| US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St slips on continued growth worries (at Reuters) U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday after much weaker-than-expected July orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods suggested a slowdown in manufacturing. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Retail sales rise by largest amount in 5 months Retail sales rose in August by the largest amount in five months, adding to evidence that a late spring economic swoon was temporary and not the start of another recession. Retail - Business - Recession - Retail Trade - Employment pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Movers & Shakers: Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks [at MarketWatch] - Stocks making noteworthy moves in the U.S. stock market on Monday include Actel, Coke Enterprises, Dynamex, GTSI and Isilon. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St bounces on weak dollar, strong earnings * Airline stocks surge after earnings * Materials shares boosted by commodities, lower dollar * Indexes up: Dow 1.2 pct; S&P 1.1 pct; Nasdaq 0.8 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
Home Sales, G-20 Give Stocks a Lift Home Sales Help Lift Stocks U.S. stocks climbed, boosted by a jump in sales of existing homes and a weekend pledge by global finance officials that calmed fears of a currency war. Time to Fear the VIX? us.rd.yahoo.com |