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Blue Chips Hop Slightly on Fed Confidence

Treasury yields crash
as winners prevail for third straight day

Aug 20, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow was up 42.27 to close at 13,121.35, as winners outnumbered losers about 7 to 6—the third straight positive day on Wall Street. But short-term treasury yields plummeted as speculation increased that the Fed will cut the benchmark rate at its next meeting. Volume on... More »

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Asian Markets Soar After
 Fed's Rate Cut

Stocks see biggest jump in 5 years as panic
gives way to optimism

Aug 20, 07 1:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The global equities sell-off ground to a halt today as Asian stocks had their biggest gains in five years. Responding to Friday’s cut in the US Federal Reserve’s discount rate, Japan’s Nikkei 225, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and South Korea's Kospi indexes all saw huge gains as... More »

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South Korea • Japan • Federal Reserve • Hong Kong • stocks • Singapore • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Asian markets • global market • Kospi index

Fed's Cut
Flips Markets Upwards

But credit debacle undergirds even gains, analysts warn

Aug 17, 07 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Markets surged upwards today after the Fed cut its discount rate, thanks to a flurry of short-covering aided by today's options expiration. The Dow was up for the first time in over a week, jumping 233.30 to close at 13079.08. But many experts warn that the rally could... More »

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Markets Jump on Fed Move

Aug 17, 07 10:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied in early trading today after the Federal Reserve shaved a half-point off of one of its key interest rates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow initially shot up more than 300 points; after settling some, it was up 150.46 by midmorning. European stocks were buoyed as... More »

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European Markets Continue
to Skid

London exchange drops after opening higher

Aug 17, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Financial markets across Europe were off again in midmorning trading. In London, the FTSE opened slightly higher and then suffered new losses as UK traders continued to reel from yesterday's steep fall-off, the exchange's most calamitous one-day drop in years. At mid-morning the index was down 0.2% and markets... More »

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Asian Traders Sweat New Dive

Fourth day of losses hits markets

Aug 16, 07 11:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a late Wall Street rally yesterday, Asian stocks plummeted for the fourth day in a row—driven as much by panic as by any other factor. Toyota, Canon and Mitsubishi all slipped badly, along with the Morgan Stanley Capital International Asia-Pacific Index, which was off 1.8 percent, and... More »

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Stocks Seesaw as Credit Crisis Deepens

Dow down over 300 points before rallying on rate-cut rumors

Aug 16, 07 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow closed down 15.69 at 12845.78 today, after plummeting 343 points in early morning trading on fears the credit debacle was spilling into the larger market. Investors continued to fret about the rising yen and nervous foreign markets, but rumors that the Fed would cut interest rates... More »

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Weak Wal-Mart Profits Turn Smiles Upside-Down

Stock dips in early trading on anemic report

Aug 14, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart stock saw its biggest dip in five years in early trading this morning, after Q2 profits rose less than analysts had expected. The Arkansas-based behemoth says full-year profit will total $3.13 a share, 3 cents lighter than its projections: Bloomberg reports that surging gas prices, faltering home sales... More »

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Market Sinks After Tech Rally Shuts Down

Tech boom erased by mortgage, energy concerns at bell

Aug 13, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tech sector boomed early today, but couldn’t save the market from bank and energy woes at day’s end. Declines in MBIA, Exxon and Home Depot shares helped to erase early gains on the Nasdaq and S&P, and the bankruptcy of Aegis Mortgage Corp. renewed financing worries,... More »

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stock market • Exxon • Dow Jones • subprime mortgages • stocks • Nasdaq • Home Depot • MBIA

US Stocks Plunge
at Open

Three-digit Dow drop reflects uncertainty infecting global market

Aug 10, 07 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uncertainty ruled Wall Street and the global markets today, with the Dow skidding over 100 points at the open 1 day after the second-largest decline of the year. Central banks around the world acted to stem the unrest that continues to accompany the widening subprime mortgage crisis, but big-picture machinations... More »

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Credit Fears Rock Asian Markets

