Nasdaq says human error behind latest trading snafu
(Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group said human error left the U.S. exchange unable to transmit index values for nearly 45 minutes on Tuesday, leading to a temporary halt in options...
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Sweet and sour earnings back on the menu for U.S. investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is back to basics on Wall Street after several weeks of market obsession with political maneuvering over a government shutdown and threatened debt default. But...
U.S. options trading again halted due to systems glitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Options trading was halted sporadically across all U.S. markets on Monday due to an unexplained issue with the system that distributes price quotes, the latest technology...
Analysis: Higher interest rates? Not a problem for some U.S. stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - So much for higher interest rates taking a bite out of the stock market. Bond yields have risen sharply in the last two months, but the...
Wall St. slides in volatile week, eyes on the Fed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday on low volume to end their third negative week in four on lingering concern over whether the world's central banks will soon...
Wall St. slides as BOJ move rattles trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid in a volatile session on Tuesday after Japan's central bank disappointed equity markets by holding its monetary policy steady. Major indexes fell more than...
Analysis: Markets face rough summer ride as Fed pullback feared
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past few months, the Federal Reserve has been squarely in the financial markets' corner, thanks to its massive dollops of monetary stimulus. But signs...
Billionaire investors take aim at Fed’s policies at Sohn event
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealthy money managers bashed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's easy money policies at a closely watched annual investment conference and charitable event on Wednesday. The Sohn...
S&P 500 ends at record closing high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P; 500 set a record closing high on Thursday, finishing a fifth consecutive month of gains to extend a four-year rally. The S&P; had hovered...
Analysis: S&P closes in on record, but stocks may still be cheap
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In March 2009, it was easy to say stocks were cheap - the S&P; 500, after all, had lost half its value. Fast-forward almost four years,...