| Wall Street Indexes Struggle for a Direction The latest housing data was more upbeat, and the latest on consumer confidence rose in August. But traders were still concerned about Friday’s jobs report. nytimes.com |
Indications: Stock futures gain, with Fed in spotlight [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stock-index futures turn higher, buoyed by a successful Irish bond auction and hopes of more measures to spur growth from the Federal Reserve. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Waver; Telecom Slides, Materials Rise [at CNBC] - Stocks continued to search for direction Wednesday as the prospect of the Federal Reserve resuming Treasury purchases to boost the economy countered a disappointing report on private sector hiring. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Alcoa Inc. rose .9 percent to $13.00 with 14,647,300 shares traded. finance.yahoo.com |
Investors Bet on Inflation, Overpaying for 5-Year Treasuries Investors are betting that inflation will rise to a level that more than compensates for the premium they paid initially for five-year Treasuries. nytimes.com |