March sales brighten retailers' profit prospects

(Reuters) - Summery weather and an earlier Easter prompted shoppers to buy bright-colored clothing, with many boosting retailers' profits by paying closer to full price than in recent years. Of the 20 retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters, 10 percent beat Wall Street sales estimates, with the biggest increases coming from clothing sellers. ...

European markets soft heading into Easter break

European stock markets failed to hold on to their early gains Thursday as investors fretted about Spain's debt problems, and reduced their potential exposure to upcoming U.S. jobs figures in the run-up to the long Easter weekend. An uninspiring open in the U.S. did little to shake off the pre-holiday malaise.

US stocks turn mixed, erasing early losses

Stocks were mixed in midday trading, closing out a tumultuous week in which the Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest plunge in a month.

US stocks turn mixed, erasing early losses

Stocks were mixed in midday trading, closing out a tumultuous week in which the Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest plunge in a month.