U.S. stock indexes were mixed at the close of Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell half a percent to end at 12,240. The S & P 500 lost three-tenths of a percent to close at 1,301 while the NASDAQ index rose one-tenth of a percent to hit 2,766. Stocks were mixed at the […]
US Stocks Advance in Midday Trading Thursday
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes moved higher in afternoon trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up four-tenths of a percent. The broader S & P 500 index is ahead by six-tenths of a percentage point, while the NASDAQ index is up 1.1 percent. Stocks finished mixed in Europe. London’s Financial Times index advanced three-tenths of […]
US Stocks Advance in Early Thursday Trading
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock indexes moved slightly higher in early trading Thursday. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader S & P 500 index are up one-tenth of a percentage point, while the NASDAQ index is ahead two-tenths of a percent. Stocks are falling in afternoon trading in Europe. London’s Financial Times index is down […]
European Stocks Lower in Midday Trading
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
European stock prices are lower in midday trading Thursday. London’s Financial Times index is down seven-tenths of a percent. The CAC-40 in Paris is down 1.3 percent, and the DAX index in Frankfurt is down 1.6 percent. In New York, the S&P futures contract is up more than a point, indicating a higher opening. Tokyo’s […]
Losses Continue for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-half percent to finish at 9,901. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.69 yen, a loss of more than one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. Gold is trading at $1,618.00 an […]
Losses Continue for Japan’s Nikkei
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost nearly one and one-half percent to finish at 9,901. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.80 yen, a loss of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market finished at 8,767, a […]
Report: Burma Tops Internet Attacks List
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based Internet tracking company says Burma was the top source of global Internet attacks during the first quarter of this year. Akamai Technologies issued a report Wednesday saying the southeast Asian nation accounted for 13 percent of all Internet attacks between January 1 and March 31. The United States was second with 10 percent […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.6 percent to finish at 12,303. The S&P 500 fell 2 percent to end at 1,305 and the NASDAQ lost 2.7 percent to […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s midday trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated eight-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.2 percent and the NASDAQ lost 1.8 percent. European stock markets were lower at […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply in Wednesday’s early trading as investors worried that partisan bickering in Washington might eventually result in a default on U.S. obligations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent and the NASDAQ lost 2.1 percent. European stock markets were lower in afternoon trading. […]
