Mon Mar 14, 2016/Reuters Wall Street closed little changed on Monday as consumer discretionary gains countered losses in energy shares and investors laid low ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 15.69 points, or 0.09 percent, to 17,229, the S&P 500 .SPX lost […]
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Wall Street slips as investors await monthly jobs data
Thu Mar 3, 2016/Reuters By Tanya Agrawal U.S. stocks were slightly lower in late morning trading on Thursday as investors parsed a barrage of economic data and awaited the monthly jobs report. Earlier in the day, data showed weekly jobless claims rose unexpectedly, but the underlying trend continued to point […]
Wall Street gains as factory data shines amid oil gloom
Thu Feb 25, 2016/Reuters By Abhiram Nandakumar Wall Street was little changed in choppy trading on Thursday, breaking away from sliding oil prices, as strong U.S. durable goods data pointed to a recovery in the struggling manufacturing sector. Orders for U.S. durable goods rose more than expected in January, as […]
