Wall St extends selloff as oil prices fall further
US stocks were down more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on Tuesday, extending recent losses as data showed the pace of growth in the US service sector had slowed and oil prices fell further.
Jan 07, 2015, 01:20 AM IST
Energy stocks lead Wall St lower in broad retreat
Energy shares led a broad decline on Wall Street on Monday in the wake of a drop in crude prices to fresh 5-1/2 year lows amid concerns economic problems elsewhere in the world could hurt the United States.
Jan 06, 2015, 02:26 AM IST
Wall St Weekahead: New year may mean new view on energy stocks
Last year was an ugly one for the US energy sector, and while the first trading day of 2015 pointed to continued weakness in oil, investors are starting to look to when the sector might start to recover.
Jan 03, 2015, 04:05 AM IST
Data weighs on Wall St's first trading day of 2015
US stocks lost ground on Friday, reversing an initial climb, as investors found few reasons to buy in the new year after data came in below forecasts.
Jan 03, 2015, 01:31 AM IST
Wall St. ends flat, S&P edges up to record high
U.S. stocks ended little changed in thin trading on Monday and the S&P 500 notched its latest record high, but gains were curbed when an early rally in energy prices lost momentum.
Dec 30, 2014, 02:59 AM IST
Dow edges to new record, S&P 500 essentially flat
The Dow Wednesday edged to a fresh record in a holiday-shortened session one day after topping 18,000 points for the first time ever.
Dec 25, 2014, 00:16 AM IST
Dow ends above 18k for first time on strong GDP report
US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow closing above 18,000 for the first time ever and the S&P 500 ending at a record after an unexpectedly strong report on economic growth.
Dec 24, 2014, 07:56 AM IST
US stocks soar to new record as growth accelerates
The Dow stock index climbed above 18,000 for the first time ever Tuesday after government data estimated third-quarter US economic growth at a spectacular five percent.
Dec 23, 2014, 22:36 PM IST
Dow, S&P hit record after GDP data
US stocks advanced on Tuesday, with both the Dow and S&P 500 building on a four-day rally to set new intraday records after an unexpectedly strong report on economic growth.
Dec 23, 2014, 20:49 PM IST
Dow, S&P end at records in fourth straight day of gains for Wall Street
US stocks rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, with both the Dow and S&P 500 ending at records as large-cap technology shares gained and offset continued weakness in energy names.
Dec 23, 2014, 05:02 AM IST
Asian stocks rise in thin trade, tracking Wall Street gains
Asian markets rose in thin trade on Monday ahead of the festive season, tracking cues from Wall Street where stocks surged in a Federal Reserve-fuelled "Santa Claus rally" last week.
Dec 22, 2014, 08:36 AM IST
Oil slump drags Asian stocks lower, Tokyo leads losses
Asian markets fell Monday as a relentless plunge in oil prices exerted downward pressure, while investors in Japan shrugged off Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s decisive re-election and focussed instead on the faltering economy.
Dec 15, 2014, 09:01 AM IST
Wall Street drops with energy shares: Global data disappoints
US stocks fell on Monday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its biggest daily percentage decline since October, as energy shares fell with oil prices and global growth concerns rose following soft data out of China and Japan.
Dec 09, 2014, 10:11 AM IST
Italy downgrade casts gloom over euro zone
European stocks and government bonds dipped on Monday as weak data from Asia, a rating downgrade for Italy and the slump in oil prices stoked concerns about global growth.
Dec 08, 2014, 15:40 PM IST
Oil stocks sink; Dow, Nasdaq flat
Energy-related stocks were hammered Friday, leaving US stocks mostly flat in a holiday-shortened session, after OPEC decided not to cut production in response to lower crude prices.
Nov 29, 2014, 01:44 AM IST
Oil prices fall to four-year lows as OPEC production cut looks unlikely
Oil prices fell to four-year lows on Thursday as it appeared unlikely producer club OPEC would decide to cut output in support of prices at a meeting this week, and as increasing Chinese and US stocks boosted available supplies.
Nov 27, 2014, 10:14 AM IST
S&P 500 hits record as tech rallies, but energy weighs
US stocks rose on Wednesday boosted by tech shares, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials closing at records, while the energy sector was once more the largest weight on the market as crude prices continued to flirt with multi-year lows.
Nov 27, 2014, 02:56 AM IST
S&P 500 hits record, healthcare leads gains
US stocks rose in afternoon trading on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 to a record high as healthcare shares extended gains.
Nov 19, 2014, 09:01 AM IST
S&P 500 ends at record on M&A activity
The S&P 500 edged up to close at a record on Monday as deal activity worth $100 billion offset concerns about overseas growth after Japan`s economy slipped into recession.
Nov 18, 2014, 09:37 AM IST
Wall Street edges up; Dow, S&P hit fresh records
US stocks were little changed on Tuesday, as investors paused after a strong rally, but the Dow and S&P 500 managed to edge up to set fresh intraday records for a fifth straight session.
Nov 11, 2014, 22:24 PM IST
