Federal regulators on Friday expanded the number of stocks covered by new "circuit breakers" that can pause volatile trading, a program in response to the panicked May 6 market plunge. more...
U.S. stocks on Thursday posted a second day of gains, with the Dow industrials just a few points away from posting gains for 2010, as investors cheered a drop in weekly jobless claims and an improvement in the trade deficit. more...
The FTSE 100 index was weaker Friday, with oil stocks such as Tullow Oil and Cairn Energy tipping to the downside and some bank shares higher on broker action, while JD Wetherspoon fell on the heels of results. more...
The U.S. dollar recovered from an earlier dip against most major rivals Thursday following data on weekly jobless claims, benefiting from pressure on the euro after a report a German bank may issue more shares. more...
The Toronto stock market closed with a small loss Thursday, pressured by weakness in mining stocks and a report that Canada is exporting fewer goods to the United States. more...
An exchange-traded fund that follows the movement of the U.S. dollar against a basket of foreign currencies looks to be approaching a closely watched technical indicator traders call a "death cross." Technical analysis has grown in popularity as investors grope to make sense of an uncertain market prone to violent swings after the credit collapse. more...
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following advances on Wall Street and in Europe after a successful bond sale by Portugal eased debt crisis worries. more...
