| US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St extends gains, indexes up 1 pct (at Reuters) U.S. stocks extended gains in choppy action on Friday, led higher by materials and energy shares and comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the Fed was ready to take further steps to help the recovery. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bailout ire may hamper U.S. in future crisis Public anger over the Treasury's $700 billion bailout program may hamper the government's ability to respond to a future financial crisis, a government watchdog warned. Government - Financial crisis - United States - Congressional Oversight Panel - Finance pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Nasdaq falls more than 1 pct [at Reuters] - The Nasdaq extended losses and was down more than 1 percent on Wednesday, after a broker s downgrade in the chip sector. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Energy stocks rise, nearly wiping out week's loss Energy stocks rose Friday to nearly wipe out their losses for the week. The NYSE Arca Oil Index jumped 0.6% to 1,085, close to its week-ago finish of 1,088. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index rose 0.2% to 547, not far from its ending point of 550 one week ago. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. consumer confidence improves slightly Americans' confidence in the economy rose only slightly in October from September, according to a monthly survey, as they continue to grapple with job worries. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |