Coming Week: Retail in the Spotlight Nat Worden 5/17/2008 9:39 AM EDT Target, Home Depot and Lowe's are among the companies set to report their results. On Wednesday, traders will get the Fed minutes.
Crude Oil Closes Above $126 Chuck Marvin 5/16/2008 6:39 PM EDT West Texas crude reached an intraday best at $127.65 -- its highest level ever.
Stocks Ease Out of Winning Week Sarina Penn 5/16/2008 5:24 PM EDT Oil reaches a new record high and consumer confidence takes another slide. The major indices recovered somewhat from their lows, ending Friday mixed. Since Monday, the averages all climbed.
Stocks End the Day Near the Flat Line Sarina Penn 5/16/2008 4:16 PM EDT Oil reaches a new record high and consumer confidence takes yet another slide. The major indices recovered somewhat from their lows, ending Friday mixed.
Oil Rises to Record High, Stocks Stymied Sarina Penn 5/16/2008 3:08 PM EDT Oil reaches a new record high and consumer confidence takes yet another slide. The major indices recovered somewhat from their lows but were still in the red.
