Wall St loses ground after consumer data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks lost ground on Tuesday, giving up short-lived gains after data showed consumer confidence fell in July to the lowest level since February on worries about the job market. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Currencies: Dollar recoverss vs euro after confidence report
The U.S. dollar recovers against the euro as a report shows U.S. home prices improved in May more than many analysts had expected, tempering worries that a housing-market slump would limit economic growth. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Yield Rises Sharply at Portugal T-Bill Auction
Portugal paid more than twice as much interest to sell 1.25 billion euros ($1.62 billion) in one-year bills on Wednesday compared to a tender three months ago, hit by worries over banking stress tests and its public finances. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Europe Markets: European stocks fall on disappointing U.S. data
European stocks fell on Thursday, as a string of data rekindled worries about the U.S. economy, outweighing strong results from U.S. banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and a successful Spanish bond auction. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Currencies: Spain auction boosts euro past $1.28
The U.S. dollar falls to a two-month low against the euro and was weaker versus most major counterparts Thursday after a successful auction of Spanish debt neutralizes near-term worries about Europe’s sovereign debt woes. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Will stocks keep rising? Profit reports may tell (AP)
Investors cast aside worries of another recession last week and bought stocks by the bucketful. This week brings hard evidence of whether they were right. Click here to read the full story
Read more..U.S. stocks rally, helped by jobless claims drop (at MarketWatch)
UU.S. stocks rose for a third straigh session on Thursday, with the market overcoming worries about the economy after a drop in jobless claims helped investors look past mixed sales from retailers. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Japan Machinery Orders Slide on Recovery Doubts
Japanese machinery orders tumbled by the most in almost two years, suggesting a corporate spending recovery could be delayed as companies turn cautious due to signs of a slowdown in global growth and worries about a rising yen. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Currencies: Dollar at 2-month lows as stocks, commodities gain
Worries about growth prospects for the U.S. economy pushed the dollar to two-month lows Tuesday, while the Australian dollar jumped in the wake of an upbeat policy statement from the Reserve Bank of Australia. Click here to read the full story
Read more..Europe Markets: European shares end lower, but BP gains
European shares close slightly lower Monday after struggling for direction amid lingering worries about growth, although oil giant BP PLC manage to gain ground. Click here to read the full story
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