Businessweek
- 1 hour ago
The budget deficit in the U.S. widened to its largest for the first month of the fiscal year since 2010, Treasury Department figures showed, as a calendar quirk caused the government to spend more.
Reuters
- 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock prices held firm on Thursday after the Dow and Standard & Poor's 500 reached record intraday highs, while crude fell below $80 a barrel for the first time in four years on further signs of a slowdown in China's economy.
Reuters
- 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Energy shares fell their most in a month on Thursday as crude prices slid, leaving the S&P 500 little changed despite gains in Wal-Mart and other consumer stocks.
Reuters
- 7 hours ago
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TheStreet.com
- 13 minutes ago
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) continues to tumble, down 7.54% to $7.18 on heavy trading volume Thursday, after the company forecast lower than expected comparable store sales growth guidance following its third quarter ...