By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks scaled record highs on Wednesday as weak data reinforced expectations that stimulative central bank policies would continue, while evidence that Europe was stuck in recession pushed the euro to a six-... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied on Tuesday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a suprising rise in U.S. retail sales boosted optimism about the recovery in the world's largest economy, but the dollar took a breather afte... [Full Article]
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares steadied on Tuesday, snapping a two-day losing streak as a surprising rise in U.S. retail sales boosted optimism about the recovery in the world's largest economy, but the dollar took a breather aft... [Full Article]
(Please ignore this Nikkei stock market report. This was released on Thursday, May 2 and has been sent accidentaly on May 3) By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday, its worst... [Full Article]
By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks fell on Friday as a drop in JPMorgan Chase led to the end of Dow Jones industrial average's 10-day rally, while the dollar retreated from a seven-month high despite more signs the U.S. eco... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as this year's ongoing surge of merger activity suggested investors were still finding value in the market even as indexes hover near five-year highs. Office Depot Inc surged 12.4 percent to $5.15... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Ben Affleck's "Argo" was crowned best film at the BAFTAs on Sunday while Daniel Day-Lewis bagged yet another leading actor award for the title role in "Lincoln" as an increasingly familiar awards season scr... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed above 1,500 on Friday for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007, lifted by strong earnings from Procter & Gamble and Starbucks. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak on Thursday, retreating as worries intensified that Washington's "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. Anxiety about the drawn-out talks... [Full Article]