Subprime mortgage crisis ripples across Pacific

Aug 10, 07 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian stocks nosedived today as market fears triggered by the US subprime mortgage crisis rippled across the globe. The steepest drop in 5 months echoed upheaval spreading outward from Wall Street, with Toyota and Samsung leading a retreat by large exporters hurt by fears that the lending catastrophe and resultant... More »

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Asia • subprime mortgages • stocks • market • Nikkei • BNP Paribas • Asian markets

Euro Bank  Injects $190B to Avoid Crash

ECB's largest-ever emergency cash injection aims to stave off crisis

Aug 10, 07 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The European Central Bank has released $190 billion in emergency funds in a desperate attempt to restore liquidity to the region's markets. The Financial Times reports that the ECB's emergency injection echoes moves by central banks in Japan, the US and Canada but is unprecedented in scale. The move rattled... More »

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Stocks Plunge as Credit Outlook Worsens

Bear Stearns downgrade stirs more trouble as Dow loses 2%

Aug 3, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - After two straight days of gains and a steady morning the Dow plummeted in a selloff late this afternoon, losing 2% of its value to close at 13179.71, down 283.62. Bear Stearns lost big after Standard and Poors downgraded the subprime-laden i-bank from "stable" to "negative,... More »

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Chinese Markets Surge to
Record High

Investors fight off anxiety over US subprime woes

Aug 3, 07 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - China’s securities markets recovered from Wednesday’s Pan-Asian slump and then some, surging to their third new record this week in today's trading. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 3.5% and the Shenzhen gained 2.3% after the codependent Nikkei and Hang Seng tumbled Wednesday on concerns about the... More »

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China • subprime mortgages • Chinese stock market • Shanghai Composite Index • stocks • Nikkei • Hang Seng • Chinese economy

Markets Ignore Upbeat News, Head Down

Oil hits new record at $78; all major indexes down more than 1%

Jul 31, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow started was up triple digits in early trading today before plunging to close down 146.32 points at 13211.59. A report of improved consumer confidence and better-than-expected inflation data distracted traders from the ongoing credit earthquake and its tremors in the housing market, but the reentry of... More »

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Dow Sinks Further on Credit Jitters

GDP report, earnings, can't stave off 208.10
point slide

Jul 27, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks tumbled more than 200 points for the second day in a row, on fears that small-cap securities might be especially hard hit by a possible collapse in certain financial services. The Dow was down 208.10 to 13265.47, despite a report that the GDP grew faster this quarter... More »

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Asian Stocks Take a Dive

Prices plunge in response to US subprime mortgage crisis

Jul 27, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Share prices plummeted throughout Asia  today in response to the yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street and the escalating crisis in the US housing market. After the 300-point plunge in the U.S., the Tokyo Market closed at a three-month-low, and markets in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Sydney also took serious... More »

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Retail Reports Catapult Markets

Dow's 283.86 point gain is biggest in 5 years;
Rio Tinto buys Alcan

Jul 12, 07 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow soared 283.86 points to 13861.73 today, its largest single-day rally since 2002 and another record close. Traders ignored ongoing bearish rumors from the subprime sector, focusing on better-than-expected June reports from a host of retailers including Wal-Mart, J.C. Penney and American Express. More »

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Stock Sell-Off Rings Out
2nd Quarter

Markets dip, inflation cools, oil prices soar as Fed plays wait-and-see

Jun 29, 07 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks slipped slightly today as the tumultuous second quarter ended in a cloud of uncertainty and contradictory economic reports. The Dow fell 13.66 to close at 13,408.62, up over 1,000 points since April, after an early surge in response to optimistic inflation and construction-spending reports. But... More »

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Mortgage Worries Drive Markets Down

Exchanges sink on subprime woes; Blackstone jumps in debut

Jun 22, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The major exchanges plummeted today, wrapping up a week of seesawing during which the Dow and the S&P 500 lost about 2% and the Nasdaq fell 1.4%. Even Bear Stearns' announcement that it will bail out a hedge fund entangled in subprime loans couldn't stop the bleeding. The... More »

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