New York financial markets declined again Tuesday, while Europe also closed lower as the global credit squeeze shows no sign of easing. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street traders, 07 Oct 2008 The Dow Jones Industrials lost 508 points to 9,447. T...
World markets are mostly higher after massive sell-offs Monday that saw several major exchanges hit multi-year lows. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the rebound appears to be fueled by anticipation of lower interest rates, as well as n...
Stocks tumbled around the world on Monday as several markets registered their deepest declines in years. VOA's Barry Wood reports that $2 trillion of value was wiped out in just a single trading day. Wall Street traders, 06 Oct 2008 The steepest dec...
European markets are reacting nervously again as the banking crisis continues to worry many. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. While financial jitters were felt right across Europe Tuesday, European stocks generally posted moderate gains on h...
Markets around the world have taken a beating, with a key US market average falling to its lowest level in four years. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the market plunge is being driven by persistent concerns that tight credit could fur...
Stock markets in the Arabian Gulf and across much of the Arab world are in a swoon after Asian markets plunged following Wall Street losses Friday. Many large Gulf investors have money invested in U.S. equities and real estate but the steep recent d...
World markets were mixed Wednesday amid efforts to revive a $700 billion US bailout package aimed at rescuing troubled American financial institutions and reversing tight credit that could strangle global economic growth. VOA's Michael Bowman report...
World markets are mostly lower amid continuing fallout from the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a bailout package for troubled financial institutions. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington. The Australian Securities Ex...
Russia's currency and stock market have suffered substantial losses since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia three weeks ago. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports investors are nervous going into the weekend over the possibility that...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 June 2008 India's stock markets have plunged sharply, largely on worries increasing oil prices will hurt the country's fast-growing economy. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Indian stock markets have been f...