Storm Exchange, Inc., a market leader in weather-risk management services, today released its Fall 2008 Weather Risk Outlook, a 90-day projection of the impacts of the weather on businesses in the agriculture, retail and...
Dow loses 345 points as mixed retail sales reports, weak job market news and an oil price slide magnify fears about a global slowdown. Stocks plummeted Thursday, with the Dow plunging around 345 points as mixed retail...
FT.com - A battered financial sector led Wall Street into bear market territory on Thursday, as Bill Gross, manager of the bond fund Pimco, warned that a "financial tsunami" could ensue if the government failed to support...
Sep. 5, 2007 (Allthingsforex.com) – Inflation and consumer spending data from major economies around the globe will take the center stage in the week ahead. In preparation for the new trading week, here is a quick look...
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street dove sharply lower Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 300 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but...
Thursday September 4, 3:37 pm ET Wachovia shares drop, along with broader market on spike in jobless claims, weak retail sales NEW YORK (AP) -- Wachovia Corp. shares dropped Thursday, amid steep declines in the broader...
Wall Street focuses on the ho-hum retail sales and weak job market news, rather than stronger reads on productivity and the services sector of the economy. Stocks briefly trimmed losses following the 10 a.m. ET release...
Thursday, Target Corp. (TGT), the second-largest U.S. discount retailer, posted a 2.1% decline in its comparable store sales for August, which the company said was in line with its planned range. Net retail sales for the...
Factory orders rose 1.3% M/M in July , slightly above the consensus of 1.0% M/M, after rising an upwardly revised 2.1% M/M in June, earlier reported as 1.7% M/M. Excluding transportation, new orders rose a more modest 1.3%...
By Alistair Gray and Jeremy Lemer in New York Wall Streets stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday, weighed down by sluggish back-to-school retail sales and an unexpected jump in jobless claims. Retailers were...