S&P 500 losing streak runs to 8 days as Facebook weighs | Reuters
• 9 years agoBy Lewis Krauskopf The S&P 500 fell for an eighth straight session on Thursday, its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis, as Facebook shares weighed and investors grappled with uncertainty over next week's U.S. presidential election.Facebook shares tumbled 5.7 percent as the world's largest online social media network warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter.The stock was the biggest drag on the S&P 500 as well as on the tech-heavy Nasdaq, which also posted its eighth straight day of losses.Investors have been unnerved by signs the U.S. presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump is tightening, after Clinton had until recently been thought to have a clear lead.Two polls showed Clinton maintaining a narrow lead nationally ahead of the Nov
Facebook warns growth will slow, shares dip | Reuters
• 9 years agoBy Rishika Sadam and Dustin Volz Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares tumbled more than 6 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter, offsetting strong earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates.
Wall St ends flat with eyes on payrolls | Reuters
• 9 years agoBy Rodrigo Campos | NEW YORK NEW YORK Major U.S. stock indexes closed little changed on Thursday, even as declining names outnumbered advancers, ahead of job market data seen as key to determine whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates before the end of the year.Gains in crude prices gave support to the idea that the economy is strengthening, as did a report that showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to a near 43-year low.The data comes a day before the payrolls report for September, expected to show the U.S
Stocks at record highs as oil jumps | Reuters
• 9 years ago
Alibaba passes earnings milestones, silent on SEC probe | Reuters
• 9 years agoBENGALURU/BEIJING China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ( BABA.N ) posted its best revenue growth since before the e-commerce titan's listing in late 2014, lifting its shares to their highest level in a year.
Inventory reduction curbs U.S. economic growth; rebound expected | Reuters
• 9 years agoWASHINGTON U.S. economic growth unexpectedly remained tepid in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time in nearly five years and business investment weakened further, offsetting robust consumer spending.
Inventory reduction curbs U.S. economic growth; rebound expected | Reuters
• 9 years agoWASHINGTON U.S. economic growth unexpectedly remained tepid in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time in nearly five years and business investment weakened further, offsetting robust consumer spending
U.S. growth lackluster as firms run down inventories | Reuters
• 9 years agoWASHINGTON U.S. economic growth unexpectedly remained tepid in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time in nearly five years and business investment remained weak, offsetting robust consumer spending
Digital video: Next big marketing opportunity
Fp Archives • 9 years agoWhy this Kolaveri di made Internet history when it released in November 2011. The funky song racked up 1.5 million views in its first week.
Combative Trump details millions in aid for veterans, attacks media | Reuters
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