China stock plunge hits world stocks, dollar; US stabilizes

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 23:37

World stock markets plunged on Monday, after a near 9 percent dive in China shares and a sharp drop in the dollar and major commodities sent investors rushing for the exits.

China impact: Wall Street opens in red, Dow Jones falls 1,000 points

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 19:16

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 955.93 points, or 5.81 percent, to 15,503.82, the S&P 500 lost 94.92 points, or 4.82 percent, to 1,875.97 and the Nasdaq composite dropped 378.08 points, or 8.03 percent, to 4,327.96.

Watch: Global market slowdown intensifies fears

Last Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 11:29

World stock markets tumbled towards their worst week of the year on Friday and commodities had another bruising day .

Samsung eyes first entry into US stock markets

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2015, 15:47

South Korea`s dominant Samsung conglomerate will make its first entry into US stock markets next year with the listing of a biotechnology affiliate, a company official said Friday.

Watch: Change in role of global market indexes

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 10:47

The video tells about two weeks series looking at the rise and role of indexes in setting market prices around the world.

US stocks fall as jobs report lifts talk of rate hike

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2015, 02:54

Wall Street stocks dropped Friday after a solid US jobs report for July lifted expectations the Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates.

US stocks mostly up; Yelp, Twitter dive

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 19:59

US stocks were mostly higher early Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement as microblogging company Twitter and online listings site Yelp plunged on disappointing outlooks.

Wall St opens higher; NYSE trading normal at open

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 19:35

U.S. stocks were sharply higher at the open on Thursday as trading returned to normal at the New York Stock Exchange, a day after the exchange suspended operations for almost four hours due to a technical glitch.

New York Stock Exchange suspends trade in all stocks

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 22:05

The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading in all stocks Wednesday morning due to an apparent technical problem.

Facebook now worth more than Walmart on stock market

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 09:15

The world's biggest online social network knocked the world's largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index on Monday and the gap widened Tuesday.

Nasdaq breaks record-high set during dotcom boom

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 23:53

The Nasdaq Composite index surpassed the 15-year all-time high it set during the peak of the dotcom bubble on Thursday as more data showed the U.S. economy was gathering steam.

Asian shares and euro slip as Greece fails to reach debt deal

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 13:19

The euro slipped about 0.6 percent on the day to $1.1197, and was down 0.5 percent against the yen at 138.27."With no deal in sight, expectations for default and exit are likely to rise sharply in the days ahead," said Elsa Lignos senior currency strategist at RBC.