The Stock Market: The Stock Market Crash in the Stock Market

U.S. stock market futures dropped Thursday as investors showed little appetite for extending the previous session’s modest gains, with earnings from General Motors Co. and the latest figures on weekly jobless claims to come.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48 points to 11770 and Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures were down 6.50 [...]

North American stocks wavered in and out of positive territory in early trading Wednesday on hopes of a possible deal to resolve the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis, as well as strong corporate earnings south of the border. The benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.37 points, or 0.05%, to 13,339.29. shortly after markets opened. While gold [...]

US stock markets have suffered their worst week on record following another torrid day of trading despite growing hopes that the government could step in to guarantee bank deposits and lending between financial institutions.

By Martin Crutsinger and Alan Zibel, AP Business Writers US Government seizes control of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration’s seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis. ADVERTISEMENT [...]