After fiscal cliff mess, Wall Street shifts its focus

After over a month of watching Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wall Street can get back to what it knows best: Wall Street. The...

Wall Street begins the new year with solid rally

Stocks began the new year with a broad rally on Wednesday, sparked by a last-minute deal in Washington to avert the "fiscal cliff" of tax...

Fiscal cliff resolution good news for auto industry 

The last-minute compromise that kept the country from going off the so-called fiscal cliff is good news for the U.S. economy and great...

Stocks skyrocket after fiscal cliff compromise

The "fiscal cliff" compromise, for all its chaos and controversy, was enough to send the stock market shooting higher Wednesday, the...

Wall Street ends '12 riding high on budget hopes 

U.S. stocks closed out 2012 with their strongest day in more than a month, putting the S&P 500 up 13.4 percent for the year, as lawmakers...

Stocks climb on rising optimism for fiscal cliff deal

Stocks bounced to trade near session highs in choppy trading Monday as lawmakers in Washington scrambled to strike a last-minute deal to...

Stocks retreat on worries about consumer spending, 'fiscal cliff' 

Stocks erased their early gains to turn lower Wednesday, dragged by the consumer discretionary sector, as ongoing worries over the...

Wall Street falls as fiscal cliff talks turn sour 

U.S. stocks sold off late in the day to close at session lows on Wednesday as talks to avert a year-end fiscal crisis turned sour, even...

Wall Street down slightly as budget talks drag on

Stocks were flat Wednesday as talks aimed at averting a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and government spending cuts hit a lull. General...

Wall Street closes day up on fiscal cliff hopes

Stocks rallied on Tuesday, capping off the S&P 500's best two-day run in a month, on confidence that a deal would be struck in Washington...

Wall Street rallies on fiscal cliff optimism

U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its best two-day run in a month, as investors gained confidence that...

Wall Street advances as budget talks progress

Stocks climbed on Monday, giving the S&P 500 its best day since November 23, on rising hopes that negotiations over the "fiscal cliff"...

Stocks open day higher on fiscal cliff optimism

Stocks are higher in early trading as traders were encouraged by signs of progress in budget talks and a prediction of steady economic...

Holiday on hold as fiscal cliff clock keeps ticking

The last two weeks of December are traditionally quiet for stocks, but traders accustomed to a bit of time off are staying close to their...

Wall Street succumbs to fiscal cliff uncertainty

Stocks fell on Friday as another slide in Apple took a toll and investors unloaded some shares because of the uncertainty surrounding the...

Don't freak out about the fiscal cliff, financial experts say

Eleanor Blayney is telling her clients not to freak out about the fiscal cliff. "We're not talking about the failure of the banking...

Stocks  flat as investors await fiscal cliff signs

Stocks opened little changed on Monday as investors awaited any sign of progress in talks to avert the United States' so-called fiscal...