| Unclear political future drags shares down SHARES have opened lower after a fall on Wall Street and with several larger shares down on disappointing profit reports. news.com.au |
Stocks Pare Gains in Afternoon Trading [at TheStreet.com] - Stocks pared gains in afternoon trading, as investors weighed better-than-expected retail sales and strong growth in business inventories against weak economic data from Europe. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bernanke: Fed, others working on overhaul rules The Fed is working closely with other regulators to put into effect the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. financial rules since the Great Depression, Bernanke told a Senate panel. Great Depression - Ben Bernanke - United States - Federal Reserve System - United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St opens sharply lower on earnings, China move U.S. stocks slumped more than 1 percent at open on Tuesday as results from consumer and technology titans Apple and IBM disappointed investors and raised doubts about the strength of earnings in the third quarter. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Shares open flat on mixed US result THE share market opened flat today, following a mixed lead from Wall Street overnight. news.com.au |