South Korean stocks are down more than 4 percent and Hong Kong down more than 2 percent shortly after opening Friday after a terrible day in U. S. and European markets. Fears the world is on the verge of another recession sent major U.S. indexes tumbling more than 3 percent Thursday while European indexes dropped […]
Scared Investors Spark Global Sell-Off; US Stocks Plunge
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Scared Investors Spark Global Sell-Off; US Stocks Plunge
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 5:06 pm (UTC-5)
Fears the world is on the verge of another recession worried investors, sparking sharp sell-offs in stock markets from New York to Hong Kong. The major U.S. stock indexes all plunged more than 3 percent Thursday, with the broad-based S&P index of 500 companies retreating to its lowest point of the year. The second straight […]
Stock Markets Plunge
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes plunged Thursday on investor worries about weak economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.5 percent to finish at 10,734. The S&P 500 index fell 3.2 percent to end at 1,130 while the NASDAQ slid 3.3 percent to close at 2,456. European stock prices also tumbled sharply. London’s Financial […]
Global Markets Plunge on US Economic Recovery Doubts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday as investors worried that the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, would not turn robust anytime soon and instead help drag the world economy into another recession. U.S. stock markets plummeted about 4 percent in late-day trading, with the broad-based S&P index of 500 companies retreating to its lowest point of […]
International Counterterrorism Forum Convenes
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 2:31 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, have headed up the launch of a new multilateral organization aimed at fighting terrorism. The new group – the Global Counterrorism Forum – was launched Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The group includes […]
Global Stock Markets Plunge on Thursday
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes plunged in midday trading Thursday on investor concerns that U.S. policy makers are running out of ways to spark the country’s struggling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.9 percent. The S&P 500 index fell 3.6 percent. And the NASDAQ slid 3.4 percent. European stock prices also tumbled sharply. […]
Global Markets Plunge on Economic Recovery Doubts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 12:16 pm (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank’s dim prospects for the world’s largest economy and fears that its latest move to boost the economy will not prove effective. Asian markets dropped sharply, major European exchanges fell close to 5 percent or more, while U.S. stock markets also plummeted in midday […]
Global Markets Plunge on Economic Recovery Doubts
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:11 am (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank’s dim prospects for the world’s largest economy and fears that its latest move to boost the economy will not prove effective. Asian markets dropped sharply, major European markets were all off more than 4 percent in afternoon trading and U.S. stock markets also […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 11:06 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes plunged in early trading Thursday on investor concerns that U.S. policy makers are running out of ways to spark the country’s struggling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.6 percent. The S&P 500 index fell almost 2.3 percent. And the NASDAQ slid 1.8 percent. European stock prices also tumbled […]
Global Stock Markets Plunge on Doubts About US Economic Recovery
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 9:01 am (UTC-5)
Global stock markets plunged Thursday in reaction to the U.S. central bank’s dim prospects for the world’s largest economy and fears that its latest move to boost the economy will not prove effective. Asian markets dropped sharply, and major European markets were all off more than 4 percent in midday trading. The price of crude […]
