NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were mostly lower
on Monday as a mixed bag of corporate earnings pointed to an
uncertain growth outlook, which could lead to more volatile
trading ahead.

While a majority of S&P 500 companies that have reported
earnings so far have topped analysts’ expectations, as is
typical, a number of high-profile disappointments have raised
questions about whether the market’s steep run so far this year
may be out of gas.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock futures were higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks’ worst week 2013, as the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging from Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to Halliburton Co (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

* Wall Street is coming off a week of extreme volatility, with the CBOE Volatility index jumping 24 percent, the biggest weekly gain for the so-called fear index this year.

NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were
higher on Monday, rebounding from stocks’ worst week 2013, as
the latest quarterly earnings included major companies ranging
from Caterpillar Inc to Halliburton Co to Texas
Instruments Inc.

* Wall Street is coming off a week of extreme volatility,
with the CBOE Volatility index jumping 24 percent, the
biggest weekly gain for the so-called fear index this year.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The plunge in the gold price in the past week may have raised a big red flag over the global economy.

Some top investors say the gold sell-off, and the broader declines in oil and metals prices, reflect the failure of the Federal Reserve and other central banks to create robust demand even as they inject massive amounts of money into the world financial system.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The plunge in the gold price in the past week may have raised a big red flag over the global economy.

Some top investors say the gold sell-off, and the broader declines in oil and metals prices, reflect the failure of the Federal Reserve and other central banks to create robust demand even as they inject massive amounts of money into the world financial system.

NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) – Stock markets around the
world were volatile on Thursday, with U.S. stocks down following
weak data on factory activity, the latest in a series of
indicators pointing to weak growth, while Europe was flat near
its lowest levels of the year.

Early U.S. stock trading indicated a rebound following a
steep decline in Wednesday’s session, but turned lower following
the data. Crude oil rebounded, though it remains sharply lower
on the week.

NEW YORK, April 18 (Reuters) – Stock markets around the
world dipped on Thursday, fluctuating between gains and losses
as investors worried about the economic outlook following weak
U.S. data but also looked for a rebound from recent declines.

Oil held steady while European shares turned lower from
early advances. U.S. shares fell and extended their decline for
the week, with the S&P 500 down about 3 percent so far this
week, on pace to post its worst week since June 2012.

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped 1 percent
in a broad decline on Wednesday, with materials and energy
shares leading the way lower as commodity prices dropped, while
a selloff in Apple shares pressured the Nasdaq.

Apple Inc dropped 5.8 percent to $401.31, the
stock’s worst daily decline since Jan. 24 after chipmaker Cirrus
Logic gave a disappointing revenue outlook that raised
concerns about weakening demand for Apple products.

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped 1 percent
in a broad decline on Wednesday, with materials and energy
shares leading the way lower as commodity prices dropped, while
a selloff in technology stocks pressured the Nasdaq index.

All but three of the S&P 500′s 10 major sectors dropped more
than 1 percent. About four-fifths of stocks traded on the New
York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq were lower.