Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Investors set aside some of their worries about banks and the economy Friday after the government unveiled its methods for testing the health of banks. The Federal Reserve report was light on details, but didn't bring any bad news. Investors were also pleased about quarterly results from Ford Motor Co., American Express Co. and Microsoft Corp.
Investors set aside some of their worries about banks and the economy Friday after the government unveiled its methods for testing the health of banks.
Wealthy Wall Street executives may be outcasts to some Americans, but not to Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd.
Long-present unease about soured loans bubbled over on Monday after Bank of America Corp. said it set aside $13.4 billion to cover lending losses, even as it posted a profit for the first quarter, and as anxiety grew about the results of the government's "stress tests" to determine if banks will need more government bailout money.
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Wall Street fell Tuesday after a surprisingly weak retail sales report upended the market's optimism about the economy. The poor sales data, combined with a sharp drop in wholesale prices, overshadowed better-than-expected earnings reports from Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs. Financial stocks were especially weak after Goldman said it would raise $5 billion to repay government bailout money.
Wall Street appeared headed to a mixed opening Wednesday as investors await another busy day of earnings and economic reports for signs of whether the recession is near a bottom.
Songwriter Leon Huff had another reason to celebrate on his 67th birthday.
Is Wall Street still in a bear market, or beginning a bull market? Either way, it's probably still due for a major pullback.
Chanting "Whose street? Our street!" hundreds of people rallied on Wall Street on Friday to protest the billions of dollars in federal bailout money to big business.
Stock futures pointed to a lower open Wednesday, reflecting declines in overseas markets and a bigger-than-expected loss by Alcoa.
Investors dumped stocks for a second day Tuesday, prolonging a break from a huge four-week rally as the market girds itself for potentially grim earnings reports. The selling hit a wide range of industries, from financials to energy, in an otherwise quiet day during a holiday-shortened week. The markets will be closed for Good Friday. Investors are focused on bank earnings that get under way after the long weekend.
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Wall Street is preparing to start the second quarter with a decline.
A stock drop is never reassuring — except when it could have been worse.
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Investors restarted Wall Street's rally Tuesday, buying financial and homebuilder stocks following a surprisingly upbeat report on home construction.
Wall Street got some good news from Citigroup, and responded with a huge rally.
A comeback in bank shares handed the stock market its best week since November as fears eased that major financial institutions would collapse or require additional government lifelines. Market veterans were quick to rein in hopes that the market would chart an uninterrupted recovery but many still saw the four straight days of gains a good sign.
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Investors fixated on the faltering economy brushed off the type of merger news that normally starts rallies.
The arrival of March is unlikely to bring much relief to a stock market battered by bad news throughout February.
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Chris, I just read this report on line (How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America) @ I think every taxpayer should receive a copy of this report.
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