| Stocks sustain robust rally in afternoon trading Investors regained their enthusiasm for stocks Tuesday, sending prices sharply after reports showed a slight improvement in housing and a big jump in industrial production. Economic data - Equities - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Banks lead decline as stocks give up ground [at Reuters] - Mid- and smallcap stocks were lower on Tuesday as renewed fears about European banks sovereign debt exposure triggered a flight to safer assets. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. Is Said to Rein in General Motors Stock Offering In an effort to obtain the highest possible price, the government has told General Motors that its initial public offering will be smaller than expected. nytimes.com |
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell 55.4 percent to $1.35 with 10,959,200 shares traded. finance.yahoo.com |
Wall St cruises on strong earnings US stocks continued to rise on Wednesday after Intel and JPMorgan Chase posted strong profits and as traders increasingly expected authorities to step in to boost the economy. news.com.au |