| Wall Street starts September with a bang [at CNNMoney.com] - September rally is in full swing after a report shows an unexpected rise in manufacturing activity. Dow jumps 230 points, Nasdaq, S&P 500 gain over 2.6%. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fed says it's ready to help economy more Federal Reserve policymakers are poised to have a lively debate about what steps — if any — are needed to get the economy moving. But few expect any major initiatives to come out of the meeting. Federal Reserve System - Economic - Central bank - Social Sciences - US Federal Reserve pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Financial Stocks: Financials stall after rally; M&T shares drop [at MarketWatch] - The U.S. financial sector catches its breath after the previous day s rally. M&T shares slip after a major shareholder says it will unload its stake, while Monroe Bancorp surges after the bank agrees to be acquired by Old National Bancorp. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks hold mild gains U.S. stocks cling to tentative gains in early trading Monday on expectations the Fed will act to boost the economy. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St falters on European debt woes NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged down in lowvolume on Monday on worries Europe's credit crisis will spreaddespite a weekend agreement to bail out Ireland. * But shares finished well off ... reuters.com |