Stocks plunged at the opening bell Monday as investors were spooked by the cash crisis at Bear Stearns that forced its sale for $2 a share to JP Morgan Chase.
H&R Block up 5 percent as Wilbur Ross has agreed to acquire Option One's Servicing Business for $1.1 Billion from H&R Block. He is not buying the mortgages, merely the right to service them. Another HMO lowers its outlook. Coventry lowered its 2008 forecast, citing the impact of flu on costs.
Dow Industrials newcomer Bank of America leads the list as the highest current yielder of all 30 Dow stocks. Chevron, the other recent Dow addition enters the list with a 2.7% yield.
Stocks tumbled Friday, after an initial jump, following news that J.P. Morgan Chase and the New York Federal Reserve are jumping in to help Bear Stearns.
Lehman Brothers Holdings , a US investment bank whose shares have been battered by fears it may face liquidity issues similar to Bear Stearns , said it has closed a $2 billion bank facility.
Bear Stearns is not the only one making changes to their calendar. Credit card giant Visa, which was scheduled to price its mammoth IPO Wednesday night for trading Thursday, is moving the offering up to price Tuesday night for trading trade on Wednesday.
Stocks tumbled Friday, after an initial jump, following news that J.P. Morgan Chase and the New York Federal Reserve are jumping in to help Bear Stearns.
The Dow is now down over 200 points for the day. Without a big rally, this will be the 30th triple digit move of the Dow this year. Here are some stats on the volatility we have seen in the start of 2008 compared to same period in the past.
Stocks retreated Friday, after an initial jump, as news that J.P. Morgan Chase and the New York Federal Reserve are jumping in to help Bear Stearns sunk in.
Stocks plunged Thursday following news of the imminent collapse of Carlyle Capital and the dollar's 12-year low against the yen.
Stocks plunged Thursday following news of the imminent collapse of Carlyle Capital and the dollar's 12-year low against the yen.
The markets continue to rally after yesterday's huge gains. As of 11:30, the Dow is up over 530 points in the past two days. Here are the best two-day runs in history...
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a broadly flat open for Wall Street Wednesday, following the previous session's huge rally, as investor enthusiasm at the prospect of more liquidity and looser collateral rules by the Federal Reserve started to dwindle.
Stocks shot up Tuesday after a liquidity announcement from the Federal Reserve.