US shares, oil jump after Fed statement

Last Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2015, 09:02

Stocks on Wall Street rallied and oil prices jumped as much as 6 percent on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it preferred a more gradual path to normalizing US interest rates even as it moved towards its first rate hike in almost a decade.

Tokyo stocks open down 0.17%

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 06:14

Tokyo stocks opened 0.17 percent lower on Wednesday as caution grew following recent advances and ahead of a policy announcement by the US central bank.

Tokyo stocks open 0.93% higher

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 06:24

Tokyo stocks opened 0.93 percent higher on Tuesday following a positive lead from Wall Street.

US stocks surge ahead of Fed meeting

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 01:49

US stocks plowed higher on Monday as the dollar retreated and the market looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy decision in the next two days.

Apple to join Dow blue-chip index, replacing AT&T

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 20:54

US tech giant Apple will join the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Index later this month, replacing venerable telecom company AT&T, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday.

Asian shares firm as U.S. stocks hit records; RBA in focus

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 05:53

The U.S. dollar hovered close to an 11-year high against a basket of currencies while Asian shares firmed in early trade on Tuesday, with sentiment bolstered by another record day on Wall Street.

Nasdaq closes above 5,000 for 1st time in 15 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 03:00

The Nasdaq finished above 5,000 Monday for the first time in 15 years, capping a long-running recovery in the exchange after the dot-com bubble burst spectacularly in 2000.

What would the Dow look like if it included Apple?

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 22:31

It may be by far the most valuable American company but Apple Inc still can’t get into at least one exclusive club – the 30-member Dow Jones Industrial Average.

US stocks mixed ahead of Yellen testimony

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 21:53

Wall Street stocks were mixed in early trade Tuesday ahead of widely anticipated testimony before Congress by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Wall Street closes sharply higher, tech leads

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 07:34

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with a rally in technology stocks leading the Nasdaq to a 15-year high, helping to offset the impact of some tepid economic data.

Market recovers from early losses, Sensex regains 29K level

Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 10:12

The benchmark BSE Sensex pared its earlier losses and quoted higher by over 100 points in late morning trade Thursday, on short-covering.

Visa reports better-than-expected quarterly profit

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 03:35

Visa Inc, the world`s largest credit and debit card company, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as a strengthening U.S. job market and cheaper gasoline prices encouraged people to spend.