World Markets

Stocks up on Bernanke remarks; focus now on Obama

AP | MADLEN READ and TIM PARADIS | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave Wall Street a double dose of reassurance. Now it's President Barack Obama's turn. Bernank...

Recession Fears Cause Stocks, Oil And Gold To Tank

AP | ELLEN SIMON | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — If ever a 300-point loss on Wall Street could be a good thing, it was Friday. Wall Street started the day with a nervous eye on how f...

World Stocks Rally As Europe Follows Asia's Lead

AP | JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business


HONG KONG — Japan's stock market soared in early trading Tuesday, leading a second-day rally in Asian stocks after Wall Street staged a dramatic...

World Markets Plunge On Crisis Fears

AP | EMILY FLYNN VENCAT | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business


LONDON — Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the g...

World Markets Tumble on Wall Street Drop

AP | TOBY ANDERSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


LONDON — European and Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors reacted nervously to a steep decline on Wall Street Friday after disappoin...

Gloom Envelopes World's Markets

Financial Times | Saskia Scholtes, Michael Mackenzie | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic concluded their worst week in months on Friday as deepening economic gloom prompted investors to ratchet u...