The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is on track to record a weekly decline of more than 800 points -- its worst weekly swoon in two years. But the important question for the typical investor is, 'Where's the Dow likely to head in the next six months?'
Joseph Lazzaro
Sep 23, 2011
Stocks edged higher in a volatile session on Friday as rising uncertainty over the European debt crisis and concerns about a global recession kept investors jittery.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 23, 2011
Stock index futures fell on Friday as talk of a Greece default gained pace and a day after markets spiraled downward on deepening worries about global economic stagnation.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 23, 2011
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday after steep declines the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up by between 0.6 and 0.8 percent.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 23, 2011
Commodity investors fled for the exits on Thursday in a panic over raw materials demand, unconvinced that Federal Reserve action will stem a global economic slowdown that shows signs of infecting China and Germany.
Mike Obel
Sep 22, 2011
The Dow has lost 6.74 percent over the past four days.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 22, 2011
U.S. stocks are suffering a massive sell-off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 400 points, in the wake of a grim outlook from the Federal Reserve. Treasuries are rallying, the yield on the 10-Year note is at 1.76 percent, an all-time low.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 22, 2011
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in Thursday trading, dropping more than 3 percent at certain times after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke introduced Operation Twist to jump-start the slumping economy.
John Talty
Sep 22, 2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve intervened in the U.S. economy Thursday – the central bank did what investors thought they would do, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average still fell more than 270 points. What’s going on?
Joseph Lazzaro
Sep 22, 2011
U.S. stocks have opened sharply lower in Thursday morning trading following an overnight plunge in global markets. Equities have tumbled largely in response to the Federal Reserve’s grim warning about the state of the U.S. economy and the establishment bond swap program.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 22, 2011
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Netflix, Yahoo!, and Vical. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Logitech International, Westport Innovations, Melco Crown Entertainment, Travelzoo, JDS Uniphase, and SodaStream International.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Sep 22, 2011
Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones futures and Nasdaq 100 futures down between 1.4 to 1.8 percent at 0923 GMT.
Eric Linton
Sep 22, 2011
FedEx Corp is seen reporting higher quarterly results than a year ago on Thursday, but analysts are more keen to see if the No. 2 package delivery company cuts its full-year guidance because stalled global economic growth has stifled volume.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 22, 2011
Stocks plunged late Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced it will sell $400 billion worth of short-maturity bonds and reinvest in bonds with maturities of six to 30 years in the coming year. The program has been commonly referred to as Operation Twist.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 21, 2011
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.23 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 3:06 a.m. ET.
Eric Linton
Sep 21, 2011
Shares of Canadian gold and silver mining companies soared Tuesday as precious metals prices climb and worries about the U.S. economy as well as the eurozone's sovereign debt crises drive investors.
Mike Obel
Sep 20, 2011
Shareholders are likely snapping up Apple stock in anticipation of the next generation of iPhone products – the iPhone 5, which many analysts say will receive unprecedented demand.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 19, 2011
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as renewed fears of a Greek debt default prompted investors to book some of last week's gains and turn toward the safety of U.S. government debt.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 19, 2011
Wall Street hopes for more Fed action and clear signs European leaders will follow through on their new urgency to tackle the euro zone debt crisis if U.S. stocks are to build on their best week since early July.
Hao Li
Sep 19, 2011
Stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open on Wall Street on Monday, as renewed fears of a Greek debt default prompt investors to book some of last week's gains and turn to safer assets such as gold.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 19, 2011
US Equity markets advanced modestly as concerns over the European debt crisis overshadowed international central banks efforts to stabilize the European monetary system.
Sonny Kwon
Sep 16, 2011
Stock futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday after strong gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 16, 2011