U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s midday trading, following a significant plunge on European exchanges. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 2.4 percent. The broader S&P 500 is off 2.6 percent, and the NASDAQ by 2.7 percent. European stock markets finished sharply lower. London’s Financial Times 100 index fell 3.4 percent to […]
US Stocks Fall Sharply in Midday Trading Thursday
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
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US Stocks Fall
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Thursday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.2 percent, the S&P 500 lost 1.4 percent, and the NASDAQ slid 1.6 percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index fell 1.7 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris moved down 1.3 percent, and […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down over one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down more than six-tenths of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly one-half of one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is down nearly […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Surges After Yen Intervention
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,659. The dollar was selling at 79.87 yen, a gain of nearly three yen from Wednesday. The value of the yen fell sharply after the Japanese government […]
Japan’s Nikkei Rises, Dollar Surges After Yen Intervention
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one-quarter of one percent to finish at 9,659. The dollar was selling at 79.46 yen, a gain of nearly two-and-a-half yen from Wednesday. The value of the yen fell sharply after the Japanese government […]
US Stocks Close Higher
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks were higher at closing on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose one-quarter of one percent to end the day at slightly more than 11,896. The S&P 500 was up one-half of one percent to close at just above 1,260. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced nearly one percent to 2,693. European stock prices […]
Worried Wall Street Extends Slump
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes kept sliding in Wednesday’s midday trading, after a series of reports showed factories stalling and layoffs on the rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nine-tenths of a percent, on pace for its longest losing streak in more than 30 years. The S&P 500 index dipped eight-tenths of a percent. […]
US Stocks Dip in early Trading
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The major U.S. stock indexes edged lower in Wednesday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid one-quarter of a percent. The S&P 500 index dropped two-tenths of a percent. And the NASDAQ fell one-tenth of a percent. European stock prices also dropped in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times index fell 1.2 percent. The CAC-40 […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Wednesday. London’s Financial Times index is down nearly one percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down nearly one-third of one percent, and trading on the DAX index in Frankfurt is down nearly one percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than four points, […]
Japan’s Nikkei Falls Again
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is flat in trading against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index plunged more than two percent to finish at 9,637. The dollar was selling at 77.14 yen, unchanged from Tuesday. Gold is trading at $1,669.00 an ounce.
