European markets were higher Tuesday as earnings reports turned positive. The FTSE 100 was up 1.28 percent to 1,149.39 in London, with only for decliners on the session, while the FTSE 250 added 1.34 percent to 12,055.2 with miners and the energy sector higher, the travel and leisure sector mostly higher with hotels operators seeing [...]

Most equities markets in Europe were higher Friday on the news that the US economy added 244,000 non-farm jobs last month, many more than the 185,000 jobs expected to be added, although the US unemployment rate was also up for the first time since November, to 9 percent in April from 8.8 percent in March [...]

European equities markets saw gains Thursday on lower unemployment in Germany and after the US Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to hold US interest rates steady and said that rates will remain low for some time to come. The FTSE 100 was up 0.03 percent to 6,069.9 in London, while the FTSE 250 gained 1 percent [...]

European equities markets were mostly higher on the last day of trade before most of the region takes a four-day weekend in observance of the Easter holiday, but London markets were mixed as the FTSE 100 dropped 0.07 percent to 6,018.3 but the FTSE 250 added 0.46 percent to 11,810.5. The telecommunications sector was mostly [...]

Wall Street was lower in afternoon trade on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve and after the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence was down in October, to its lowest level in two years. More disappointing corporate results did not help matters. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2 [...]

In Europe, equities markets were higher on the session. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 0.65 percent higher to 1,539.28. Frankfurt’s Dax was up 0.45 percent to 7,804.15, while the CAC-40 added 0.87 percent to 5,690.77 and the IBEX jumped 1.59 percent to 14,540.5 in Madrid. Utilities saw gains. In Frankkfurt, RWE (FWB: RWE) and Eon [...]

Most Asia-Pacific equities markets were lower again on Wednesday on reports of declining consumer confidence in the United States and on the sharp drop in US markets on Tuesday. In Australia, the S&P/ASX200 and the Sydney Ordinaries dropped by an identical 1.23 percent to 6,100.3 and 6,101.4 respectively. The declines there came in the banking [...]

In early afternoon trade on Wednesday the New York equities markets were up even though many banks were lower again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.59 percent higher to 13,167.93, while the Nasdaq Composite had added 0.67 percent to 2,538.25 and the S&P 500 had gained 0.49 percent to 1,454.17. Banks were lower after [...]

European markets were mixed Tuesday. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 0.15 percent lower to 1,479.61. While the Dax and the CAC-40 were higher, by 0.23 percent to 7,424.75 and by 0.36 percent to 5,418.78 respectively, Madrid’s IBEX fell 0.21 percent to 14,239.8. In the banking sector, Credit Agricole (Euronext: AGA) was 0.26 percent lower to [...]

European markets were lower on the session, led by declines in banks that are still beset by problems in the credit market. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was 1.28 percent lower to 1,493.85. In Frankfurt the Dax dropped 0.66 percent to 7,425.07, while the IBEX was down 1.21 percent to 14,553.1 in Madrid and the Paris [...]