| US STOCKS-Profits, takeover bid boost Wall Street (at Reuters) * Wal-Mart, Home Depot profits top estimates * Materials get boost from Potash bid * Dow up 1.2 pct, S&P up 1.4 pct, Nasdaq up 1.6 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
Wall Street completes solid week of gains Stocks ended a three-week losing streak after an encouraging employment report lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth. Business - Employment - Investing - Commodities and Futures - Futures pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Financial Stocks: Financials show broad-based Friday strength [at MarketWatch] - Gains in a handful of the financial components of the S&P 500 outpace the Friday rally in the equities index itself. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St rises on Fed hopes, farm machinery * U.S. economy sheds jobs for a fourth straight month * Blue-chip Dow above 11,000 for first time since May 4 * Agricultural sector rallies on USDA corn crop forecast us.rd.yahoo.com |
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks waver after jobless claims rise Stocks wander in and out of positive and negative turf after weak jobs data overshadow other economic reports. us.rd.yahoo.com |