Account
U.S. stocks on Friday advanced to a fourth weekly gain, with both the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 at all-time closes, after data cast a positive spin on the economy.The Conference Board's leading economic index rebounded in April from a downwardly revised reading in March. Separately, the initial May reading of the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index jumped more than expected, according to news reports."Certainly economic data support the market rising, and there is still a huge element related to quantitative easing for sure," Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab, said of ongoing monetary easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve.That easing, which has involved three rounds of bond buying by the Fed, along with better-than-projected corporate earnings, has fueled a bull run, which entered a fifth year in March."We may have been in a bull market even if there was no quantitative easing and interest rates wer...
Oil futures ended higher on Thursday, rising above $95 a barrel on the back of a weaker dollar, despite disappointing U.S. economic data. Weekly jobless claims rose ...
U.S. stocks wobbled on Thursday as any attempt at a selloff only served to lure in sidelined retail investors."We've had very few down days, or they are shallow down...
Stocks pulled back late on Thursday as bullish sentiment could not overcome disappointing economic reports. Initial jobless claims, housing starts and a reading of t...
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Thursday's session are Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Kohl's Corp. (KSS).Cis...
Prices of North Sea Brent crude and U.S. WTI crude moved further apart Wednesday, as poor macroeconomic data continued to pull against the promise of further monetar...
Crude-oil futures fell in Asian trading Thursday amid continued worries over global economic growth and falling U.S. gasoline consumption pushing Nymex below $94 a b...
A late day push helped the U.S. stock market to another strong close on Wednesday. The Dow and S&P 500 finished the session at new all-time highs and all of the majo...
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here The Dow and S&P 500 once again climbed to all-time highs on Wednesday as traders shrugged off weak data and continued bidding up ...
Oil futures ended Wednesday with a slight gain as a modest, unexpected decline in last week's U.S. crude supplies gave prices enough support to mark their first gain...
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here The Dow and S&P 500 once again climbed to all-time highs on Wednesday as traders shook off weak data on the manufacturing sector....
Crude-oil futures retreated Wednesday, weighed by the sluggish economy in Europe and record crude inventories in the U.S.Traders will be eyeing a weekly report by th...
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here U.S. stock-index futures pointed slightly lower on Wednesday after a broad rally in the prior session as traders mulled disappoin...
Oil futures rose to a one-week high Friday, as broader markets rallied on positive U.S. economic data.Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled 86 cents, or 0.9%,...
U.S. stocks on Friday advanced towards a fourth weekly gain, with both the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 poised for record closes, after data cast a positive spin ...
Oil futures ended higher on Friday, pushing above $96.00, amid stronger-than-expected economic data. The University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters consumer-sentimen...
Oil futures rallied for the second straight session Friday, lifted by stronger equity markets after positive U.S. economic data.Light, sweet crude for June delivery ...
Crude-oil futures were little changed in Asian trading on Friday with the U.S. benchmark holding above $95 a barrel but headed for its first weekly decline in four w...
U.S. stocks declined Thursday, halting the S&P 500's four-session winning streak, after a Federal Reserve official said the central bank could begin tamping back on ...
U.S. stocks wobbled on Thursday as any attempt at a selloff only served to lure in sidelined retail investors."We've had very few down days, or they are shallow down...
