US stocks moved slightly higher as markets calmed after a recent bout of turmoil.

Investors got some bad news about the American shopper yesterday, driving down US stocks and sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a loss for the week.

A batch of negative company news gave US investors something to fret over.

Wall Street got back to focusing on the economy instead of the Federal Reserve yesterday, sending stocks higher.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as investors worried that a controversial proposal to seize money from depositors in Cyprus could set off another bout of anxiety over Europe’s shared currency.

US stocks closed broadly lower for a third straight week on signs that consumer demand may be weakening.

A warning from Standard & Poor's (S&P) that the agency might lower its rating on US government debt sent American stocks on their steepest slide in a month last night.

Stocks fell on Wall Street for a fourth day sparked by concerns over a slowdown in China and talks about a bailout for Irish banks.

US stocks extended their rally into a third week today as investors sent bank stocks higher following new global regulatory requirements and China’s economy continued its robust growth.

THE gloss was swiftly wiped off the positive gains made on the stockmarkets on Monday when shares across Europe fell yesterday following more concerns about Greece’s future.

Financial shares led the stock market lower today after US federal regulators filed civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs over its dealings in sub-prime mortgages.

Major US stocks indexes tumbled by the biggest amount in six weeks today as investors grew worried that they have been too quick to bet on an economic rebound during the market’s five-month rally.

Investors sent stocks lower today as anxiety over the growing list of firms affected by investment manager Bernard Madoff and the potential losses to the financial sector took centre stage on Wall Street.

Wall Street closed mixed today after investors largely shrugged off a jump in oil prices and focused instead on a bullish analyst call on Lehman Brothers Holdings that eased worries about the financial sector.

Wall Street ended an erratic day with a modest gain after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and issued a mixed assessment of the economy.

Stocks finished an erratic week narrowly mixed today after a government report of a steep decline in new home sales stirred concerns that weakness in housing will continue to dog the economy.

US stocks surged ahead today after the Federal Reserve said the US economy seemed likely to keep growing at its current pace, and after the central bank also softened its tone about possible rate hikes.

Stocks plummeted today, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 550 points as Wall Street succumbed to a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the US and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities prices have become over-inflated.

Stocks pulled back today after the Commerce Department reported that the US economy grew at the slowest pace in more than three years and stirred concern that a desired soft landing in the economy might prove elusive.