Stocks jump after government bailout of Citigroup Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street is shrugging off a larger-than-expected drop in sales of existing homes last month as investors instead focus on the government's plan to bail out Citigroup Inc. The...

Stocks tumble for second day; Treasurys surge Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 2 NEW YORK - Stocks plunged for a second straight day Thursday, falling to a ranges not seen in six years as financial and energy stocks tumbled and as demand for the safety of government debt spiked...

Wall Street ends turbulent week sharply lower Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Stocks are falling as Wall Street gives back some of its gains from Thursday's huge rally and investors refocus on their fears about the economy. Some retrenchment is to be expected...

Stocks stage huge rebound; Dow jumps 553 points Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 NEW YORK -- Wall Street had a calmer start to trading Thursday, with stocks moderately lower after three straight days of declines. Investors appeared to take in stride a government report showing...

Consumer spending worries clobber stocks Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 3 NEW YORK - Homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. and coffee chain Starbucks Corp. helped send Wall Street sharply lower Tuesday after giving investors more evidence that the housing market and consumer...

Stocks rise after two days of heavy selling Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Comments 4 NEW YORK-- Wall Street anticipated a dreadful jobs report Friday, but seemed to believe the bad news is already priced into the market. Stock futures rose ahead of the market's open. Investors...

Stocks tumble, lose 10 percent in 2-day rout Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Comments 17 NEW YORK-- Wall Street recoiled again Thursday, sending stock futures lower ahead of the market's open as investors braced for data on retail sales and jobless claims that are likely to add to...

National retailers report steep sales declines in October Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Comments 1 NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers saw their sales plummet last month to what is likely the weakest October level in decades, as the financial crisis and mounting layoffs left shoppers too scared...

Stocks plunge anew; recession worries resurface Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 8 NEW YORK (AP) - A case of post-election nerves has sent stocks plunging as investors, again anxious about a recession, are wondering what impact a Barack Obama presidency will have on business and...

Gold has lost its shine during economic crisis Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — For years, investors known as gold bugs snapped up the metal and socked it away, betting that a colossal economic crisis would one day slam financial markets and send gold prices...

Stocks fluctuate on weak manufacturing reading Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street is starting November on a cautious note, as stocks pull back following a weak reading on the manufacturing sector. Stocks pared early gains after the Institute for...

Tulsa car rental company laying off workers Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 3 TULSA - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group plans to lay off 107 employees at its Tulsa headquarters and about 400 overall. Dollar Thrifty, which operates the Dollar and Thrifty car-rental brands,...

Oil falls below $108 as traders mull bailout plan Wed, Sep 24, 2008 SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell below $108 a barrel Tuesday in Asia in a choppy market driven by uncertainty about whether a $700 billion U.S. plan to buy bad mortgage debt will...

Zimbabwe government tally shows presidential runoff needed Sat, Apr 12, 2008 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A runoff will be necessary to decide Zimbabwe's presidential election, a Cabinet minister said Thursday, citing the government's own election results. Deputy...

Investing overseas can be safe Sat, Jun 10, 2006 NEW YORK - There is a wide world beyond the U.S. border full of money-making companies, so why miss out? Investing overseas is an important way to diversify your portfolio and a means to earn some...

Stupid investment of the week: Moneywayz.com Sat, May 27, 2006 Anthony wanted to talk to me about a business. "This is not a get-rich-quick scheme, he said, "because if it was, everyone would be getting rich. And then, by telephone, Anthony introduced me to...

Candidates begin quest for seat in U.S. Senate Politicians working to secure popular favor Tue, Jul 25, 2006 WASHINGTON - David Walters' quest for political redemption begins Aug. 27, when state Democrats will decide whether to nominate him for the race against U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. Walters has secured...

Region sees housing starts drop Thu, May 18, 2006 Oklahoma City isn't the only place seeing a big decline in home construction. Single-family building permits issued in the first third of the year are off in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and other...