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U.S. stocks fluctuate near record amid spending, confidence data

Economic Activity 05/30/2014

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to a record Thursday, as reports showed consumer spending...

RUSSIA'S MILITARY TAKEOVER of the Crimean Peninsula and questions about whether it will invade eastern Ukraine roiled global stock markets Monday, including at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/JIN LEE

U.S. stocks fall amid global equities selloff on Ukraine turmoil

Economic Activity 03/03/2014

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks sank, tracking a global selloff in equities, as Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine sent investors searching for havens. General Electric...

STOCKS FELL FRIDAY after the U.S. Labor Department released data that showed job growth fell to its slowest pace in nearly three years in December. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

U.S. stocks fall as payrolls grow at slower pace than forecast

Economic Activity 01/10/2014

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell, extending this year’s decline for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as data showed payrolls in December increased...

AS INVESTORS WEIGH better-than-expected data to gauge whether the economy may be strong enough to withstand a scaling back of the Federal Reserve's stimulus, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed upward into record territory on Wednesday. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

U.S. stocks rise as Macy’s jumps amid speculation on stimulus

Economic Activity 11/13/2013

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record, after Macy’s Inc. jumped on better-than-estimated earnings and...

STOCKS FLUCTUATED MONDAY as investors awaited the earnings reports this week of big retailers Wal-Mart, Macy's and Nordstrom. Meanwhile, economists still forecast the Federal Reserve will delay tapering asset purchases until March. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

Stocks fluctuate near records on stimulus, earnings bets

Economic Activity 11/11/2013

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the longest streak of weekly gains since February, as investors awaited retailer earnings reports to gauge the...

AFTER A FIVE-DAY DECLINE for Standard & Poor's 500 Index, U.S. stocks rebounded Thursday, in anticipation of data on jobs and home sales that will help investors gauge the pace of the economic recovery. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

U.S. stock-index futures rise after five-day decline for S&P 500

Economic Activity 09/26/2013

LONDON - U.S. stock-index futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rebound from its longest losing streak this year, as investors...

STOCKS ROSE TUESDAY in the fourth day of gains on increased optimism about economic growth. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TIM BOYLE

U.S. stocks rise as earnings boost optimism on economic growth

Economic Activity 07/09/2013

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose, putting the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index on track for a fourth day of gains, amid increased optimism...

STOCK FUTURES WERE LITTLE CHANGED after the S&P 500 Index slipped from Monday's all-time high and investors weighted the possibility that the Fed will scale back its stimulus program. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

U.S. stock futures little changed as investors weigh stimulus

Economic Activity 05/21/2013

LONDON - U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slipped from its all-time high yesterday, as investors weighed...

STOCK FUTURES were little changed in the U.S. Wednesday morning after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 15,000 for the first time ever Tuesday. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/TIM BOYLE

U.S. stock futures little changed after Dow average tops 15,000

Economic Activity 05/08/2013

LONDON – U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 15,000 for the first time yesterday, as investors...