By Lori Montgomery, Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 9:10 AM The federal budget deficit will top $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday, but is likely to be the smallest since the Great Recession began taking a toll on the budget in 2009. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected that the gap between government spending and [...]
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK | Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:30am EST (Reuters) – Stock index futures fell on Monday as concerns grew about the state of Europe’s finances as Greece and Germany sparred over budget measures for Athens. Bank stocks led the way lower after a report that Germany was pushing forGreece to give up control over its budget policy [...]
Continue reading …Edward KrudyReuters6:42 a.m. CST, January 25, 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dow and S&P 500 index futures edged lower on Wednesday as the market continues to show signs of fatigue this week after a strong run from late last year, but the Nasdaq rose on forecast-beating results from Apple Inc . Apple’s quarterly results on Tuesday [...]
Continue reading …(Reuters) – Stocks edged lower on Tuesday, ending a five-day rally for the S&P 500, as talks to resolve Greece’s debt crisis hit a snag and earnings from a number of blue chips disappointed investors. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 33.30 points, or 0.26 percent, at 12,675.52. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX was down 1.39 points, [...]
Continue reading …By Ryan Vlastelica (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether corporate earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory. Investors also kept an eye on Greece, where a debt deal appeared to be close. IBM and other [...]
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