| Wall Street Surges After Upbeat Economic Reports [at New York Times] - A crucial manufacturing gauge in the United States unexpectedly rose in August and indicators showed strong growth in China and Australia. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dollar trades at two-year high THE dollar opened higher today following speculation the Reserve Bank may lift the cash rate again before the end of the year. news.com.au |
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks look for direction after jobs report [at MarketWatch] - Wall Street trades between narrow gains and losses as investors find disappointing a report showing a net loss of private-sector jobs in the U.S. economy during September. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St edges up on hopes for earnings, Fed's move * Dollar edges lower on hopes Fed will ease * Gymboree, Harbin surge on prospect for deals * Dow up 0.1 pct, S&P up 0.1 pct, Nasdaq up 0.3 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news see us.rd.yahoo.com |
Summary Box: Stocks down; weighed down by Europe DOW PARES BACK LOSSES: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 39.51 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 11,052.49. It had been down as many as 163 earlier. finance.yahoo.com |