The G7 meeting of finance ministers, instead of an aggressive statement on the dangers of a weak dollar, opted for a mealy-mouth remark that "excess volatility and disorderly movements in FX rates have adverse implications for economic and financial stability." Read More
We're growing, but not as much as you wanted. Hewlett Packard down 1 percent pre-open as CEO Mark Hurd said the magic words: "We expect the IT industry to return to growth in 2010 and believe that HP will outpace the market," but their guidance was not as strong as expected. Read More
A total of 483 U.S companies have raised $150 billion via sales of common stock or convertible securities so far this year according to Trim Tabs, an outfit that follows such stuff. The pace has increased recently since in the first quarter only $13.8 billion of paper had been sold. Read More
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Carnival and Walter Energy popped while Lowe’s and American Airlines dropped. Read More
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of American Airlines and Monster Worldwide popped while Lennar and Abercrombie & Fitch dropped. Read More
Following are the week’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Dow Chemical and CKE Restaurants popped while BorgWarner and Eastman Kodak dropped. Read More
Both the Dow and S&P slipped on Thursday after a three-day run-up on concerns that stocks may be overextended. How can you protect and profit? Read More