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Apple`s 3.8% loss leads US stocks sell-off

US stocks sank Thursday led by Apple`s 3.8 percent drop, amid a combination of worries over heady valuations and quarter-end profit taking.

Sep 26, 2014, 03:32 AM IST

Housing data hits Wall St; S&P has worst day since Aug 5

Equities were also pressured after China`s finance minister indicated the country would not increase stimulus measures in response to some weak data of its own.

Sep 23, 2014, 09:24 AM IST

Global stocks end higher on bet Fed won't change rate stance

Stock markets around the world rose on Tuesday, ending near session highs as investors bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve wouldn`t adjust its guidance about how soon it would raise interest rates.

Sep 17, 2014, 09:02 AM IST

Wall Street ends down; Twitter rallies after-hours

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dropping in a broad selloff as a weak outlook from courier company UPS weighed on sentiment and pressured transportation stocks.

Jul 30, 2014, 03:59 AM IST

Apple pushes S&P 500 to record close; Boeing hits Dow

US stocks ended mostly higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record on Apple`s bullish results.

Jul 24, 2014, 09:10 AM IST

World stocks hold at all-time high after bumper week

World stocks were enjoying the view at an all-time high on Friday, lifted by a week of strong U.S. economic data and promises from the European Central Bank that cheap money will be sloshing around for years.

Jul 05, 2014, 01:57 AM IST

Wall Street closes up but ends week lower, Europe stocks down

US stocks erased early losses to close up on Friday but still finished the week lower on mixed economic data, while European equities had their first weekly drop since April on worries over Iraq and Ukraine.

Jun 28, 2014, 08:55 AM IST

Wall Street ends down after record high: Sterling tumbles

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as worries about Iraq drove profit-taking, after encouraging economic data earlier drove shares to another record high, while sterling tumbled on doubts whether the Bank of England would allow an interest rate hike soon.

Jun 25, 2014, 08:35 AM IST

Wall Street ends flat after six day rally, energy rises

U.S. stocks ended a quiet session on Monday essentially unchanged as investors found few reasons to keep buying following a six-day rally in the S&P 500, though merger activity lifted energy shares.

Jun 24, 2014, 10:16 AM IST

Asian shares muted, currencies in well-worn ranges

Asian shares were subdued on Tuesday while major currencies kept to recent snug ranges after a surprisingly soft reading on euro zone manufacturing took the shine off better data from China, Japan and the United States.

Jun 24, 2014, 09:52 AM IST