Chennai, making a landfall 50-km south at Mamallapuram along the Tamil Nadu coast Wednesday evening.
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the official data showed that Chinese manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in three months.
South Korea’s manufacturing activity contracted at a slower rate in October compared to that in the previous month, indicating that the country’s economy is showing the signs of recovery.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Ellie Mae, AVG Technologies, Wabash National Corp, Roundy's and Artio Global Investors Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Barnes & Noble, Mueller Water Products, Cameron International Corp, Basic Energy Services and DigitalGlobe.
Asian shares fell Thursday as China's official and private sector manufacturing PMIs confirmed a recovering growth trend, but that failed to convince investors the slowdown was bottoming out.
China's manufacturing activity in October expanded after last two months of contraction giving indication that the country’s economy is reviving the growth momentum.
Shares of Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq:FB) fell nearly 4 percent as Facebook’s employees are free to sell some of their stock.
