Radio stocks buck another down day on the Street – 11/23/11
As if there isn't enough fuel for pessimism right here on our own shores, the traders on Wall Street have been keeping their eyes...
Europe influencing more than just fashion in New York – 11/22/11
The rain in Spain is not falling mainly on the plain, as the old Broadway song would have it - it's not Broadway but...
Supercommittee can't fly, so neither can stock prices – 11/21/11
Wall Street reporters were noting just how skittish the herd is there, and the imminent failure of the Select Joint Committee of Deficit Reduction,...
Stocks closed mixed on Friday – 11/18/11
Uncertainty about deficit-cutting talks in Washington left Wall Street traders frustrated on Friday and left the market without a clear direction. The Dow Jones...
Stocks fall in nervous session – 11/17/11
There wasn't really any good news to move the market Thursday and traders didn't like hearing reports that the congressional "supercommittee" was not near...
Worrisome day on Wall Street – 11/16/11
Traders worried about the European financial crisis and whether the Congressional Supercommittee would succeed in its mission to cut federal deficits, so stock prices...
Retail sales up, stocks up – 11/15/11
The Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose 0.5% in October. That was good news for Wall Street - at least good enough to...
Traders still wary of Europe – 11/14/11
Despite progress on new governments taking form in Greece and Italy, Wall Streeters still see reason to worry about sovereign debt in Europe, so...
Good news from Europe boosted stocks – 11/11/11
Greece swore in its new Prime Minister and Italy's Senate approved new austerity measures to improve the nation's debt situation. That positive news from...
All's quiet on the European front – 11/10/11
Energy stocks led the way as Wall Street rebounded on Thursday - and there was no new bad news from Europe. The Dow Jones...
Italy sends stock prices skidding – 11/9/11
A worsening financial and governmental crisis in Italy sent shockwaves through stock markets around the globe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 389 points,...
Government musical chairs – 11/8/11
First Greece - and now Italy is getting a new government. World stock markets reacted favorably to Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi saying he would...
Wild day ends on the up side – 11/7/11
Wall Street didn't have time to celebrate Greece nearing agreement on a coalition government before facing new worries about Italy's economic stability. But assurances...
Waiting for the Greek parliament – 11/4/11
Stock markets don't like uncertainty, so as the world waited Friday for the Greek parliament to cast a vote of confidence or no confidence...
Greek PM changes course, stocks rise – 11/3/11
Beleaguered Prime Minister George Papandreou backed away from plans for a public vote on a bailout deal for Greece as his government appeared on...