| Retail Stocks Rally ... for No Good Reason [at TheStreet.com] - Retailers are rallying on August same-store sales, but is the stock surge warranted? us.rd.yahoo.com |
[$$] Financial, Materials Sectors Drag Down Russell [at The Wall Street Journal] - Financial, Materials Sectors Drag Down Russell Stocks fell as worries about euro-zone manufacturing and U.S. jobs sent investors away from risk. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks Advance; Alcoa Rises, Telecom Falls Stocks rose, with the Dow bobbing above and below the psychologically important 11,000 mark, although the market remained higher as investors anticipated the weak jobs report will prompt the Federal Reserve to spur economic growth. us.rd.yahoo.com |
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 |
Spending, incomes rise as layoffs drop The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level since July 2008, a hopeful sign that improvement in the job market is accelerating. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |