| Dollar lower after 'awful' US data THE dollar opened lower after poor US data sparked fears a double dip recession is imminent. news.com.au |
Stocks Add to Gains; Chipmakers Skid [at CNBC] - Stocks added to gains Friday afternoon led by energy stocks and retailers amid light trading and ahead of a week filled with economic data. Merck and Chevron gained, HP fell. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St set to dip; Hewlett-Packard up after view [at Reuters] - * Hewlett-Packard profit forecast tops estimates * Fed s Lockhart sees decision soon on stimulus * Futures down: Dow 16 pts, S&P 2.1 pts, Nasdaq 0.25 pts us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar a fraction off parity with US dollar THE dollar was less than US0.5c shy of parity with the US dollar at noon, after a sudden rush of gold buying. news.com.au |
Tech Stocks: Yahoo, Juniper highlight tech gains Tech giants' shares rise on results. us.rd.yahoo.com |