20 Jul 2004 04:48 AM

Technology shares pushed the Tokyo stock market to a seven-week low as quarterly earnings from the US continued to fuel concern about the sector’s outlook.

20 Jul 2004 03:47 AM

The Dow fell yesterday as investor disappointment with results from 3M. Shares of Microsoft moved the Nasdaq into positive territory in the last hour of the session.

20 Jul 2004 03:42 AM

European stock markets fell in early trade on Tuesday after disappointing earnings guidance from 3M in the US left blue chip stocks on Wall Street weaker overnight, while caution prevailed ahead of congressional testimony from Alan Greenspan.

19 Jul 2004 03:36 PM

The depressing scenario of widespread apathy across the investment community left dealers mostly twiddling their thumbs and investors increasingly reluctant to get involved, especially in view of the recent

19 Jul 2004 05:34 AM

U.S. stock futures rose as oil prices slipped from a six-week high, easing concern that rising fuel costs will slow economic growth.

19 Jul 2004 03:30 AM

High oil prices, weak earnings and losses on Wall Street moved European equity markets lower. The

16 Jul 2004 05:03 AM

European equities were a little higher in early trade on Friday as the recently-

16 Jul 2004 04:32 AM

Japanese stocks were lower on Friday morning, as investors took profits from the recent rises in bank shares ahead of the long weekend.

16 Jul 2004 03:16 AM

Wall Street dipped by the close on Thursday as cautious investors largely kept their powder dry while absorbing a mixed bag of second-quarter earnings reports and economic information.

14 Jul 2004 02:41 PM

A fresh flurry of downside pressure on the chip manufacturing sector, much of it triggered by news that Intel of the US had cut its profit margin forecast overnight, was among the main triggers for another painful session

14 Jul 2004 05:47 AM

U.S. stock-index futures fell after Intel said it may be less profitable than expected.

14 Jul 2004 04:04 AM

Technology stocks move European markets down on Wednesday, after Intel cut its profit margin forecast yesterday.

14 Jul 2004 03:25 AM

MTFG and UFJ soared on news of merger talks between the two banks on Wednesday but the Tokyo market closed lower as optimism failed to spread beyond the financial sector.

14 Jul 2004 02:38 AM

Corporate America gave Wall Street a better sense of the health of second-quarter earnings on Tuesday but investors opted to wait for Intel’s earnings, due after the close, before committing to buy more stocks.

13 Jul 2004 03:56 AM

Carmakers and steel manufacturers led Europe higher into the afternoon, but gains were limited after downgrades in the chip sector overshadowed encouraging earnings from Philips.