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Top Stories Personal Finance Daily: How to quiet your noisy neighbors Sometimes, a landlord either can’t or won’t help tenants deal with noisy neighbors, Lew Sichelman writes in the Realty Q&A column today. What’s the solution? It’s a tough one—sometimes you just have to call the cops.
Financial Stocks: Nasdaq shares lead financial stocks lower Shares of NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. drop on Friday, weighing on the financial sector, as the exchange operator is hit by problems with the trading of shares of social networker Facebook Inc., which makes its eagerly awaited public debut.
Futures Movers: Oil extends losses, struggles to stay above $92 Oil futures extend losses Friday, looking at a sixth consecutive day of declines as investors remain concerned about global growth and demand for oil as the euro zone’s debt problems rage on.
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks off after Facebook as Greek fears loom U.S. stocks nearly unchanged after Facebook Inc.’s trading debut and ongoing uncertainty about how Europe’s debt troubles will play out.
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May 18, 2012 1:12 PM EDT
Investors pushed the market higher late Wednesday after the FOMC statement called the recovery tepid, but stayed with the rhetoric that it would not produce a double-dip recession. However, the overnight press was far more critical, making it seem as though a double-dip recession was upon us. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the bears had plenty of ammunition to make a case for a failing economy. It did gain a bit of traction in yesterday’s trading. ... full story >>