US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St loses ground after Obama comments (at Reuters)
U.S. stocks accelerated declines on Monday after comments from U.S. President Barack Obama did little to soothe investors anxious over the slowing pace of the recovery. us.rd.yahoo.com |
How the major stock indexes fared Friday
[AP] - Stocks gave up most of their gains to end slightly higher Friday, extending a two-week rally that has slowed as the month wore on. The market started out on an up note following surprisingly strong profit news from Oracle Corp. and Research in Motion Ltd. finance.yahoo.com |
Stocks rise on hopes of Fed move, Dow touches 11k
Stocks rose Friday after another weak report on unemployment added to expectations that the Federal Reserve will step in to prop up the economy. finance.yahoo.com |
Oil turns lower, tracking stocks, stronger dollar
Crude-oil futures turned lower Monday after the dollar came off its lows and stocks gave up most of their gains. Crude oil for December delivery retreated a penny to $81.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after dipping as low as $81.39 earlier. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fed slashes growth forecast through 2011
Federal Reserve officials have become more pessimistic in their economic outlook through next year and have lowered their forecast for growth. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |