Wall Street slips as it puts September rally on "pause"

Wall Street took a breather from a month-long rally on Wednesday, with investors bracing for higher volatility going forward as the best quarter in a year...

Wall Street slips as investors pause after 4-week rally

Stocks slipped on Monday as investors took a break from a four-week rally, but they remained optimistic the advance would resume as a flurry of deals suggested companies were seeing value in the market....

Israeli settlement slowdown to end at midnight

Happy Jewish settlers released balloons and broke ground on a kindergarten as the last hours of a 10-month construction slowdown ticked away Sunday...

Bernanke hopes U.S. not relegated to slow recovery

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday it was unclear whether the U.S. economy would be relegated to the type of slow recovery that typically follows....

Oracle lifts Nasdaq as options expiration arrives

The Nasdaq rose on Friday after reassuring earnings and an upbeat outlook from Oracle, with the broader market flat as the traditional trading volatility...

Global stocks try third week of gains

Global stock markets were on their way to a third week of gains on Friday, with emerging markets favored, while the threat of Japanese intervention kept the yen close to its lows for the month....

Yen drifts up as Japan silent and Asia stocks down

The yen drifted higher on Thursday, though the threat of Japan selling more of its currency loomed, while Asian stocks slipped from a near five-month...

Markets edge higher, though energy a drag

Wall Street rose but was trapped in a tight trading range on Wednesday as investors, without a positive catalyst, hesitated after a recent run-up....

Asia stocks keep global rally alive

Asian stocks edged up while the yen rose to a 15-year high on Tuesday ahead of a decisive vote in Japan...

BP sees oil spill claims below $20 billion: analysts

BP believes compensation claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be less than the $20 billion the oil giant has put into an independent claims fund...

Dubai World to repay interest, then loan installments: repo

Dubai World will repay interest on loans to creditors and then the loans themselves in installments, a government official was quoted as saying..

Investors, prepare for volatility

Investors are using options to brace for big swings next week as Wall Street enters the peak of the most volatile month for stocks historically...

Stock futures inch higher as rally continues

Stock futures inched higher Friday as investors bet the economy will continue to grow, albeit slowly....

BP points fingers in oil spill blame game

BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role...

Asian shares slip as rising yen hits Nikkei

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, with Japan's big exporters among the heaviest losers...

Asia stocks near 1-month high; euro dips after WSJ

Asian stocks hovered near one-month highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Chinese data, while the euro took a hit after a newspaper...

Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison...

Spending cuts before 2011 could hurt recovery: IMF, ILO

The IMF and the UN labor agency are urging advanced economies not to cut government spending before 2011..

Report: Blackwater created shell companies

The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company....

Gates Lands in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders.....

Stocks enjoy best day in 8 weeks

Wall Street posted its best day in eight weeks on Wednesday as investor mood brightened...

Oil creeps above $72 after big fall on weak demand

Oil prices rose slightly to above $72 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a steep drop the previous day...