Oil Prices Struggle Alongside Stocks (at TheStreet.com)
The October delivery contract for crude on the Nymex was falling 65 cents to $74.52 a barrel. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Oracle lifts Nasdaq as options expiration arrives
[at Reuters] - * Oracle jumps after quarterly results, outlook * Quadruple witching volatility muted * Indexes up: Dow 0.1 pct, S&P 0.1 pct, Nasdaq 0.5 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
RPT-Europe stocks end flat as miners offset banks
* FTSEurofirst 300 end flat; up 1.2 percent on the week * Banks resume 4-week selloff, Barclays sags on stake sale us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Advance as Materials Rise, Banks Fall
Stocks gained as a slide in the dollar boosted materials stocks, but a drop in financial stocks due to the continued fallout of the foreclosure crisis tempered gains. Alcoa and DuPont rose, while Bank of America and JPMorgan fell. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Economists see slow, steady recovery next year
The pace of the U.S. economic recovery will remain steady but slow in the face of persistently high unemployment and heavy debt burdens, according to a new survey. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |