US stock futures hold steady amid mixed trading overseas, strengthening dollarOctober 9th, 2009 US stock futures little changed as dollar rises
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are little changed Friday at the end of a strong week for the market as the dollar edged up against other currencies.
US stock futures extend early losses after trade deficit narrows; overseas trading mixedOctober 9th, 2009 US stock futures lower after trade reportNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are extending early losses after data showing the U.S.
US stock futures slightly lower amid mixed trading overseas, strengthening dollarOctober 9th, 2009 US stock futures drift lower as dollar strengthensNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are slightly lower Friday amid a strengthening dollar after the market's strong performance this week.
Stocks little changed after strong week as government issues mixed trade reportOctober 9th, 2009 Stocks steady in early going after trade reportNEW YORK — Stocks held on to the week's big gains Friday after the government issued a mixed trade report. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit declined 3.5 percent to $30.7 billion in August, as imports fell on lower oil demand.
Stock futures indicate higher open as investors build momentum heading into earnings seasonOctober 7th, 2009 Stock futures point to a higher openingNEW YORK — Stock futures are pointing to another higher opening Wednesday as investors continue to build momentum heading into earnings season. Overseas markets also continued to rise as investors become more confident in a global economic recovery.
Stock trading is muted after 2 days of gains as market waits for Alcoa; Dollar reboundsOctober 7th, 2009 Stocks waver after 2-day rally as earnings loomNEW YORK — Stocks are wavering after a two-day spike as the dollar rebounds and traders await corporate profit reports. The seesaw trading Wednesday comes as investors have little economic news to shape sentiment and are looking to earnings reports for the July-September quarter for more clues about the economy.
Stocks rise in early trading after two-week slide; investors await data on service industryOctober 5th, 2009 Stocks advance ahead of service industry dataNEW YORK — Stocks rose early Monday after a two-week slide in the market and as traders prepared for a report on the service industry. Investors are looking to the report on the services industry for any sign of an economic recovery.
Stocks open higher as investors continue to seek direction on an economic reboundSeptember 30th, 2009 Stocks rebound after market's bad weekNEW YORK — Corporate dealmaking is boosting investors' hopes about a recovery in the economy. Stocks are up sharply in the early going Monday after Abbott Laboratories said it would buy the pharmaceutical business of Belgian chemicals maker Solvay for $6.6 billion and Xerox Corp.
Stocks extend rally to 3rd day following growth in industrial production; Dow jumps 108 pointsSeptember 16th, 2009 Stocks jump as industrial production risesNEW YORK — Investors barreled into stocks Wednesday after an upbeat report on industrial production raised hopes that the economy is strengthening. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 108 points to another high for the year as General Electric Co.
Stocks rise for 5th day after slight improvement in jobless claims; P&G forecast boosts moodSeptember 10th, 2009 Stocks gain after jobs report; P&G boosts moodNEW YORK — Stocks are higher for the fifth day following a drop in weekly unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Procter & Gamble. The Labor Department's report that jobless claims fell more than expected to 550,000 last week is giving investors hopes for an economic rebound.
Stocks open modestly higher as investors look to build on market's recent momentumAugust 24th, 2009 Stocks open higher, investors build on momentumNEW YORK — Investors are building on last week's momentum that sent major indexes to their highest levels of the year, pushing stocks higher in early trading. The moderate advance Monday follows gains in overseas markets.
US stocks little changed after jobs report; global markets riseAugust 20th, 2009 Stocks little changed at Wall Street openNEW YORK — Stocks are little changed in early trading, with investors wary of making big moves after a worse-than-expected weekly jobs report. The Labor Department says new claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly to 576,000 last week.
Stocks mostly gain as US economic output contracts at slower pace than earlier in the yearJuly 31st, 2009 Stocks mostly rise as GDP shrinks at slower paceNEW YORK — Traders used good news about the economy Friday to give the Dow Jones industrials their best July in 20 years. Stocks closed mostly higher Friday after the government said the economy shrank at a slower pace than expected in the April-June quarter.
Stocks turn lower, breaking a 4-day advance, despite better indicator on factory ordersJune 3rd, 2009 Better data on factory orders fails to lift stocksNEW YORK — Investors are sending stocks lower, finding little comfort in data showing an ease of the economy's slide. The slide early Wednesday broke a four-day advance in the market, and many analysts said a pullback was due after the strong rise since last week.
Gold prices finish higher as dollar weakens, prices log 3 percent gain for weekApril 24th, 2009 Gold prices finish higher as dollar weakensNEW YORK — Gold prices closed higher Friday, boosted by some weakness in the dollar. But the gains were dented by more buying on Wall Street.