US stocks have closed sharply lower as signs of political instability in Italy and Spain renewed worries about the the eurozone's long-running public debt crisis.
US markets pushed tantalisingly close to new records last week, a stunning rebound after the steep crash of 2008 wiped trillions of dollars of wealth from Americans' pocketbooks and retirement acco
US stocks have finished lower, with BlackBerry maker Research in Motion losing 5.8 per cent after launching a new operating system and Dow Chemical sagging nearly 7 per cent on a quarterly loss.
US stocks have closed modestly lower after data unexpectedly showed the economy shrank in the fourth quarter last year and the Federal Reserve maintained its loose monetary policy.
The Australian share market pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be o
US stocks have scored mostly solid gains after a batch of better-than-expected company earnings, but Yahoo! and cloud computing group VMware weighed on the Nasdaq.
The Australian share market has opened higher for a ninth straight day, despite substantial falls among insurers due to the flood and storm crisis on the east coast.
US construction equipment group Caterpillar has posted a 15 per cent rise in 2012 net profit, but that was below market expectations owing in large part to a charge of million that arose from acco
US stocks have finished mostly lower despite a stronger-than-expected manufactured durable goods report and a nearly 2 per cent lift from Caterpillar earnings.
Clients of financial advisers will find it easier to determine if they are getting value for money under new guidelines issued by the corporate watchdog.
Apple's shares have plunged more than 12 per cent after its earnings disappointment, but the Dow has held up in positive territory with help from airline stocks.
