The major U.S. stock indexes were mixed at the close of Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained a half-percent to end at 11,962. The S&P 500 Index rose two-tenths of a percent to close at 1,268. And the NASDAQ fell almost three-tenths of a percent to end at 2,624. European stock prices closed […]
Oil Prices Post Slight Gains
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices rose 14 cents to close at $94.95 a barrel. Coffee futures fell almost 5 cents to finish at $2.58 per pound. Copper prices lost less than 1 cent to end at $4.12 a pound. Cocoa futures declined $73 […]
Oil Prices Post Slight Gains
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Here are the prices of some key commodities traded in New York on Thursday: Crude oil prices rose 14 cents to close at $94.95 a barrel. Coffee futures fell almost 5 cents to finish at $2.58 per pound. Copper prices lost less than 1 cent to end at $4.12 a pound. Cocoa futures declined $73 […]
EU Pushes for Aid, Stability for Pakistan
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The European Union is refusing to give up on Pakistan despite the country’s struggles with terrorism and the slow pace of political and economic reform. Top EU officials arrived in Islamabad Thursday for a series of high-level meetings and to reaffirm the EU’s pledge to boost development aid to Pakistan by 50 percent, to more […]
US Jobless Claims Drop, Housing Starts Rise
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Americans put in fewer new claims for unemployment benefits last week while the number of new home construction projects last month rose. The U.S. Labor Department said Thursday first-time jobless claims dropped to 414,000 for the week ending June 11, a decrease of 16,000 from the week before. The number of unemployed Americans continuing to […]
New Hopes, Protections for Domestic Workers
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The world’s domestic workers could soon have better working conditions under a landmark convention. Delegates at the International Labor Conference in Geneva Thursday adopted a treaty protecting domestic workers’ rights. If approved by member states, it will give domestic workers many of the same basic rights already available to other workers, including reasonable work hours, […]
US Stocks Push Higher
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes posted slight gains in Thursday’s midday trading, following reports on jobless claims and the housing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up six-tenths of one percent. The S&P 500 Index rose almost half a percent. And the NASDAQ gained one-quarter of a percent. European stock prices closed lower. London’s […]
US Jobless Claims Drop, Housing Starts Rise
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Americans put in fewer new claims for unemployment benefits last week while the number of new home construction projects last month rose. The U.S. Labor Department said Thursday first-time jobless claims dropped to 414,000 for the week ending June 11, a decrease of 16,000 from the week before. The number of unemployed Americans continuing to […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes were mixed at the start of Thursday’s trading, following reports on jobless claims and the housing market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up slightly, while the S&P 500 Index gained one-tenth of a percent and the NASDAQ fell almost two-tenths of a percent. European stock prices were lower in […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down one and one-quarter percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down over one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down over three-quarters of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down three points, indicating […]
