May 18, 2012, 3:11 pm
It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.
Facebook shares rose 23 cents above their $38 offering price.
May 18, 2012, 2:48 pm
May 18--The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined for the ninth consecutive month. The rate fell from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April.
May 18, 2012, 12:35 pm
May 18--The automotive industry has helped drive Alabama to its lowest unemployment rate in nearly four years.
Preliminary figures released Friday show that the state jobless rate sank to 7.
May 18, 2012, 10:11 am
LONDON - Concerns that Europe's debt crisis could drag down parts of the continent's banking system rattled global markets on Friday, while the IPO of social network Facebook failed to buoy spirits on Wall Street.
May 18, 2012, 9:34 am
U.S. stock indexes headed tentatively higher Friday with investors keeping an eye on financial worries in Europe.
Alexis Tsipras in Athens, leader of the Synaspismos party and head of the Coalition of the Radical Left is maintaining a staunch anti-austerity budget line, calling for economic stimulus programs coupled with international aid.
May 18, 2012, 8:41 am
WASHINGTON - Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country.
May 18, 2012, 7:04 am
NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures rebounded Friday as leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies began to gather outside of Washington to determine how best to limit damage from the debt crises rattling Europe.
May 18, 2012, 4:31 am
May 18--ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined for the ninth consecutive month in April to 8.
May 18, 2012, 3:12 am
BANGKOK - World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union.
May 17, 2012, 4:32 pm
Briefcase
From news service reports
Dow drops to lowest close since Jan. 18 on Greek crisis
U.S. stocks declined, with the Dow finishing near a four-month low, as worries about Greece again trampled enthusiasm that came with U.
May 17, 2012, 3:11 pm
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average posted its 11th loss in 12 days after a pair of discouraging economic reports unnerved investors already worried about a possible exit from the euro by Greece.
May 17, 2012, 10:29 am
LONDON - Fears surrounding the stability of the 17-country eurozone - particularly the state of Spain's financial system and whether Greece might be forced out of the single currency union - pushed global markets down again on Thursday.
May 17, 2012, 9:01 am
The U.S. index of leading economic indicators fell 0.1 percent in April after six consecutive month of gains, the Conference Board said Thursday.
The Leading Economic Index fell to 95.
May 17, 2012, 8:40 am
U.S. stock market gains opened lower Thursday with investors keeping and eye on the financial sector and the weekly job report.
The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged in the week with 370,000 initial claims filed.
May 17, 2012, 7:05 am
NEW YORK - Stock futures wavered Thursday, with unease about Europe overshadowing another positive U.S. employment report and also some big numbers from retailers, including the world's largest.