| Profits push shares higher at noon THE share market was marginally higher at noon today, with strong profit results driving higher share prices. news.com.au |
Markets Fall on New Worries About Europe’s Banks Concerns about the health of banks resurfaced in Europe as finance ministers met to consider a new levy on lenders. nytimes.com |
Signs of Stability Help Extend September s Rally [at New York Times] - Wall Street continued its September rally and closed higher for a fourth week on Friday, with industrial and financial stocks climbing more than 2 percent after new statistics were interpreted as a sign the economy could be stabilizing. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Energy Stocks: Oil services rise as U.S. to end drilling ban The Interior Department calls an end to the moratorium on deepwater drilling several weeks before it would have expired. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks shift after consumer sentiment U.S. stocks wavered between gains and losses on Friday after the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell in October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.12 points to 11,092.45. us.rd.yahoo.com |