Businesswire - Latest News [Page 19]
While you were sleeping: Swiss draw line across Alps
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 7:52 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) September 7 - Equities on Wall Street dropped, again, as did stocks in Europe, as investors remained in the grip of concern about the eurozone’s debt crisis and the fate of global banks. More >>
While you were sleeping: Another debt-induced slide
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 7:37 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) September 6 - Stocks in Europe and Italian fixed-income securities were pummeled on concern about the euro zone’s debt crisis. More >>
While you were sleeping: Mixed data and analysis
Friday, 2 September 2011, 7:38 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) September 2 - Wall Street dropped in thin trading as investors tried to make sense of the latest data on the strength and outlook for the world’s biggest economy ahead of the release of the August payrolls report tomorrow. More >>
While you were sleeping: US hangs up on AT&T
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 7:34 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) September 1 - Wall Street was mixed as investors mostly welcomed data showing U.S. business activity and factory orders accelerated more than expected, underpinning optimism that the economy won’t perform worse than already reflected ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Confidence not a deterrence
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 7:04 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 31 - Consumer and business confidence in Europe and the U.S. has been hammered this past month, unsurprisingly, and yet stocks are mixed on Wall Street, a sign that some market watchers say the outlook may not be as dire as it ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Greek bank deal welcomed
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 7:30 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 30 - Better-than-expected U.S. consumer spending and a deal to merge two top Greek banks helped bolster investor optimism at the start of the week, both in Europe and on Wall Street. More >>
While you were sleeping: Far from out of the woods
Friday, 26 August 2011, 7:34 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 26 - Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe were back in the red, despite a promising start on Warren Buffett’s US$5 billion vote of confidence in Bank of America, after U.S. jobs data reinforced that the labour market remained ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Gold loses some shine
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 7:36 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 25 - Investors are desperate for news indicating the U.S. economic recovery might be on track after all, and received it today as a report on durable goods orders surpassed expectations. More >>
While you were sleeping: Tooth fairy rally
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 7:20 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 24 - Disappointing economic data was deemed positive by investors who are betting that the U.S. central bank will have to act to prop up the sluggish pace of recovery. More >>
While you were sleeping: Hope for help
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 7:05 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 23 - Investors found some value among beaten-down stocks on Wall Street as they picked up shares of Apple and IBM amid hope the Federal Reserve will announce measures to help shore up the world’s largest economy. More >>
While you were sleeping: Economic clouds darken
Friday, 19 August 2011, 7:38 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 19 - Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street plunged on increasing concern about the darkening fiscal and economic outlook on both sides of the Atlantic. More >>
While you were sleeping: Bells toll for Dell
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 7:36 am | Businesswire
The world’s No. 2 PC maker cut its sales forecast yesterday after the market close as consumers, governments and companies are slashing their spending on technology. Dell shares plunged more than 9% after it slashed its full-year revenue growth estimate ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Euro talks disappoint
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 7:25 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 17 - Disappointment about the outcome of a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy ruled investor sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic. More >>
While you were sleeping: Acquisition optimism
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 7:37 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 16 - Investors began the week on a cautiously optimistic note, lifting equities on both sides of the Atlantic, helped primarily by Google Inc’s unexpected $US12.5 billion offer to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. More >>
While you were sleeping: Investors find value
Friday, 12 August 2011, 7:35 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 12 - Today’s a good day to buy a few stocks, at least that’s what most investors on Wall Street and in Europe decided. More >>
While you were sleeping: Debt doom & gloom persists
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 7:03 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 11 - Equities on Wall Street and in Europe swooned amid rumours that a downgrade of France’s AAA credit rating was imminent and concern persisted that the debt crisis had yet to run its course. More >>
While you were sleeping: Fed to keep rates low
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 7:34 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 10 - Stocks on Wall Street seesawed, giving up gains immediately after the Federal Reserve said it would not buy any more bonds, quashing hopes that the central bank would launch another round of stimulus measures. However, stocks ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Chaos and carnage
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 7:44 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 9 - Stocks across Europe and on Wall Street plunged as investors responded to the U.S. losing its top-notch credit rating, overwhelmed with concern that the world’s largest economy will lose further steam. More >>
While you were sleeping: Throwing in the towel
Friday, 5 August 2011, 7:16 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 5 - Shares across Europe and on Wall Street plunged, with the three key American equity indexes all shedding more than 3% ahead of the close, as investors sought safe havens amid the increasingly bleak U.S. economic outlook and ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Hopes for fresh stimulus
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 7:30 am | Businesswire
(BusinessDesk) August 4 - A helpful hand from Uncle Sam’s bank, or at least the expectation of such, is all that was need to provide some stability to Wall Street overnight. More >>