Stocks Fall as Nasdaq Tumbles

U.S. stocks tumbled, with the Nasdaq Composite Index falling the most in two months, as investors continued a selloff of the bull market™s biggest winners. Treasuries rallied as jobs data boosted speculation the Federal Reserve will remain accommodative on rates.The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.6 percent at 4 p.m. in New York as technology shares slumped. The Standard & Poor™s 500 Index fell 1.3 percent after rallying as much as 0.5...

Europe Stocks Rise to Highest Since ’08 on Holcim, Lafarge Talks

European stocks rose to a six-year high as Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge SA rallied and a U.S. report showed that the world™s biggest economy created more jobs in February than initially estimated.Holcim jumped 6.9 percent after saying it has held advanced merger discussions with Lafarge, which surged 8.9 percent. Remy Cointreau SA increased 3.6 percent following a report that Brown-Forman Corp. has considered a purchase of the cognac maker....

U.S. Stocks Drop From Record as Tech, Consumer Shares Retreat

U.S. stocks fell, as technology and consumer shares sank, after benchmark indexes had climbed to records on a government report showing employers added to payrolls last month. The S&P 500 lost 0.3 percent to 1,882.44 at 12 p.m. in New York. The gauge rose as much as 0.5 percent to an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 18.14 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,554.41, after earlier topping its closing record. The Nasdaq...

S&P 500 Futures Rise With Treasuries on Jobs as Commodities Gain

S&P 500 Index futures and European stocks gained after U.S. employers increased payrolls in March. Commodities rose and Treasuries advanced.S&P 500 futures added 0.4 percent at 9 a.m. in New York. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.4 percent, advancing for a ninth day. The yield on 10-year Treasuries dropped four basis points to 2.76 percent. Yields on Spanish, Italian and Irish securities declined to all-time lows and the average...

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain as Investors Await Payrolls Report

U.S. stock-index futures advanced, with the Standard & Poor™s 500 Index hovering near a record, as investors await payrolls data that may show employers added jobs at a faster pace last month.Desarrolladora Homex SAB soared 17 percent in late New York trading after the Mexican homebuilder said it is in loan talks with billionaire Sam Zell. Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. fell 5.2 percent in early trading after the operator of dry-bulk...