| Art Cashin: Why M&A Bump Is Bullish for Stocks (at CNBC) Stocks rose Monday morning, as investors moved back into the market after some signs of new merger and acquisition activity. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services, discussed his outlook. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Movers roundup: Dell, Transocean [AP] - Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Sept. 10, from AP Financial News: -- Shares of Dell Inc. slumped after a Morgan Stanley analyst downgraded her rating on the PC maker, saying desktop sales are slowing and there is increasing competition in the business server market. finance.yahoo.com |
Swan welcomes positive IMF report TREASURER Wayne Swan has welcomed a report from the International Monetary Fund that says the economy is on a sound footing. news.com.au |
Retail sales rise more than expected in Sept. Americans spent more money on cars, furniture and at hardware stores to boost retail sales to a third monthly increase in September. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
US STOCKS-Wall St rises on earnings, China data, weak dollar * Netflix, eBay jump after quarterly results * Initial jobless claims fall more than forecast * Indexes: Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all up 0.8 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |