US stocks edge higher despite weak jobs data, supported by gains in global marketsAugust 20th, 2009 Stocks edge higher after overseas markets reboundNEW YORK — Stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday, despite a worse-than-expected weekly jobs report. The Labor Department said new claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly to 576,000 last week.
Stocks open slightly higher after retail sales, weekly unemployment reports, Wal-Mart earningsAugust 13th, 2009 Stocks creep higher after jobs, retail dataNEW YORK — Stocks are pushing moderately higher after a better-than-expected earnings report from Wal-Mart helped to offset disappointing data on jobs and retail sales. Investors are hesitantly adding to Wednesday' big gains, which came after upbeat comments from the Federal Reserve.
Stocks begin holiday-shortened week in positive territory, investors await week's key dataJune 29th, 2009 Stocks open higher ahead of week's key dataNEW YORK — Investors are beginning a holiday-shortened week on a positive note. Stocks are slightly higher in early trading Monday, following mixed moves in overseas markets.
Wall Street heads for higher open as investors await jobs data, retail sales reportsJune 4th, 2009 US stock futures point higher ahead of jobs dataNEW YORK — Stock futures are indicating a higher opening for the U.S. markets as investors await sales reports from retailers and data on the labor market.
Asian stock markets mostly higher after US stress test results, investors eye jobs reportMay 9th, 2009 Asia stocks up after US bank test; job report eyedHONG KONG — Asian stock markets were modestly higher Friday as investors braced for a key U.S. jobs report that could bolster — or undercut — a growing belief that recession in the world's largest economy is starting to ease.
Treasurys rise along with stocks after government releases April jobs dataMay 9th, 2009 Treasurys rise after April jobs dataNEW YORK — Treasury prices rose Friday after mixed economic data led investors to buy back into government debt. The Labor Department's April jobs report was somewhat reassuring to investors worried about the economy.
Stock futures rise after bank stress test results, ahead of jobs reportMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street points higher ahead of jobs reportNEW YORK — Wall Street pointed to a higher open Friday as investors hoped for signs of moderation in job losses in April and showed relief at the results of the government's bank stress tests. The Labor Department's monthly employment report is a key gauge of the state of the economy, and investors were hoping the report to be released before the market opens would show fewer job losses last month than in March.
Stocks pare early gains as initial relief over jobs data gives way to unease about economyMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street pares early gains after jobs dataNEW YORK — Investors pushed stocks higher Friday, relieved by better-than-expected jobs data and confirmation that big banks don't need as much capital as some had feared. Bank shares led the gains following the release of the government's "stress tests" late Thursday.
Investors push stocks higher, relieved by better-than-expected jobs data, stress test resultsMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street pushes higher after jobs dataNEW YORK — Stocks soared Friday as Wall Street cheered the positive news it had been hoping for: Job losses slowed in April and big banks don't need as much capital as some had feared. Bank shares helped drive the gains following the release of the government's "stress tests" late Thursday.
Stock futures extend gains on better-than-expected jobs report, bank stress test resultsMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street points higher after jobs dataNEW YORK — Stock futures are extending their gains as the government says fewer jobs were lost in April than expected. Investors hopeful for an economic recovery are cheering the report, which showed employers cut 539,000 jobs last month.
Stocks end higher as reports douse worries about 'stress tests' on banks; Dow jumps 102May 8th, 2009 Stocks jump as fears ebb about bank 'stress tests'NEW YORK — Stocks are ending with big gains as fears ease about the health of banks. Reports are trickling out Wednesday that indicate balance sheets at the nation's biggest banks might not be as frayed as some investors had feared.
Stocks open higher on Labor Department report showing drop in job lossesMay 8th, 2009 Wall Street opens higher open after jobs dataNEW YORK — Stocks soared in early trading Friday as Wall Street cheered the positive news it had been hoping for: job losses slowed in April and big banks don't need as much capital as feared. The Labor Department said employers cut 539,000 jobs last month, the fewest in six months and much less than the 620,000 job losses analysts expected.
Stocks step up gains as reports douse worries about unemployment and 'stress tests' on banksMay 6th, 2009 Stocks jump as fears ease about jobs, banksNEW YORK — Investors grabbed stocks Wednesday as fears eased about the health of banks and unemployment. The stock market picked up steam in afternoon trading as reports trickled out that indicated balance sheets at the nation's biggest banks might not be as frayed as some investors had feared.
Bank stocks give back some of prior day's big gains, dip ahead of stress test resultsMay 5th, 2009 Bank stocks mostly lower ahead of stress testsNEW YORK — Bank stocks were mostly lower Tuesday as investors took profits ahead of results of the government's stress tests. The KBW Bank Index, which tracks 24 of the nation's largest banks, dipped 1.7 percent after jumping 14.7 percent on Monday.
Investors turn cautious after big gains, await bank stress test results, economic dataMay 5th, 2009 Stocks mixed after prior day's big gainsNEW YORK — Caution returned to Wall Street Tuesday ahead of results of the government's stress tests of banks. Stocks were narrowly mixed in early trading following a big advance Monday that sent one key Wall Street indicator, the Standard & Poor's 500 index, into positive territory for the year and the Dow Jones industrials up more than 200 points.
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