Wednesday, 24 April 2013 19:57
Posted by Abdul Ahad
NEW YORK: US stocks were mixed in opening trade Wednesday after Tuesday's one percent-plus gains, with trade tempered by Apple's fall in profits and a poor read on durable goods orders in March.Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 21.81 points (0.15 percent) at 14,741.27.The broad-based S&P 500 added 2.26 (0.14 percent) to 1,581.04, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 1.64 (0.05 percent) to 3,267.69. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
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NEW YORK: US stocks edged higher in opening trade Thursday helped by an improvement in jobless claims numbers, while corporate earnings reports from several major industrial companies were uneven.Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a tiny 1.99 (0.01 percent) to 14,678.29.The broad-based S&P 500 added 4.05 (0.26 percent) to 1,582.84, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index increased 15.32 (0.47 percent) to 3,284.97.New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since mid-March. Initial claims came in at 339,000, down from the prior week's revised reading of 362,000. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
TORONTO: Canada's main stock index jumped more than 1 percent on Wednesday, its sharpest one-day percentage gain in more than eight months, as higher commodity prices fueled a rise in shares of gold and oil and gas producers.The surge in gold-mining shares, which have languished this year, played the biggest role in driving up the market as they rose about 7 percent as physical buyers scooped up the precious metal on the back of a ...
NEW YORK: US stocks were mixed in opening trade Wednesday after Tuesday's one percent-plus gains, with trade tempered by Apple's fall in profits and a poor read on durable goods orders in March.Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 21.81 points (0.15 percent) at 14,741.27.The broad-based S&P 500 added 2.26 (0.14 percent) to 1,581.04, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 1.64 (0.05 percent) to 3,267.69. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
NEW YORK: Global equities markets rose on Tuesday, recovering from a brief tumble on a false report of explosions at the White house, while the euro dipped as weak economic data from Germany raised hopes the European Central Bank may further ease monetary policy.Shortly after 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) markets for stocks, bonds, oil, gold and commodities were briefly roiled following an Associated Press tweet, quickly shot down as bogus, reporting two explosions at ...
NEW YORK: US stocks sharply cut gains before bouncing back on Tuesday following a "bogus" Associated Press report about explosions at the White House.The benchmark S&P 500 dropped 14 points to as low as 1,563.03 before recovering, all in about five seconds. An AP tweet, which an AP spokesman said was "bogus," had said there were two explosions at the White House."We see this every time this type of news comes out: liquidity evaporates quickly. ...
NEW YORK: US stocks finished up more than one percent Tuesday despite a two-minute mini-crash due to a false AP news tweet, with good earnings results from DuPont, Travelers and Netflix.At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 152.29 (1.04 percent) at 14,719.46.The broad-based S&P 500 added 16.28 (1.04 percent) at 1,578.78, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 35.78 (1.11 percent) to 3,269.33.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
