Stocks trade in tight range amid unease over CIT; Investors pause after week’s steep rallyNEW YORK — Unease about financial companies sidelined the stock market’s three-day rally. European markets end higher as Wall Street pauses ahead of key earningsLONDON — European stock markets closed modestly higher Thursday as Wall Street paused for breath following three straight days of gains as investors awaited earnings from key companies including Google Inc. after the closing bell. World stocks edge up for fourth day after US jobless data, JP Morgan earningsLONDON — World stock markets edged higher Thursday as better than expected U.S. jobless claims data and forecast-busting earnings from JPMorgan Chase & Co. kept the rally going into a fourth day. Stocks zigzag as investors weigh weak manufacturing data, improved jobless claims dataNEW YORK — Stocks are trading in a tight range as investors worry about trouble spots in the economy. Government refusal to bail out CIT may send lender into bankruptcy, untold market consequencesWASHINGTON — CIT Group Inc. shares tumbled more than 70 percent Thursday as its inability to get emergency government funding raised expectations that the commercial lender will file for bankruptcy protection. JPMorgan Chase posts 2nd-quarter profit of $2.72 billion helped by investment banking businessCHARLOTTE, N.C. — JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted a 36 percent jump in second-quarter profit Thursday, easily surpassing analysts’ expectations, as strength in investment banking offset higher credit losses. Stocks mostly rise ahead flood of earnings reports; Banks get a boost from analyst upgradeNEW YORK — A change of heart by a usually downbeat analyst yanked the stock market from its slumber. Stocks slide ahead of earnings rush; Banks get a lift from analyst upgradeNEW YORK — Investors are waiting for corporate earnings reports to arrive before they push into stocks. Stocks modestly higher ahead of earnings rush; financials get lift from analyst upgradeNEW YORK — Stocks traded modestly higher Monday morning as investors were cautiously optimistic ahead of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector. Stocks rise early as investors prepare for crush of earnings; financials to be in spotlightNEW YORK — Stocks are trading higher as investors are cautiously optimistic ahead of a crush of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector. CIT Group shares tumble as it talks with regulators on ways to improve its near-term liquidityCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Shares of diversified lender CIT Group Inc. plunged Monday even as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated there could be help for the ailing company. CIT Group shares plunge on liquidity concerns as uncertainty mounts over federal regulator aidPHILADELPHIA — Shares of commercial lender CIT Group Inc. plunged Friday as uncertainty mounts over whether it can get federal backing for its bonds. |