Wall Street Rallies as Fed Worries Cool
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here The markets zoomed higher on Monday, helping reverse last week’s slump, as traders grew less anxious about when the Federal Reserve will start paring back its bond purchases. Today’s Markets As of 11:25 a.m
Wall Street Rallies on Fed Hopes, Strong Data
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here The markets zoomed higher Monday in sometimes bumpy trading as traders grew slightly less nervous about when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its bond buying. Today’s Markets According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 110 points, or 0.73%, to 15180, the S&P 500 gained 12.3 points, or 0.76%, to 1639 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 28.6 points, or 0.83%, to 3452.
Futures Zip Higher; Fed Meeting Looms Large
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here U.S. stock-index futures rallied on Monday after last week’s slump as traders positioned their portfolios ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision. Today’s Markets As of 8:34 a.m
Futures Waver Ahead of Data
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here U.S. stock-index futures hovered in a tight range on Friday, as traders took a breather following several volatile sessions and awaited a batch of economic data
Wall Street Poised to Post Weekly Loss
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here The markets wavered on Friday, with Wall Street set to post a mild weekly decline, as traders digested a smattering of economic data. Today’s Markets As of 9:58 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.6 points, or 0.08%, to 15187, the S&P 500 gained 2.6 points, or 0.16%, to 1639 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.1 points, or 0.03%, to 3446
Toyota Industries plans to invest $3 billion over three years: Nikkei
Japanese machinery maker Toyota Industries Corp plans to invest about 300 billion yen ($3.18 billion) over the next three years as it looks to make itself more competitive, the Nikkei said. The company will make the investments through fiscal 2015, its new President Akira Onishi told the Japanese daily. Toyota Industries will expand its overseas output of car air-conditioner parts and other products, as well acquire businesses, the Nikkei reported
Futures Slip After Asian Rout
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street after markets in Japan plunged into bear-market territory overnight. Today’s Markets As of 8:03 a.m.
Wall Street to Asia: What Selloff?
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here Shaking off intense losses in Asia, American markets were little changed Thursday as traders digested generally upbeat data on the U.S. economy.
Japan Stocks Plunge Into Bear-Market Territory
Japanese stocks plunged over 6 percent to bear market territory and Asian shares slid to nine-month lows on Thursday, as investors rushed for the exits as the prospect of reduced stimulus from central banks roiled markets. The dollar crumbled and the yen soared as the slide in Japanese shares forced a clean-out of long-dollar positions, while uncertainty on whether the Federal Reserve would scale back its massive stimulus also undermined the U.S. currency