Stock Market
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Gold prices falling worldwide
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A key point of interest in financial markets over the past few days has been the gold price, which has fallen dramatically amid a welter of concerns, including fears that European governments may sell the precious metal
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Dow Jones reaches record high Tuesday of 14,222
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The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 100 points early Tuesday, reaching an all-time high, powered by China's strong economic growth targets and a jump in European retail sales.
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Dow Jones drops more than 300 points day after election
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The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 328 points to 12,916 at midday Wednesday. The Dow was on track for its worst decline in a year.
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Facebook stock 'too pricey,' Barron's says
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Though Facebook's stock has plunged since its May IPO, Andrew Bary at Barron's said the stock trades at "high multiples of both sales and earnings, even as uncertainty about the outlook for its business grows."
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Facebook stock drops below $19, half of IPO price
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Facebook Inc. hit a new low of $18.75 before bouncing back to $19.01 - down 4 cents - in morning trading Monday.
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Facebook shares dip below $20 per share for the first time
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Shares in Facebook dipped below $20 for the first time in its tumultuous trading run on NASDAQ, Mashable reports.
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Trades made by members of Congress leave many wondering
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The timing of stock trades by some members of Congress before the the public knew a financial crisis was coming has many wondering if they had an unfair advantage.
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Facebook stock drops to below $30 a share
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Facebook, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, was supposed to offer proof that social media is a viable business and more than a passing fad.
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Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Morgan Stanley sued in wake of IPO
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Several shareholders have filed lawsuits against Facebook, its executives and Morgan Stanley, saying investment bank analysts cut their forecasts for Facebook just before the IPO, and told only a handful of clients about it.
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Facebook IPO: Stock goes on sale
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The closing price means Facebook is worth about $105 billion, more than Amazon.com, McDonalds and storied Silicon Valley icons Hewlett-Packard and Cisco.
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Facebook raises IPO price
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Mark Zuckerberg, who turned 28 on Monday, is celebrating by selling stock of Facebook for a higher price to the public.
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Facebook sets public stock prices
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For a small fee, Facebook users can own a piece of the site they LIKE. The $11 billion business has set a price range for its initial public offering of stock.
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Is the economy getting better?
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A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near.
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U.S. stock futures rise on hopes of Europe debt plan
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U.S. stock futures rose Monday following a painful week in the financial markets on hopes that European leaders will come up with a new strategy to resolve the region's debt crisis.
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Dow falls 527 points, before finishing at 391 down
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Stocks have closed sharply lower after investors sold stocks with abandon, convinced that the U.S. and the world are headed for a new recession.
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Low mortgage rates sign of hope as worries over economy continue
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Sonja and William Harrison have found a bright spot in the economic woes of the past week and are refinancing a house. Other signs indicate the recovery is still fragile.
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Fears of U.S. recession knock stocks
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Just when Wall Street seemed to have settled down, a barrage of bad economic reports collided with fresh worries about European banks Thursday and triggered a global sell-off in stocks.
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Buy or sell after a wild week for stocks?
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This week was one of the most volatile in the history of Wall Street. The Dow Jones swung down, then up, then down, then up. What should investors do?
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