U.S. stock market indexes were mostly down in Monday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated three-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell two-tenths of a percent but the NASDAQ was unchanged. European stock markets were mixed at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost two-tenths of a percent to […]
US Stocks Fall
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Monday’s early trading as investors worried that bickering politicians in Washington have not reached agreement on increasing the legal limit on borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 1.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell one percent and the NASDAQ lost nine-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were lower […]
European Markets Lower at Midday
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
European stock markets were lower in midday trading Monday. London’s Financial Times 100 index was down three-tenths of a percent , to 5,918. The CAC-40 in Paris lost half a percent , to 3,824. And the DAX in Frankfurt dipped one-fourth of a percent , at 7,308. The S&P futures contract was down 11 points, […]
Tokyo Markets, Dollar Lower
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent to close at 10,050. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.16 yen, down four-tenths of a yen from late Friday. Gold was trading at $1,619.38 an ounce.
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended lower Monday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped eight-tenths of a percent , to close at 10,050. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 78.48 yen, down slightly from late Friday. The Taipei market lost nine-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,684.
World Leaders Share Sadness, Outrage Over Norway Deaths
Posted July 23rd, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Leaders from around the world — from the United States to Pakistan — are expressing outrage and offering support to Norway following the deadly attacks that shocked that nation. U.S. President Barack Obama called Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday to offer his condolences for the many innocent Norwegians killed and injured in what […]
World Leaders Share Sadness, Outrage Over Norway Deaths
Posted July 23rd, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Leaders from around the world – from the United States to Pakistan – are expressing outrage and offering support to Norway following the deadly attacks that shocked that nation. U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the attacks and, on Saturday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added the U.S. is ready to support Norway as it […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated three-tenths of a percent to end at 12,681. The S&P 500 rose one-tenth of a percent to 1,345 and the NASDAQ gained nine-tenths of a percent to hit 2,859. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes were mixed in Friday’s midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated two-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 gained one-tenth of a percent, the NASDAQ gained eight-tenths of a percent. European stock markets were higher at the close of trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index moved up six-tenths of […]
US Stocks Mixed
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes rose in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated four-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent, while the NASDAQ gained one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were higher in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index and the CAC-40 in Paris moved up […]
