Treasury Note Yields Fall Again on Economic Worries
The 10-year Treasury note yield, which is used to set mortgage rates, fell to 2.49 percent from 2.60 percent on Monday. nytimes.com |
Financial Stocks: Financial stocks close higher; MasterCard jumps 5%
[at MarketWatch] - Financial sector closes in positive territory as investors digest further weakening in online-broker metrics and MasterCard s $1 billion stock buyback. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Banks shouldn't raise rates - Swan
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan says banks could not justify raising rates above the official cash rate if the Reserve Bank of Australia increases its rates when it meets tomorrow. news.com.au |
Wall St up on strong earnings reports
WALL Street closed higher today after a string of strong earning reports and after the Federal Reserve said the US economy was growing at a modest rate. news.com.au |
Biotech Stocks: Sinovac sinks; drug indexes climb
Shares of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac are falling after the company says 2010 sales will come in lower than expected. us.rd.yahoo.com |