| Shares up at noon thanks to banks, miners THE share market was higher at noon, lifted by strong gains among minerals and financial companies. news.com.au |
U.S. stocks fall as economic worries resurface [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks ended Thursday s session lower, as economic concerns resurfaced as the latest figures showed joblessness rising here, and economic reports from Europe disappointed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 76.89, or 0.7%, at 10,662.42, with 26 of its 30 components ending lower, led by a 2.6% decline in shares of Disney . us.rd.yahoo.com |
Ambiguous Jobs Reports Sparks Bizarro Reaction, But Mostly Bullish Stocks rally on a lousy jobs report that's treated as good news because of what it may make the Fed do. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Nasdaq-100 ETF rallies above April high The PowerShares QQQ , a $22 billion exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq-100 Index, was up more than 1% Wednesday afternoon to set a new 52-week high. The ETF, which many traders use to jump in and out of stocks, hit a session high of $50.68 a share on Wednesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bernanke strikes back at stimulus plan critics Fed Chairman Bernanke hit back at critics of the U.S. central bank's controversial bond-buying program and issued a thinly veiled attack on China's policy of keeping its currency depressed. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |