| Wall Street falls after rise in jobless claims (at Financial Times) US stocks fell in early trading on Thursday after surprisingly weak jobless figures shook investor confidence, overshadowing a deal between Intel and McAfee. us.rd.yahoo.com |
S&P 500 rises 1 percent [Reuters] - The Standard & Poor s 500 index rose more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on Wednesday, while the Dow and Nasdaq added to gains as worries about Europe s banking system decreased, easing risk aversion. finance.yahoo.com |
Bunnings to spend $600m on 18 new stores HARDWARE chain Bunnings will spend $600 million opening 18 new stores over the next three years. news.com.au |
Shares open lower, dragged by miners THE share market has opened weaker, dragged lower by resources stocks following a soft lead from Wall Street. news.com.au |
US STOCKS-Nasdaq rises with Google, but Dow tripped by banks * Foreclosure issue sinks banks again * Google surges in heavy volume, boosts Nasdaq * Bernanke's speech points to more monetary easing us.rd.yahoo.com |