A more than $125 billion institutional short position has been building up against the stock market, driven by hedge funds, according to BNP Paribas. Futures contract […]

DJ Oil Prices Extend Gains on Drop in US Inventories — Market Talk 0815 ET – WTI oil prices rise 1% to $88.98 a barrel after […]

U.S. retail sales flat in July; core sales rise Retailer Target’s quarterly profit slumps Indexes down: Dow 0.1%, S&P 500 0.2%, Nasdaq 0.6% NEW YORK, Aug […]

The New York Stock Exchange opened lower on Wednesday, pausing after several sessions of gains, pending the minutes of the last meeting of the American central […]

US benchmark oil prices finish 2.9% lower at $89.41 a barrel, reversing nearly all of last week’s gains in just one day. “Technical weakness prevails,” Peter […]