Investors are running away from U.S. stocks

They're abandoning the United States and flocking to Europe and Japan in search of better places for their money to grow.

US stocks mostly unchanged on lower oil, higher inflation

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks were mostly unchanged in late afternoon trading Friday as energy companies fell along with the price of oil. Investors are weighing the latest batch of corporate earnings results and a report showing a slight increase in inflation last month.

Hedge Funds Reversed or Reduced Losses With October Rally

Had October ended a week sooner, hedge fund manager Ken Tropin would have had much a tougher letter to write to his investors.

U.S.-based stock funds post $3.6 billion outflows over week: Lipper

(Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $3.6 billion out of stock funds in the week ended April 16 on fears that a selloff in technology and biotech shares could signal a steeper drop in U.S. stocks, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday.

U.S. GDP revised down, but hints of economic thaw emerge

(Reuters) - The U.S. government slashed its estimate for fourth-quarter economic growth on Friday in the latest sign of a loss of momentum, but some tentative signs emerged that suggested the worst of the slowdown may be over.

World markets battered again

Asia stocks took yet another dive on Tuesday, as fearful investors cut their losses amid a broad regional slump. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index fell 4.2%, extending its tumble this year to just over 14%.

Investors wince but keep calm as US budget battle looms

NEW YORK: Another year, another battle over the U.S. budget. It's hardly what investors need, but it looks like they're going to get it just the same.

U.S.-based stock funds gain $11.84 billion, most since January: Lipper

(Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $11.84 billion into stock funds in the latest week, the most since late January, as investors overcame fears of a pullback in the Federal Reserve's stimulus, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday.

Stocks slip on global economic concerns

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks fell slightly Thursday, as investors weighed a bigger-than-expected jump in jobless claims and turmoil overseas.

Wall St ticks lower ahead of US presidential vote

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped in low volume on Monday as traders awaited Tuesday's U.S. election to place bets on sectors seen performing better under one or the other political party.

Black Monday Echoes as Computers Fail to Restore Confidence

A quarter century after the worst one-day stock crash in history, measures to prevent a repeat are failing to keep investors from losing confidence in the market.

Euro, global shares rally on Spanish hopes, U.S. earnings

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World shares rose for a second day on Tuesday and the euro rallied against the U.S. dollar after a report said Germany could show greater flexibility toward aid to Spain and as U.S. corporate earnings surprised on the upside.

U.S. data helps fuel Canadian dollar rally

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's dollar traded at a stronger level than the U.S. currency on Friday for the first time in more than 2 months as investors welcomed a U.S. jobs report that offered signs that the economy there is improving.

Stock futures signal drop after JPMorgan loss

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were down on Friday, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street, after JPMorgan Chase & Co stunned investors with news of "significant mark-to-market losses" that it said could "easily get worse."

Euro dips, bonds rise on euro zone worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The euro hit a three-week low against the dollar and bonds edged higher on Thursday as Spain's debt burden fueled worries about further problems for euro zone economies and curtailed investors' appetite for riskier assets.

U.S. Stocks Decline

NEW YORK—U.S. stocks fell after a weak reading on U.S. consumer confidence trumped early enthusiasm for a European Union pact to tighten fiscal ties.