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Category Archives: U.S. Stock Market
Economy Sinks Markets
The U.S. economy is showing new signs of fatigue, depressing financial markets, discouraging consumers and unsettling businesses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 419.63 points, or 3.7%, Thursday, and is down 9.5% for August amid soaring trading volume and some of the worst volatility on record. Angst about the health of the U.S. and European [...]
Wall Street Grows World Wary…DOW down 207 pts.
MARKET WATCH U.S. stocks drop Tuesday, as fears of higher interest rates in China and the potential for a new round of bailouts in the European Union fuel unease over the global economy. U.S. economic data also factor in. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend
Posted in Business, Economy, Euro Zone, Solid Principles, U.S. Stock Market, Wall Street
Tagged as: Dow Jones Industrial Averages, Euro Zone, Investing, Stock Market, Wall Street
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Politico Breaking News
POLITICO Breaking News: Lawmakers reached a final deal on a Wall Street reform bill early Friday morning after Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) agreed to a compromise with House Democrats on her derivatives regulation bill – clearing the way for the broadest rewrite of the nation’s financial regulations since the Great Depression. The legislation would create [...]
It’s Quiet Out There, Too Quiet
By: Matt Phillips A fragile calm pervades the markets Wednesday morning. But for the moment, the deterioration in the credit markets we’ve seen recently is slowing. Three month U.S. dollar Libor — that’s that key benchmark rate at which banks lend to each other — rose yet again, but not by much. The rate hit 0.53781% [...]
Posted in Bond Markets, Business, Credit Markets, Economy, Solid Principles, U.S. Stock Market, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
Tagged as: Brown Brothers Harriman, Commercial Paper, Credit Markets, FOREX, Germany, LIBOR, Wall Street, WSJ
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German Ban Weighs on Stock Futures
By: STEVE GOLDSTEIN U.S. stock futures dropped Wednesday, the first day of the hastily drawn-up German short-sale ban, which served to reinforce rather than dispel worries over the health of European governments and the lenders that possess their debt. More than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 68 [...]
Posted in Bond Markets, Euro Zone, Solid Principles, U.S. Stock Market, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
Tagged as: Angela Merkel, Credit default swaps, Dow Jones Industrial Averages, Euro Zone, European Markets, German Short-ban, Germany, Gold, Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Stock futures, WSJ
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Asian Shares Weaken; Dragged By Continued Europe Worries
By: Colin Ng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asian stock markets were lower Monday, dragged by heavy losses on Wall Street Friday and ongoing concerns about troubles in the euro zone. Resource stocks were beaten down in Sydney as commodities prices fell. Markets were “predictably” weak after the falls in U.S. and European equities, [...]
Wall Street Bill Tied Up by Blanche Lincoln Primary
The Obama administration doesn’t love it. Senate Democrats aren’t wild about it, either. Even respected financial watchdogs like Paul Volcker oppose it. But a controversial proposal by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) that would force investment banks to spin off their derivatives businesses appears to enjoy a quirky protected status until Tuesday — primary election day [...]
