Stocks fall as worries about Greek debt return

2010-03-19T15:16:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Stocks interrupt winning streak after concern about Greece's debt problems return to market</div><div><p>Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery.</p><p>The Dow Jones industrial average fell 37 poi...

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday

2010-03-19T14:45:50Z

<div id="subtitle">How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in Friday's trading</div><div><p>Stocks halted their steady climb Friday after renewed concerns about Greece's ability to pay its debts left investors questioning a global economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 37 points after advancing for ...

Dow snaps eight-session streak as commodities weigh

2010-03-19T13:45:47Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials snapped an eight-session winning streak on Friday, as renewed worries about Greece sparked a climb in the dollar and weighed on U.S.<...

Dow Rises, As Investors React To Yesterday's Fed Decision

2010-03-17T15:30:38Z

NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during afternoon trading on March 17, 2010 in New York City. Following the news of the passage by the Senate of a jobs bill and of a Japanese decision to keep its central bank interest rates low, stocks surged to new 2010 highs on Wednesday. According to early tallies, the

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2010-03-16T10:00:46Z

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Summary Box: Stocks cap week with modest moves

2010-03-12T16:00:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Stock market ends little changed after mixed reports, posts strong gains for week</div><div><p>QUIET DAY: Major stock market indexes were little changed a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a 17-month high. Mixed reports on consumer sentiment and retail sales kept trading subdued.</p><p>STRONG WEEK: Gains for the week were strong after several days of quiet advances. The S&P 500 index rose 1 perc...

Stocks end mixed after mixed economic reports

2010-03-12T15:30:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Stocks end mixed after surprise uptick in retail sales, weaker reading on consumer sentiment</div><div><p>Mixed economic reports held the stock market to only modest moves Friday but gains for the week were strong.</p><p>Uneven figures on retail sales and consumer confidence gave investors little new insight into the economy.</p><p>The reports weren't enough to propel the market higher a day after the Standard & Poor's 50...

KKR to list shares on NYSE

2010-03-12T11:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts plans move to NYSE</div><div><p>KKR & Co. LP, the parent of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts said Friday that it plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.</p><p>KKR originally sought a public listing in the PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co <KKR.UL> has filed to list $2.2 billion in shares on the New York Stock Exchange, moving forward in its long effort to bec...

Options exchange CBOE files for $300 million IPO

2010-03-11T12:16:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Options exchange CBOE files for $300 million IPO as it converts from member-owned organization</div><div><p>The last major private exchange left in the U.S., the Chicago Board Options Exchange, filed for an initial public offering of up to $300 million Thursday.</p><p>The CBOE plans t...

How the major stock indexes fared on Monday

2010-03-08T15:45:07Z

<div><p>Stocks ended mixed after a new round of mergers and acquisitions raised some hope for the economy. Financial shares rose after insurer American International Group Inc. reached a deal to sell one of its major foreign divisions to MetLife Inc. for $15.5 billion. Meanwhile, health care stocks fell after

Bulls may run more from March 2009 lows

2010-03-08T07:16:03Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bulls may get more room to run this week on the anniversary of the March 2009 lows -- if U.S. stock investors see more signs of stability after Friday's rally on smaller-than-expected job losses.</p><p>The catalysts could be February retail sales and March consumer sentiment.</p><p>On Frida...

The Rebound: Numbers tell story of market recovery

2010-03-07T13:00:11Z

<div id="subtitle">The Great Rebound from The Great Recession: Numbers tell the story of stock market's recovery</div><div><p>NEW YORK — On March 9, 2009, it felt like the world was ending.</p><p>The Dow Jones industrial average had tumbled to a 12-year low of 6,547, and looked to keep plunging. A day later, Citigroup ...

Stocks jump after better-than-expected jobs report

2010-03-05T15:17:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Stocks jump after report shows employers cut fewer jobs than forecast in Feb.; Dow gains 122</div><div><p>Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.</p><p>Major stock indexes climbed more than 1 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which rose 122 points to add to stro...

General Growth shares rise in Big Board return

2010-03-05T08:46:02Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of General Growth Properties <GGP.N> rose on Friday, their first day back on the New York Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. m...

American Equity execs to pay $1M in SEC probe deal

2010-03-03T16:00:27Z

<div id="subtitle">American Equity executives to pay over $1 million to settle SEC probe into 2006 disclosures</div><div><p>American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Wednesday said two top executives will pay more than $1 million in penalties as part of a settlement of a Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators charged a prominent Miami couple on Wednesday with running a $135 million Ponzi scheme that victimized elderly Cuban-Americans living in South Florida.</p><p>In a complaint filed in Miami federa...

Best month since November in lackluster day for stocks

2010-02-26T14:00:15Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday, capping their best monthly advance since November as data showed the economy grew a tad better than expected in the fourth quarter.</p><p>On a day marked by light volume as Wall Street was buried in a snowstorm, the falling dollar also boosted the sh...

U.S. Stocks Tumble on Greek Debt Concerns, Durable-Goods Order Report

2010-02-25T14:48:00Z

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 25, 2010 in New York, New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down Thursday and ended the day with modest losses. According to...

SEC puts new curbs on short-selling

2010-02-24T13:00:11Z

<div id="subtitle">SEC adopts new 'circuit breaker' curbs on short-selling in bid to buttress market stability</div><div><p>Federal regulators on Wednesday imposed new curbs on the practice of short-selling, hoping to prevent spiraling sales sprees in a stock that can stoke market turmoil.</p><p>The Securities and Exchange Commission, divided along par...

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