LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures and European shares rose and the dollar climbed on Friday after monthly U.S. non-farm payrolls data showed the United States’s jobs market remained on a strong footing. Non-farm payrolls increased 257,000 last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. Data for November and December was revised to show a Read More
February 2015
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track to extend its best weekly gain in seven, after a stronger-than-expected monthly payrolls report. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 15.8 points, or 0.09 percent, to 17,900.68, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 2.57 points, or 0.12 percent, Read More
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets around the world were mostly higher on Thursday, lifted as crude oil resumed its recent rise, but investors digested the European Central Bank’s surprise decision to strike Greek bonds off its list of accepted collateral. While U.S. equities rose on the day, with energy shares among Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose at the open on Thursday, following an upbeat report on the labor market and as energy shares tracked oil prices higher. The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 86.44 points, or 0.49 percent, to 17,759.46, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 9.57 points, or 0.47 percent, to 2,051.08 and Read More
What a difference a month makes. Especially when it was last month. In mid-December, Charles Schwab (SCHW) chief investment strategist Liz Ann Sonders told Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Aaron Task that she was optimistic the bull market would continue in 2015. She said the market reminded her of the late 1990s — in a good way.But Read More
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Wednesday, rebounding after its worst day in more than a year, while a retreat in oil prices pressured energy shares and put Wall Street stocks in negative territory. Asset classes largely digested big moves that were recorded in the previous session, when the Read More
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks lost ground in early trade on Wednesday, in the wake of a two-day rally for the S&P 500, as oil prices declined and labor market data disappointed. The ADP National Employment Report showed private employers added 213,000 jobs in January, falling short of the median forecasts Read More
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as revived risk sentiment dented the U.S. dollar and sovereign bonds, though it was far from clear how long the sudden mood swing would last. Much might depend on whether oil can sustain its recent rally, thus helping to underpin Read More
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices were holding hefty gains in Asia on Wednesday having rallied 19 percent in just four sessions, while the U.S. dollar nursed big losses as a revival in risk appetite swept through crowded trading positions. A jump in global commodity prices also helped ease deflationary fears, boosting equities Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, led by gains in energy shares as oil prices extended their recent rally, while higher-than-expected January car sales also bolstered the advance. The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) rose 304.98 points, or 1.76 percent, to 17,666.02, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 29.09 Read More