TOP 100 STOCK INVESTING SITES
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| Dollar lower at noon on weak retail sales THE dollar was lower at noon, after worse-than-expected retail trade figures doused currency dealers' hopes for another interest rate rise in December. news.com.au |
Lloyds Plans Britain’s Biggest Rights Offering The troubled British lender plans to raise $22.3 billion to keep the government from taking a controlling stake. nytimes.com |
'Rates were too low', says RBA THE RBA raised interest rates for a third time in a row in December because the economy was growing, board minutes show. news.com.au |
BofA says bonuses will rise, but no record payouts (Reuters) Bank of America Corp will likely pay some employees at its investment bank at levels significantly above last year, although there will be no record payouts, a spokesman for the bank said on Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks gain as traders take jobs report in stride (AP) A disappointing jobs report couldn't stop the stock market from having a strong start to the new year. Stocks zigzagged for much of Friday but closed higher as investors took in stride the Labor Department's news that employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, far more than the 8,000 analysts expected. us.rd.yahoo.com |