Markets unmoved by Chinese policy promises
By PAN PYLAS People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Asian stock markets mostly traded higher Tuesday after the Dow…
Stock indices and averages
October hiring surge sends US stock prices higher
Twitter’s chief financial officer, photographs a board at the post Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 before shares begin trading during the IPO, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.…
Stocks rise on unexpectedly strong job gains
By KEN SWEET Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey, and co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, front row left to right, applaud as they watch the the…
French credit rating cut by S&P again
PARIS (AP) — France’s principal credit rating was downgraded again Friday by Standard & Poor’s, which said the country has limited ability to get its public finances in shape and…
Solid US jobs data weigh on markets
By PAN PYLAS A man walks in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Asian stocks tracked losses in the U.S. on renewed concern the Federal…
ECB-driven market rally peters out after US data
A man looks at an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly weaker Thursday, with a cautious mood prevailing…
Stocks open higher on good economic news, Twitter
By The Associated Press Trader Christopher Forbes, second left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday. Global stock markets were mostly weaker Thursday Nov. 7, 2013…
As US economy plods and pay lags, companies profit
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and KEN SWEET In this combination of Associated Press file photos, Trader F. Hill Creekmore, left, smiles as he works on the floor of the New…