Energy stocks rise after weekly jobless claims (at MarketWatch)
Energy stocks rose Thursday after a better-than-expected weekly jobless claims report. The NYSE Arca Oil Index rose 0.6% to 936. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index rose 0.9%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index ] rose 0.9% to 173. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Shares open 0.5pc higher thanks to gold
THE share market has opened half a per cent higher, boosted by the resource sector, particularly gold miners. news.com.au |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St jumps, S&P highest since May
[at Reuters] - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing at its highest level since mid-May on growing conviction that central banks will do even more to boost struggling economies worldwide. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St pares gains as U.S. dollar strengthens
U.S. stocks trimmed earlier advances as the dollar gained ground while the euro lost strength. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 20.77 points, or 0.19 percent, at 11,128.74. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 0.45 points, or 0.04 percent, at 1,178.62. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks climb amid pledge to balance trade
Stocks rose after world finance leaders pledged to better balance global trade. But with no concrete plans in place to avoid a currency war in the future, the dollar resumed its fall. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |