Category Archives: Savings and Consumer Spending

Stocks end April with modest losses, trimming 2012′s gains

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

U.S. stock prices ended April on a down note, with the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both recording losses for the month while the Dow eked out a nominal increase.

Posted in Europe, Savings and Consumer Spending

Stock investors sad to see first quarter end

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Stocks closed out a good week, a better month, and the best quarter since Q3 2009 on an up note Friday. 

Posted in Consumer Confidence, Savings and Consumer Spending, Stocks

Stocks stumble out of the gate Monday but recover most of their early losses

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Following the downward arc of European stocks today, U.S. stock prices were down more than 1% in the first hour of Monday’s trading, but by the end of the day the S&P 500 recouped most of its losses, ending down … Continue reading →

Posted in Savings and Consumer Spending