| Shares end week in positive territory AUSTRALIAN share market closed moderately higher, building on yesterday's positive performance, ahead of the release of revised US June quarter growth figures later tonight (AEST). news.com.au |
US consumer confidence drop hits stocks [AP] - Renewed fears about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery hit stocks Friday after a survey showed consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in over a year. finance.yahoo.com |
Akamai tumbles as data-center hosting stocks slump [at MarketWatch] - Akamai Technologies Inc. shares fell $3.05, or more than 6%, to $44.87. The company, which provides services for speeding up the delivery of content over the Internet, saw its shares fall along with those of several other companies that provide data-center services. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Caterpillar helps lift investor confidence Companies from Caterpillar to Ebay raised earnings forecasts, lifting investor confidence and helping US stocks rise. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500 rises briefly on banks, energy NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 briefly edged intopositive territory on Monday as a late rally in financial andenergy shares helped the market to pare losses.The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ... reuters.com |