Stocks rallied Tuesday after positive news in Europe, and oil prices headed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial average soared by over 1.5 percent or over 267 points with just minutes left in the trading day. Oil prices helped ease investor worries as it jumped up seven percent or up $3.48 to $53.05. Last Thursday, it saw a low of $43.58.
Analysts expected more profit and earnings per share. Google is trying to find ways to get more money, even though the company raked in $14. 48 billion in the last quarter, CNET reports.
Stocks headed lower to ring in the New Year The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down about 17 points in late-day trading on Friday. The S&P 500 continues its losing streak that could become its third-straight day of decline.
A great way to give this holiday season Netflix has been a popular streaming and DVD-by-mail service for quite a while now. This year, you can share Netflix with someone else.
Should you buy or sell on this retraction? Shares of social media giant Facebook (FB) have been falling lately. Is this an opportunity to load up on shares or is it a warning sign of worse things to come? Facebook shares fell almost 3 percent Tuesday following a negative day on Wall Street.
Revenue forecast disappoints The Street Shares of Twitter are getting hammered Tuesday after earnings reports disappointed. Shares are down over 10 percent in mid-day trading and hovering at the $43.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren unleased harsh criticism against President Barack Obama for allegedly protecting Wall Street after the 2008 economic meltdown.
Nike jumps over 12 percent Stocks bounced back from their Thursday losses and jumped higher Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed higher by over 165 points and Nike soared after reporting better than expected numbers.
Twitter shares soar on news of Q2 earnings Twitter shares are up big Wednesday after the micro-blogging website beat Wall Street estimates for revenue.
Consumers more confident in the economy. Consumer confidence soared in July to its highest level since 2007 as consumers are becoming more confident in the economy's recovery efforts, according to CNBC.
S&P 500 eyes 2,000 level. The Dow Jones industrial average hit 17,000 Thursday for the first time thanks to a better-than-expected jobs report. Thursday, an abbreviated trading session and the last trading session of the week, saw the unemployment rate fall to 6.
President Barack Obama took a tough stance against Wall Street and the banking industry on Wednesday, calling for more regulation and a crackdown on banks that accept "big risks because the profit incentive and the bonus incentive is there for them."
Tension in Iraq rises, Dow drops again. Investors were eyeing tensions in Iraq and rising oil prices Thursday. That caused stocks to drop sharply in late-day trading.
On Thursday, Amazon released a relatively strong quarterly earnings report, with revenues and sales that were better than expected. But soon after, shares in the largest ecommerce company in the world dropped precipitously, down nearly 10 percent at the end of trading on Friday. What gives?
Twitter beat official Wall Street expectations with its first post-IPO quarterly earnings report, but many of the company's investors are selling anyway. The mixed-bag report contained some good news, but also included some stats that have driven away investors.
100 people from Occupy Wall Street returned to lower Manhattan this week to mark the second anniversary of the nationwide protests against corporate greed.
