- Wall Street falters in volatile session on Fed worries Reuters
Stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset ...
- China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears Reuters
China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery in the world's second-largest ...
- Bernanke says more progress needed before stimulus pullback Reuters
The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas pedal, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said ...
Hewlett-Packard's nearly 50% gain has left it atop the 30 companies that make up the Dow, and yet, its support on Wall Street is razor thin.






