Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.12 percent to 15,257.00, while the NASDAQ rose 0.15 percent to reach 3,476.75. The S&P also fell, declining 0.17 percent to 1,655.95.
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Some bad news came in with the...
U.S. consumer prices fell again in April, led by a retreat in gasoline prices, offering some support to households grappling with government spending cuts, higher taxes and, according to unemployment data, a spike in jobless claims.
U.S. investors will get a lot of information on the state of the economy today. At 8:30 A.M. the Bureau of Labor Statistics is due to report April's inflation data. We will also get data on housing starts and the weekly data on initial jobless...
The Canadian dollar strengthened from
almost a three-week low against its U.S. counterpart after
applications for unemployment benefits in America rose to the
highest level in six weeks.
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON) - New-home construction and consumer inflation probably fell in April and weekly jobless claims likely rose, according to economists polled by MarketWatch. All three reports will be released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Housing...
Dollar Climbs Before Manufacturing, Jobs Reports; Aussie Weakens
The dollar strengthened before
reports economists said will show manufacturing in the
Philadelphia region...