Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar was unchanged against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose six-tenths of a percent to close at 8,851. The dollar was selling at 76.59 yen in currency trading, down slightly from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,819.38 an ounce.
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose six-tenths of a percent to close at 8,851. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.73 yen, up a tenth of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market climbed one and eight-tenths percent to close at […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose strongly in Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.2 percent to finish at 11,284. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5 percent to close at 1,177 and the NASDAQ gained 2.5 percent to end at 2,480. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 […]
US Stocks Rise
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose strongly in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.4 percent, the S&P 500 jumped 1.6 percent and the NASDAQ gained 2.4 percent. European stock markets were lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost less than one-tenth of one percent to finish at […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated half a percent, the S&P 500 fell three-tenths of one percent and the NASDAQ lost one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were sharply lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.5 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris […]
European Markets Lower at Midday
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were lower in midday trading Friday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down seven-tenths of a percent , to 5,096. The CAC-40 in Paris was down eight-tenths of a percent , to 3,093. And the DAX in Frankfurt was down 1.95 percent , at 5,475. The S&P futures contract was up slightly […]
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Down
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained three-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,798. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.98 yen, down half a yen from late Thursday. Gold was selling at $1,785.15 an ounce.
Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Down
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained three-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,798. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.16 yen, down three-tenths of a yen from late Thursday. The Taipei market gained one-half of a percent , to close […]
Study: Obesity Rising Worldwide
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Health experts are warning that obesity is on the rise worldwide, especially in the United States and Britain. A new study published Friday in the medical journal, The Lancet, says 1.5 billion adults are overweight and another half-a-billion are obese. Obesity is also on the rise among the world’s children, with 170 million classified as […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.5 percent to close at 11,150. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent to hit 1,159 and the Nasdaq composite index slid 2 percent to reach 2,420. European stock markets were sharply lower at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times […]
