US stock market

US stocks had a lukewarm showing yesterday, as two opposing results prevented either news to make a full impact on the market. While Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) and Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) gave upbeat results, while the government announced its plans to start divesting from Citigroup Inc (NYSE:...

US financial stocks were nudged higher on Friday with the help of bank shares, exchange operators and impressive credit card earnings. Both the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund and the SPDR KBW Bank Fund swung back and forth between negative and positive territory on Friday. While the Financial...

US stocks finished higher yesterday as upbeat housing data led to a rally in the shares of home builders. Technology shares also recovered from their weakness a day ago, just as online retailer Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) and software giant Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) prepared to announce their...

After a shaky start, the US stock market ended the day yesterday with gains that set a new high in 2010. Several upbeat economic reports and impressive forecasts from United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS), a global shipping firm, drove up the market. All the major indices seesawed from the...

With aluminum giant Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) kicking off the first-quarter earnings season yesterday, US stocks moved up throughout the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added roughly 8 points to end at 11,005.97, finishing above the 11,000 mark for the first time since September 26, 2008....

US stock market futures opened to weak trading on Black Friday, with investors’ nervousness about debt problems in Dubai World clearly visible. Investors are waiting anxiously to see how the short Wall Street session after the Thanksgiving holiday would unfold. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial...