US stocks drop on Europe worries
U.S. stocks are down at midday as worries about Europe have resurfaced.
View ArticleFirst Financial 2nd quarter earnings top 2011 performance
First Financial Bankshares on Thursday announced earnings of $18.35 million for the second quarter of 2012, up 11.08 percent compared with earnings of $16.52 million during the same quarter last year.
View ArticleBond 'bubble' threatens income for seniors, savers
The historically low interest rates the Federal Reserve has been backing as a means of stimulating the economy may be having an unintended side effect: a potential bond bubble that could hurt seniors...
View ArticleStocks end the year on a high note
NEW YORK — If you'd told investors what was going to happen in 2012 — U.S. economic growth at stall speed, an intensifying European debt crisis, a slowdown in China, fiscal deadlock in Washington,...
View ArticleAbilene's First Financial Bankshares reports 26th year of consecutive...
First Financial Bankshares on Thursday announced earnings of $18.32 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, up 4.88 percent compared with earnings of $17.47 million during the same quarter last year.
View ArticleAbilene investment advisors weigh in on Dow topping 14,000 Friday
Local investment adviser Paul Schnitman remember hearing a man say years ago that when everybody starts talking about the stock market, it’s time to get out.
View ArticleFirst Financial first quarter earnings increase
Local financial institution continues its earnings growth.
View ArticleAbilene's First Financial Bankshares saw increased earnings in 2012, keeps...
First Financial Bankshares board of directors qannounced Tuesday the publicly traded company will pay a 26-cent per share cash dividend for the second quarter, an increase of 4 percent over 2012.
View ArticleDow hits 15,000: Local financial gurus advise staying on long-term plan,...
The Dow Jones average broke the 15,000-barrier for the first time ever Friday.
View ArticleDow 15,000: Now what's next?
The Dow has gained 15 percent this year. It has more than doubled since hitting a bottom at 6,547 on March 9, 2009 during the Great Recession.
View ArticleNasdaq resumes stock trading after 3-hour outage
Trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange is resuming after a three-hour halt caused by a technical glitch.
View ArticleStocks soar on hopes for deal to avoid US default
The stock market broke out of a three-week funk Thursday as Washington moved closer to a deal to avert a U.S. government default.
View ArticleTWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock opens up 73 pct
Twitter's stock debut up 73 above its IPO price. Twitter's trading debut is the most highly anticipated since Facebook's last year. Twitter will trade under the ticker symbol "TWTR."
View ArticleU.S. stock indexes hit round-number milestones
U.S. stock market indexes briefly broke through major round-number milestones in early trading Monday.
View ArticleStocks slip as Fed starts stimulus discussion
Nobody wanted to stick their neck out on Tuesday.
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