Speeple News Search

Sign Up! | Tags | Domains | Statistics | Options | Advanced Search

The week that was: More pain, no gain -- except for OPEC

latimes.com » 2008 » July » 3rd » The week that was: More pain, no gain -- except for OPEC

Tagged: energy, banking, economy, earnings, interest rates, commodities, federal reserve, dollar foreign currencies, stock market trends

The stock market looks like it dodged a couple of bullets today, but the modest rebound in the Dow Jones industrial average during the half-day session couldn’t salvage the week. And take a guess which commodity closed at yet another record high. The Dow added 73.03 points, or 0.6%, to 11,288.54, but lost 0.5% for the week and stayed in bear-market territory, off 20.3% from its October record … Continue Reading »

Latest news from Money & Company:

  1. Lehman derivatives bill: Bad, but not a disaster?
  2. Markets' message: Give us a financial rescue that works
  3. Lehman derivatives auction: Bad, but not a disaster?
  4. Most stocks keep sinking, but big banks get a lift
  5. Black Friday? Markets brace for worse, and cry for help

Latest news from latimes.com:

  1. In Philadelphia, Obama paints McCain as out of touch
  2. Movie revivals -- One Girl's Confession
  3. IRAQ: Toy guns in a real battle
  4. IRAQ: Brother visits spot where brother was shot
  5. Act now: Changes will cost investors