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 […]
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Energy, banks lead Wall St. rebound after grueling week
Fri Feb 12, 2016/Reuters By Aastha Agnihotri Wall Street staged a modest comeback on Friday, led by a rebound in financial and energy stocks, after a punishing, widespread rout this week on concerns about the health of the global economy, and ahead of the long weekend. Nine of the 10 […]
Wall Street opens higher, helped by JPMorgan, oil
Thu Jan 14, 2016/Reuters U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Thursday as oil prices rose and JPMorgan’s strong results boosted bank stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 54.24 points, or 0.34 percent, at 16,205.65. The S&P 500 was up 6.09 points, or 0.32 percent, at 1,896.37 and the […]
