Stocks make a U-turn, rising after big declineInvestor fear calmed on both sides of the Atlantic on Wednesday, one day after the worst plunge on Wall Street this year.In the United States, Alcoa reported a surprise profit after the stock market closed …

Wall Street is set to recoup some of the losses from the day before, when fears that the U.S. economy was slowing and Europe’s debt crisis returning sent stock markets plummeting.Dow Jones industrial futures …

Stocks are opening sharply higher, a day after their worst loss of the year.The Dow Jones industrial average is up 106 points in the opening minutes of trading, to 12,822, recouping half of yesterday’s …

Stocks extend gains; S&P 500 rises 1 percentStocks bounced back at the open Wednesday after five days of losses on the S&P 500 that brought the benchmark index down more than 4 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 59.19 points, or 0.47 …

Stock futures signal gains for equitiesStock futures pointed to a higher opening for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.1 to 0.3 percent. The rise would be a turnaround …

Equity markets turned south on Tuesday as pre-earnings jitters coupled with resurfacing Euro zone debt woes paved the way for selling pressures. Stocks in the overseas currency bloc plunged as Spanish …

Brent steady at $120; demand growth worries weighBrent crude held at $120 on Wednesday, after posting steep losses in the previous session, as a cut in global oil consumption forecast by the EIA and an unexpected surge in U.S. crude stocks reinforced …

Trading volume has been screaming “SELL” while stocks were rallying. Is this bearish under current finally catching up with stocks?

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