| Tech Stocks: McAfee surges as Intel acquires for $7.7 billion (at MarketWatch) The overall tech sector is in the red in early afternoon activity, but McAfee surges by as much as 58%, as Intel Corp s surprise $7.7 billion deal to acquire security-software company highlights the sector s action. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks hold mild gains after Fed report [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks held modest gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve s Beige Book found mixed or decelerating conditions in five of 12 districts in August. The major indexes had pared their climb just before the Fed released its report. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Oil eyes $77 a barrel in tracking stock futures [at MarketWatch] - Crude-oil futures rose Monday, heading towards $77 a barrel, with commodities following equities as Wall Street readied to extend last week s gains. Benchmark crude for November delivery gained 38 cents to $76.87 a barrel in electronic trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Share market down, lacking triggers THE Australian share market closed lower after little direction from Wall Street where trading was thin due to a public holiday. news.com.au |
Google earnings lift tech, but other stocks lag TECH LEADS THE MARKET: An earnings report from Google Inc. that came in better than expected sent technology stocks surging and gave the Nasdaq composite index a 1 percent gain. finance.yahoo.com |