Futures advance as investors shake off CIT bankruptcy, eye buying opportunities after sharp selloff. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader Last quarter, the economy grew by the largest amount since the summer of... [read full story]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday, with the S&P 500 up four straight days and the Dow closing above 10,000, after a rise in business productivity and a drop in jobless claims boosted confidence in the...
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday, with the S&P 500 up four straight days and the Dow closing above 10,000, after a rise in business productivity and a drop in jobless claims boosted confidence in the economy, while strong...
A drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. is giving investors new reason to be optimistic about the economy. Stocks ended sharply higher Thursday following a Labor Department report that the...
Stocks surge on jobs data, Cisco forecast By SARA LEPRO and TIM PARADIS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) -- A drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. is giving investors new reason to be...
In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Four stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock...
Jobless claims drop, offering hope for Friday’s unemployment data Mixed economic data in recent weeks have made it difficult for investors to get a sense of where the economy is headed, leading to choppy trading. The Dow Jones...
A drop in unemployment claims and an upbeat forecast from Cisco Systems Inc. gave investors new reason to be optimistic about the economy and sent stocks to big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 200 points...
Stocks clung to a broad-based gain Thursday afternoon as investors welcomed upbeat news on earnings and the economy while also looking ahead to jobs data that could highlight one of the U.S. economy's persistent weak points.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks jumped and the U.S. dollar firmed on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data improved investor confidence about the global economy, causing gold prices to retreat from all time-highs.
Stocks are continuing to post considerable gains in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as trader reaction to the day's upbeat employment figures sparked a broad-based rally. The major averages are all in positive territory,...
