| Retail stocks drop; Saks reportedly may get a bid [at MarketWatch] - Retail stocks fell Tuesday amid investors continued worries about the pace of the economic recovery. The S&P Retail Index fell 0.5% to 394.75. Dollar General Corp. fell slightly after the discounter s raised outlook for the year may fall short of Wall Street expectations. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Financial Stocks: Financial stocks higher as brokers gain [at MarketWatch] - Financial stocks tip higher, with brokerage stocks leading among the gainers, though investors take a generally cautious tone ahead of the results of the Federal Reserve s monetary-policy meeting. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks end with big gains, Dow up nearly 200 Stocks surged to their highest level in five months Tuesday after activity in U.S. services companies powered ahead in September. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Commodities Are in Vogue for Fund Investors Over the last five years, commodity funds and commodity E.T.F.’s have become popular investments. nytimes.com |
Wall St mostly flat WALL Street closed barely higher today after data showed a slight improvement in consumer confidence and as a strengthening dollar offset a string of positive corporate earnings reports. news.com.au |