| Indications: U.S. stock futures gain on drop in jobless claims (at MarketWatch) U.S. stock futures post modest gains as bargain hunters wade into the market, but caution dominates sentiment. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Greenspan, in switch, now favors higher taxes Taxes must rise while fiscal stimulus needs to be wound down in order to reduce the U.S. budget deficit and allow private investment to expand, said former Fed chief Greenspan. United States - Deficit - Fiscal policy - Tax - Economic pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks jump higher with economic data [at MarketWatch] - Stocks rise as an index of the U.S. services industry shows improvement and the Bank of Japan pumps more funds into a struggling economy to spur growth. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks climb after more upbeat earnings Stocks pared their gains Thursday after another batch of strong earnings had pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to the brink of its highest level of the year. finance.yahoo.com |
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Broadcom Corp. rose 9.5 percent to $40.74 with 22,486,700 shares traded. finance.yahoo.com |