Banking Put

LONDON (SHARECAST) - After the Dow Jones had its best day of the year overnight investors are keen to get their wallets out this morning and dive into equities.

A shocking low US employment number has sent shares tumbling as the world's biggest economy shows no signs of recovery despite all the financial stimulus sent in its direction. Dow Jones futures - up...

Wall Street is voting with its wallet in its battle against a regulatory crackdown. With hundreds of proposed rules finally being written in the wake of the financial crisis, big banks are stepping...

President Obama is desperately putting his Wall Street stock in an unlikely old buddy. The beleaguered president has recruited former Goldman Sachs head honcho Jon Corzine to shore up re-election funds...

Gold: Trading now at $1,484 per ounce, down 1.3% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12543.83, up 1.0% from Thursday. Ending a good week. Stocks are up again Friday morning on...

Wall Street's winning streak reaches two days, as traders are cheered by strong results from Nike Inc., and by apparent progress toward settling Europe's impending financial crisis.

NEW YORK: Wall Street dropped for a third day on Friday on worries about the Italian banking sector...