Tag: Wall Street

New regulations intended to prevent future financial panics will force banks and other companies to hold more Treasury securities, a move that could create its own source of financial panic. (iStock Photo)

New banking rules could raise cost of borrowing, critics warn

Joseph Lawler · September 5, 2014 9:00 am

A currency trader walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index.

Asia stocks drift, Samsung gains on Edge launch

Yuri Kageyama · September 4, 2014 3:40 am

Cantor’s not lobbying, but his big payday should upset conservatives

Timothy P. Carney · September 3, 2014 1:44 am

Time to ditch rising stocks, or stick with them?

Bernard Condon · August 30, 2014 12:01 pm

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 file photo taken in New York. Global stock markets were muted Thursday Aug. 28, 2014 ahead of U.S. economic data and possible policy announcements from Japan.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks end higher following strong run in August

Alex Veiga · August 29, 2014 9:54 pm

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Friday

The Associated Press · August 29, 2014 9:04 pm

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. European and Asian stock markets were subdued Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, after data showed Japan's economy is struggling to recover from a sales tax hike and that inflation in the eurozone slipped again, a sign the recovery remains weak. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stock market closes at record high

The Associated Press · August 29, 2014 8:17 pm

The FBI and JPMorgan declined to say whether they suspected that the attack was carried out by hackers from Russia or working on behalf of the Russian government. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FBI investigates ‘Russian’ cyberattack on Wall Street

Joseph Lawler · August 28, 2014 8:46 pm

FILE - In this Monday, March 8, 2010, file photo, a sign for Wall Street is shown near the New York Stock Exchange. Global shares were mixed Wednesday Aug. 27, 2014 after the latest record close for the Standard & Poor's 500, with Europe off to a shaky start despite a strong day in Asia. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Asian stocks post cautious gains, Qantas surges

Yuri Kageyama · August 28, 2014 4:24 am

FILE - In this Monday, March 8, 2010, file photo, a sign for Wall Street is shown near the New York Stock Exchange. Global shares were mixed Wednesday Aug. 27, 2014 after the latest record close for the Standard & Poor's 500, with Europe off to a shaky start despite a strong day in Asia. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks drift higher; S&P 500 holds on to 2,000

The Associated Press · August 27, 2014 8:12 pm

The S&P 500 index closed just above the symbolically significant number of 2,000 for the first time Tuesday, as stocks soared following positive economic reports.ÃÂ The Dow Jones Industrial Average also neared record highs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

S&P 500 closes over 2,000 for the first time ever

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2014 8:16 pm

U.S. stocks open higher; S&P 500 at 2,000 points

U.S. stocks open higher; S&P 500 at 2,000 points

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2014 1:38 pm