In company news, CVS is buying Target's pharmacy business for $1.9 billion, acquiring 1,600 Target …

Overnight, the Hang Seng index, Hong Kong's main benchmark index, fell 1.9% as protests in the fina…

For one, it's a price-weighted index, which means a stock with a high per-share price will have a g…

"Initial jobless claims continue to linger below 320k," said Nomura economists. "This suggests that…

US futures gained, as corporate earnings helped allay some concerns about inflation and surging bon…

Stocks in Europe were also taking it on the chin, with the Euro Stoxx 60 falling over 2%, the Dax i…

Dow futures are down by around 800 points, and European shares are a sea of red, while the ruble hi…

At 8:30, we learned that initial weekly jobless claims fell to 343,000 from 348,000 a week ago. Eco…

Concerns about slowing growth in major economies China and the US were weighing on markets, as inve…

First, there was Boeing whose board raised the company's dividend by 50% and expanded its share buy…

Oil has rallied 3% this week as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members announced a production freeze a…

Minutes before the report, Dow futures were up 42 points. S&P futures were up 4 points. Nasda…

Additionally, US stock futures were selling off after a mixed week that saw the Nasdaq and S&P …

Minutes before the report came out, Dow futures were down 84 points. S&P futures were down 8.8 …

At the December FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve said it would employ unemployment rate and inflat…

This is particularly impressive considering the horrific Chinese trade report and the fact that the…

Just before the report, Dow futures were down 26 points, S&P futures were down 3.5 points, and …

Later today, we'll get the latest tally of U.S. initial jobless claims and flash PMI.Dow futures ar…

This move appears to reflect optimism that Washington will be able to make a deal that would raise …

Stocks still finished Thursday with big gains, as the Dow gained more than 200 points. Initial news…