Asian stock markets snapped three days of losses Friday after the U.S. economy broke out of a yearlong slump, spurring hopes of improved demand for the region’s exports. European shares were mixed.

European stock markets traded flat on Thursday as investors awaited quarterly growth data from the U.S. later in the day for insight into the state of the world’s biggest economy.

Stock futures are pointing to a modestly higher opening as investors await a key reading on the nation’s economic health.

Stock futures are little changed as a drop in revenue at General Electric weighed on the market.

When the Dow Jones industrial average first passed 10,000 a decade ago, traders tossed commemorative caps and uncorked champagne. This time around—yesterday—the feeling was more like relief. The best-known barometer of the stock market entered five-figure territory again yesterday, the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is clawing its way back from the worst downturn since the Depression. The milestone caps a stunning 53 percent comeback for the Dow since early March, when stocks were at their lowest levels in more than a decade.

Stock futures were little changed Wednesday after a furious two-day rally, as investors await the kickoff of earnings season.

Stocks slid across all industries as investors worried that consumers’ reluctance to spend will hurt corporate earnings. Many companies’ second-quarter results were boosted by cost-cutting, not higher sales.

Stock futures moved sharply higher Friday after a new report showed July job losses were less than anticipated and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped.

U.S. stock futures are extending their early gains after a better-than-expected report on weekly jobless claims.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower opening Tuesday as investors around the world pause after a recent runup, hoping for more confirmation that an economic recovery is underway.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a higher open as investors await data on the manufacturing and housing industries.

Investors are beginning a holiday-shortened week on cautious footing.

Stocks ended mixed but mostly higher after the Fed said the economy was on the mend. However, bond prices fell after the Fed said it wouldn’t step up its spending to purchase Treasurys and other debt to pry interest rates lower.

A surprisingly bleak forecast for the world economy pushed stocks to their biggest loss in two months. Major stock indexes tumbled by more than 2 percent Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 201 points, after the World Bank estimated the global economy will shrink 2.9 percent in 2009.

Stocks fell sharply today as investors sold financial stocks and locked in profits after a six-week rally, overshawdowing announcement of the Oracle-Sun Microsystems deal.