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Futures trades by Waddell & Reed, a mutual fund based in Kansas, have been linked to the May 6 “flash crash” of the Dow.

Stock futures were only slightly higher after weekly jobless claims showed only the slight improvement already expected by economists. Several major Wall Street banks slipped in premarket trading.

The top securities regulator said no single event had been found to explain Thursday's mysterious market plunge, but the shocking drop was unacceptable and additional safeguards were coming.

The SEC and the major trading exchanges agreed that a market-wide "circuit-breaker" system should be established to handle the type of market volatility demonstrated in Thursday's unsettling market plunge.

President Barack Obama said Friday that regulatory authorities were probing one of the wildest trading days in Wall Street history that left investors, government officials and traders scratching around for a cause.

There were more winners than losers on Wall Street on the first trading day after the landmark health care bill was passed by ...

The stock market continued its advance of the past month after the Fed said it would keep interest rates low to revive the economy.

GMAC plans to return to the stock markets with an IPO in the next two years, in a move aimed at gradually exiting from government help and eventually repaying its rescue aid.

Materials and energy stocks were among those pulling the U.S. stock market to a weak opening. Home Depot gained on Lowe's earnings report.

Wall Street shares were slightly lower as investors tried to assess the fallout from Dubai’s debt crisis as well as retail sales from the kickoff of the Christmas shopping season.