Stocks

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following the Easter holiday weekend as investors looked ahead to U.S. and Japanese economic data.

Asian stock indexes were mostly moderately higher in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed.

U.S. stock indexes moved mostly lower in early trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings.

Major U.S. indexes managed small gains Thursday, though not enough to prevent a losing week for the S&P 500 following three weeks of gains.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Both tech unicorns began trading on Thursday.

Trading volumes were near their lowest levels in 2019.

Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data.

Major U.S. stock indexes fell in morning trading Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

Pinterest is pricing its shares at $19 for its initial public offering Thursday, putting it on track to raise more than $1.4 billion.

Stocks finished a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday with modest losses that erased most of the market's slight gains from a day earlier.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The stock market has been so hot this year that it might need an ice-cold Fruitopia, or a Zima.

The results come as a boost for Chief Executive Officer Ramon Laguarta who took over from Indra Nooyi six months ago.

Major share benchmarks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after China announced its economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the last quarter.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on falling shares of UnitedHealth and IBM, which missed its revenue target in the recently completed quarter. 

Stocks were higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier.

Sprint and T-Mobile shares are falling after a Wall Street Journal report cast doubt on the likelihood of government approval of their $26.5 billion merger .

___ Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet.

Banks led stocks slightly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier, as investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings reports.