Stocks pull back as traders await gross domestic product report, look past strong earnings NEW YORK -- Stocks fell Thursday as investors took a dim view of the latest report on unemployment and warily waited for the government's reading on second-quarter gross domestic product. Stocks initially rose on some upbeat earnings reports, but momentum quickly faded. The Dow Jones industrial average fell...

Stocks extend rally after strong earnings, outlook from DuPont, European banks NEW YORK -- Stocks extended their rally into a fourth day on Tuesday as economic and earnings reports lifted investors' optimism about the global recovery. Chemical maker DuPont Co. easily beat second-quarter profit and revenue forecasts and raised its outlook for the year. DuPont joined a growing number of companies whose...

Stocks edge higher as home sales climb from record lows; FedEx raises outlook NEW YORK -- Stocks rose moderately Monday after the government reported a better-than-expected jump in new home sales and shipping giant FedEx Corp. raised its profit outlook. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 66 points in afternoon trading, moving back into the black for the year. Major stock indexes rose...

All but 7 of 91 EU banks pass worst case "stress tests"; EU upbeat, some analysts doubtful LONDON -- All but 7 of 91 European banks passed the much-anticipated "stress tests" aimed at showing Europe's banking system is sound enough to weather the continent's debt crisis -- an outcome that officials hoped would forestall further market turmoil. It had been thought that...

Stocks fluctuate as investors pore over mixed earnings reports and wait for Bernanke testimony NEW YORK-- Stocks fluctuated Wednesday as traders pored over a mixed batch of earnings reports. Apple Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and two major banks beat expectations, but Yahoo Inc. disappointed the market. Traders were also wary ahead of congressional testimony later in the day from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...

Stocks extend gains into 6th straight day after Alcoa, CSX report upbeat profit, outlook NEW YORK -- Stocks rose sharply Tuesday after earnings reports from Alcoa and CSX reassured investors about the pace of the economic recovery. Investors reacted warmly Tuesday to better-than-expected profits from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. and railroad operator CSX Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than...

HOUSTON - BP Plc said it expects to attach a new containment cap later on Monday that should more than triple the amount of oil being collected from the energy giant's leaking Gulf of Mexico wellhead. "We have the cap very close and later today we'll be attaching it," Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, told a media briefing. "It could...

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