| Thursday s biggest gaining and declining stocks (at MarketWatch) MarketWatch s daily rundown of major gainers and decliners in the U.S. stock market. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US stocks up as Europe fears ease US stocks were slightly up overnight after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy. news.com.au |
Top-heavy tilt part of case for ditching the Dow Despite our attention to its every rise and dip, the Dow has a big flaw that explains its top-heavy nature. The index gives greater weight to high-priced stocks than to low-priced ones. Business - Investing - Dow Jones Industrial Average - Stocks and Bonds - Equities pheedo.msnbc.msn.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 |
US deficit shrinks nearly 9 per cent THE US budget deficit shrank by nearly 9 per cent in the last fiscal year, according to government figures published overnight, as spending decreased and revenues rose. news.com.au |