The Dow at 12,000 TRENTON — For a moment, it looked as though the stock market had something to celebrate. For a few hours on Wednesday and Thursday the Dow Jones industrial average made a tentative reacquaintance with what market watchers call the “psychologically important” 12,000 mark. Read more on The Times of Trenton
U.S. Stock Futures Fluctuate After Erasing 0.7% Drop on Egypt U.S. stock futures fluctuated after the biggest drop since August for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index as continuing unrest in Egypt offset confidence about the American economy and company earnings. Read more on BusinessWeek
How the Dow Jones industrial average and other stock indexes fared in Friday’s trading Escalating protests in Egypt jarred world financial markets on Friday. Stocks fell while the dollar, Treasurys and gold rose as investors sought to reduce their exposure to risk. The MSCI World Market index, the broadest measure of the world’s stock markets, [...]
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