| Wall Street Wanders; Bond Yields Slip Traders received reminders on Monday in Japan and the United States that the global economy is beginning to slow. nytimes.com |
Stocks rally as jobs data spurs optimism [Reuters] - Wall Street closed a stellar week on Friday after recent economic data, including a stronger-than-expected labor market report, bolstered optimism that the economy would not fall back into recession. finance.yahoo.com |
Economy's split personality revealed in data America got a mixed bag of signals on the economy Thursday. The data was not terrible, but it wasn't terribly good either. Unemployment benefits - Jobless claims - Unemployment - Layoff - Shrubs pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Junk-Bond Market Evokes the Swagger of Milken’s Time Companies with less-than-sterling credit are rushing to sell bonds and take advantage of low interest rates. nytimes.com |
Shares flat as resources up, banks down THE Australian share market closed flat on Wednesday as a strong performance by resource stocks offset falls among the banks. news.com.au |