Stock Market

Asian stocks decline though China gains a little (MarketWatch) (03-02-2012)

SYDNEY — Asian markets fell on Friday with investors awaiting the key U.S. jobs report due out later in the day, although Chinese stocks managed to turn higher.  South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.8%, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average declined 0.5%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index shed 0.4%.  Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.2%, and the Shanghai Composite gained 0.7%. Japanese exporters lost ground, including Yamaha Corp slumping 7% and Honda Motor Co. losing 1.2%. Telecom shares...

Wall Street ahead of U.S. payrolls data (MarketWatch) (03-02-2012) 

Europe stocks lose ground (MarketWatch) (03-02-2012) 

Asia advances supported by commodities (MarketWatch) (02-02-2012) 

Stock futures change to flat before jobless data (MarketWatch) (02-02-2012) 

European stocks moved higher led by miners (MarketWatch) (02-02-2012)