Investors focus on jobs, growth and Europe
CBS News - 2 hours 24 minutes agoMoneyWatch Week Ahead: The May jobs report will be front and center, amid concerns about global growth and anxiety over Europe
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: The May jobs report will be front and center, amid concerns about global growth and anxiety over Europe
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NEW YORK CITY (May 26): Investors will grapple next week with major US economic reports and the looming possibility of a Greek exit from the eurozone, which is likely to keep dragging on equities for weeks to come.
NEW YORK CITY (May 26): US stocks and the euro slipped on Friday, as Spain's deteriorating finances and a possible Greek exit from the euro overshadowed an upbeat report on US consumer confidence.
NEW YORK (May 26): US stocks ended their first positive week in four with a down day on Friday as investors were reluctant to buy going into a long weekend, with uncertainty still swirling around Europe.
FOLLOWING technical pullbacks over the last two weeks, share prices on Bursa Malaysia managed to outperform the Hong Kong and Tokyo stock markets last week.
IT is expected to be yet another volatile week in the local stock market, with investors keeping a close watch on a potential Greek exit from the eurozone - news that spooked global markets last week. At home, eyes will also be on the two-day Invest Malaysia conference that starts in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow, with investors looking for potentially juicy news that could stir market sentiments ...
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) U.S. equity markets were lower Friday afternoon as investors focused on ongoing worries in Europe. As at 2.35pm EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
U.S. investors will keep tabs on Greece, U.S. jobs picture
This twenty first trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors assessing the deteriorating situation in Greece, and assessing the fallout from the disastrous Facebook (FB) initial public offering. Welcome to the ?Weekly Market Wrap? for Friday May 25, 2012. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq were all ...
Philippine share prices are forecast to move sideways as investors may continue to shy away from equities amid lingering uncertainty in Europe.
Ahead of the long holiday weekend, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 12,501.26) is down 28 points, or 0.2%, as heightened anxieties over the euro zone -- particularly Greece -- have kept a number of investors at bay...( Read More )