Category Archives: Europe

Stock selloff eases at U.S. shores

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

A global selloff in stocks that started with a 7% drop in Japan followed by 2%-plus declines in Europe managed to recede by the time the U.S. markets closed on Thursday.

Posted in China, Europe, Housing, Japan

New records for Dow and S&P despite weak economic reports

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Stocks rose for a second straight day on Wednesday despite reports that showed more evidence of weakening economic growth in the second quarter.

Posted in Economy, Europe, Housing, Inflation, Japan

Dow closes above 15000 as stocks break more records

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The global bull market continued apace on Tuesday, as both the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs, Germany’s stock market hit an all-time high and Japanese stocks closed at their highest levels in nearly five years.

Posted in Consumer Credit, Europe, Japan, Stocks

Stocks up again to start the week

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

U.S. stocks were mostly higher to start the week, the third Monday in a row that stock prices have gained.

Posted in Apple Inc., Banking, China, Europe

Positive jobless claims number, ECB lift stocks

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

U.S. stocks rebounded on Thursday, erasing Wednesday’s losses, on a lower-than-expected report on jobless claims and a rate cut from the European Central Bank.

Posted in China, Europe, Jobs, Stocks

Apple moves to dominate both stock and bond markets

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Following a lower opening, U.S. stocks rose for the second straight day this week, led once again by tech stocks.

Posted in Apple Inc., Consumer Confidence, Europe, Housing

S&P 500 gains, tops previous high

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

This week’s market action started out much like much of last week’s, with stock prices rising despite some soft economic reports – in today’s case, a 0.7% gain in the S&P 500 to a record close juxtaposed against disappointing personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Savings and Consumer Spending, Stocks

Stocks end mixed as AT&T and P&G disappoint

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

U.S. stocks were largely higher on Wednesday although the major indexes closed mixed.

Posted in Apple Inc., Economy, Energy, Europe

Bogus tweet fails to halt stock rally

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

A bogus report about an attack on the White House failed to derail the three-day stock market rally on Tuesday.

Posted in Apple Inc., China, Europe, Housing

A rare good day for technology stocks boosts NASDAQ by nearly 1%

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Stock prices rose for a second straight day on Monday despite a couple of weak economic reports out this morning.

Posted in Corporate Profits, Europe, Market volatility