The stock decline accelerated Thursday as the Dow fell more than 200 points as sluggish retail sales and some dour readings on the labor market added to worries about a global slowdown.
Stocks rise on Wal-Mart and jobs data
Stocks inched higher early Thursday, bouncing after the previous session's big selloff, as investors welcomed some positive retail sales from Wal-Mart Stores and other chains and a...
Blue chips rally for 3rd session
Stocks sustained strong gains late Wednesday afternoon, after a surprisingly strong January retail sales report helped counter worries that a weakening consumer could send the already...
Asian markets fall on new worries
Asian stocks dropped on Tuesday, following the global trend amid worries about deepening worldwide recession.
Poland launches stimulus package
Poland's governments adopts a development plan worth 91.3 zlotys ($31.4bn; $20.6bn) to kick-start the economy amid the global slowdown.
Big banks get crushed
Bank stocks plunged again Thursday with some of the biggest names in the industry falling to their lowest levels in more than a decade. It's anybody guess when the selloff will end.
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