UPDATE - Icahn ups Lions Gate bid, values studio at $1 bln
[at Reuters] - * Icahn offers $7.50 per share * Lions Gate shares rise 12.5 pct on NYSE * Offer values studio at $1 billion us.rd.yahoo.com |
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week. nytimes.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P rises 2 pct on BOJ, data
[at Reuters] - U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, pushing the S&P to its highest level since mid-May as investors cheered encouraging economic data and new steps by the Bank of Japan to stimulate its economy. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Dow ends above 11,000 on Fed hopes, farm forecast
* Weak jobs data taken as a positive for stocks * Blue-chip Dow ends above 11,000 for first time since May 3 * Agricultural sector rallies on USDA corn crop forecast * Dow up 0.5 pct, S&P up 0.6 pct, Nasdaq up 0.8 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St falls in stimulus rethink, materials weigh
* Materials, energy shares weigh as commodities drop * Broadcom shares jump 8 percent, help lift Nasdaq * Indexes off: Dow 1.2 pct, S&P 1 pct, Nasdaq 0.6 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |