Stock Activities

* Shares tumble worldwide amid concerns about stimulus programs * Dollar recoups losses to trade flat vs euro after U.S. data * Oil set for biggest weekly drop since mid-April By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Global equity markets...

Expanded trading hours for CBOE Volatility Index futures are on track to begin later this year, according to CBOE Holdings Inc. incoming chief executive. "We are committed to completing that very important project later this year," Ed Tilly told the...

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes pared most of their earlier declines on Friday and the Dow pushed into positive territory, helped by a strong gain in shares of Procter & Gamble. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 4.42 points, or 0....

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday with the three major U.S. stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its...

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Stocks prices worldwide fell on...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit session highs in a volatile session on Thursday with the Dow industrials posting a second straight swing of more than 160 points as investors digest the Federal Reserve's evolving policy stance. The Dow...

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and bonds were volatile...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell at the open on Thursday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus measures may be scaled back sooner than hoped and over...

CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings Inc will expand trading hours for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index later this year, after a technical glitch delayed the change, the company's incoming chief executive said on Thursday. "We are committed to...

* Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data hit global stock markets * Bernanke's comments on reducing bond-buying weigh on markets * Nikkei drops 7 pct, Wall Street down for second day * Yen gains more than 2 pct vs dollar and euro By Ryan...