The euro rose for a fourth consecutive day on speculation the European Central Bank will buy the currency to bolster its value.
On a fourth consecutive day of violence that occasionally looked more like war than rioting, an Israeli-Palestinian agreement to restrain the fighting disintegrated today.
A modest rebound in technology stocks vanished in the afternoon as the Nasdaq composite index fell for a fourth consecutive day, dragging a broad swath of other shares down with it.
A modest rebound in technology stocks vaporized in midafternoon yesterday as the Nasdaq composite index fell for a fourth consecutive day, dragging a broad swath of other shares down with it.
The single currency fell for a fourth consecutive day against the dollar, settling in New York at 93.82 cents, compared with 94.04 late on Wednesday, its lowest ending price since it was introduced at the start of last year.
After dallying for much of the session, the stock market closed higher for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday as investors were encouraged again by strong profits on Wall Street.
More than two and a half million delivery vehicles were grounded for a fourth consecutive day as talks between government officials and striking truckers failed to produce any progress.
Italian stocks fell for a second consecutive day.
Investors drove G.M.'s stock down for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday.
Cellphone messaging was disconnected Thursday for a third consecutive day, apparently to prevent communication among protesters.
