By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Disappointing earnings reports and falling energy prices pushed stock prices lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday. Bank of America fell 4… Read more »
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Stock market rebounds from worst day of the year
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Strong housing and earnings reports helped stocks rebound from their worst day of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.58 points,… Read more »
Stocks drop in afternoon trading; gold plunges
By MATTHEW CRAFT (NEW YORK, AP) – A steep fall in commodity prices pulled down energy and mining stocks for a second day on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average… Read more »
Kansas City cash grain
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) – Wheat 15,060 bushels: ¼ cents higher to 13½ cents higher; No. 2 hard 6.99¼-7.18n; No. 3 hard 6.88¼-7.17n; No. 2 red wheat 7.29¼-7.43n; No. 3… Read more »
Stocks rise sharply, led by gains in technology
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Technology stocks roared back Wednesday, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Dow Jones industrial average to record highs. The industry has lagged… Read more »
Stocks edge higher as earnings start
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Stocks rose modestly Tuesday as traders lacked a catalyst to push the market decisively higher following a strong start to year. The stock… Read more »
Bill Clinton leads conference in St. Louis
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) – Former President Bill Clinton and a panel of successful entrepreneurs had a simple message Friday for college students gathered in St. Louis: Dream… Read more »
Stocks plunge after job growth disappoints
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, AP) – Stocks dropped sharply on Wall Street today after the government reported that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months in March… Read more »
Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter
By MATTHEW PERRONE (WASHINGTON, AP) – Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company’s second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in… Read more »
Airports suing FAA over planned tower shutdowns
By JASON KEYSER (CHICAGO, AP) – Airport operators are mounting a legal challenge to the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to cut funding for 149 air traffic control towers, accusing the… Read more »