Global Stock Markets Slide, Oil Falls Below $30 A Barrel
U.S. stocks are sharply lower, led by steep declines in energy companies as the price oil takes another tumble.
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U.S. stocks are sharply lower, led by steep declines in energy companies as the price oil takes another tumble.
If you have a piece of the stock market through a 401k or retirement fund, it's hard to be happy with the year just passed.
U.S. stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks.
First, United Airlines, then the New York Stock Exchange, and then the Wall Street Journal; travel, money and news were all interrupted Wednesday by computer glitches.
Twitter cashed in on Thursday. Shares went on sale to the public and when the closing bell rang, Twitter had a market value of $31 billion dollars.
The Dow closed up 429 points after a late rally Tuesday. Since the U.S.'s credit rating was lowered, the stock market has been a roller coaster.
As the stock market declines and nervous investors look for a financial shelter, they are turning to gold. That pushed gold to a record high Monday and sent people into gold buyers looking to take advantage.
