It was another seesaw week on Wall Street, but it ended with a jolt of good news: a $6-a-barrel tumble in oil. This week, investors will be watching to see if crude extends its drop or bounces back up...

The past four weeks on Wall Street have been quite a welcome contrast. Stocks have risen, the dollar has strengthened and oil prices have plummeted.

There were two juggernauts in the spotlight of Week One at the Olympics, smashing records, making history. One was the deep, determined Chinese team, amassing an astounding 27 gold medals to far outpace all rivals. The other was Michael...

The dollar’s rebound and oil’s tumble breathed some serious optimism into Wall Street last week. But no one knows for sure yet whether the two trends are truly antidotes for what’s been ailing the stock...

Investors head into the week with a bit more resolve that U.S. companies are doing a better-than-expected job managing their way through an economy stifled by unprecedented turmoil in the housing and credit...

In a July 12 story on Republican John McCain’s bumpy week as he tried to retool his campaign, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the link to the McCain campaign Web site. The correct link is...

Investors can’t seem to catch a break _ Wall Street again starts a week with oil prices at their highest levels yet, and banks poised to reveal that they remain on shaky footing.None of the troubles that have rocked the market over the past...

Every presidential campaign has its hitches. For John McCain, they felt more like full-blown lurches this week, with nearly every step forward quickly offset by a misstatement or wisecrack that seemed to blow his message off course.It was the week...

Investors battered by surging energy prices, disappointing economic data and the ongoing credit crisis will have something else to worry about this week _ second-quarter corporate results.The unofficial start to earnings season takes place Tuesday...

The year is nearly halfway over, and Wall Street appears to be on even shakier ground than when it began 2008. And this shortened week ahead of the Fourth of July holiday is unlikely to bring the market enough proof that the economic climate...