U.S. stocks open lower ahead of economic data 15 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Worries about the holiday shopping season sent stocks sharply lower Monday while investors also awaited new readings on manufacturing and construction spending. The Dow Jones industrial...

Eagle and Beagle: Sunday November 30, 2008 Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment Oh, how things can change in a week. A Sunday ago we lamented that all but two Oklahoma-based stocks posted losses over the previous week. This week, all but two posted gains. And, my, how some of...

Chesapeake hoping to raise $1 billion Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Comments 4 Chesapeake Energy Corp. will sell new shares of stock with the hopes of raising up to $1 billion, it announced on Friday. The move punctuates a tumultuous quarter that’s seen the company’s...

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...

Eagle and Beagle: Sunday November 23, 2008 Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment EagleOnly two state-based stocks, XETA Technologies and Pre-Paid Legal Services, posted gains over the past five trading days. Shares of XETA, a Tulsa company that sells, installs and services...

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw...

Financial meltdown update: Congress tells Big Three to come back with a plan Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Congress tells Big Three to come back with a plan WASHINGTON — Show us the plan and we’ll show you the money. That’s the message the Democratic-led Congress gave Detroit’s...

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...

Dow falls below 8,000, S&P at 5-year low Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 9 NEW YORK - Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling below the 8,000 mark, as the fate of Detroit's Big Three automakers and the economy disheartened...

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...

Solvency issues face malls’ owner Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment CHICAGO — General Growth Properties Inc. shares plummeted Tuesday after the mall owner warned it faces solvency trouble and may be forced to file for bankruptcy if it can’t refinance or...

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...

Despite slow travel trade, Dollar Thrifty posts increases Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group shares gained Wednesday as the Tulsa car rental company reported strong earnings growth. But the company forecast a pretax loss in the next quarter because of a...

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...

Devon posts highest net quarterly earnings ever Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Comments 4 Overcoming two hurricanes that disrupted production and the nation's ongoing credit crunch, Devon Energy Corp. on Wednesday reported the company's highest net quarterly earnings ever. The...

Wall Street stages Election Day rally Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 1 NEW YORK - Wall Street enjoyed an Election Day rally Tuesday, surging as investors brushed off more weak economic data and looked forward to putting the uncertainty of the presidential voting...

Bronco Drilling posts loss, stays optimistic for future Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment Bronco Drilling Co. reported a net loss of $900,000 for the year’s third quarter. Factors affecting the company’s financial performance were expenses of ending the proposed...