| Weekly jobless claims hit nine-month high U.S. employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November. Unemployment benefits - Jobless claims - Employment - Business - Insurance pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Stocks edge higher after drop in jobless claims [AP] - Stocks extended their September rally Thursday after more encouraging news on the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell from its morning highs, but was still up 8 points in afternoon trading after the Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in two months. finance.yahoo.com |
Movers & Shakers: Tuesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks [at MarketWatch] - MarketWatch s daily rundown of major advancers and decliners in the U.S. stock market. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St gains on China data, Fed hopes * Dollar falls on Fed easing expectations * China data lifts Caterpillar, industrials * Intel, JPMorgan Chase post qtrly results us.rd.yahoo.com |
MarketWatch First Take: Happy 23rd anniversary of the 1987 crash Twenty three years ago today, the stock market crashed - falling 22.6% in a single session. If a drop of similar magnitude were to occur today, the Dow would drop nearly 2,500 points. us.rd.yahoo.com |