Technical support and short covering boost stocks (Reuters)
Stocks rebounded to post their best gains in nearly four weeks on Friday, overcoming initial skittishness brought on by a revenue warning from Intel and dour comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. finance.yahoo.com |
A Wall St. gadfly to wield Washington clout
From an exclusive perch close to the seat of power, Wall Street nemesis Elizabeth Warren will have plenty of autonomy as well as President Barack Obama's ear. Barack Obama - Wall Street - Elizabeth Warren - President of the United States - United States pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Movers & Shakers: Thursday鈥檚 biggest gaining and declining stocks
Stocks making significant moves Thursday include the retailers. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Restaurants, tech earnings lift stocks
Small- and midcap shares rose on Friday, boosted by solid earnings from restaurant companies and the technology sector. Midcap Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc and smallcap BJ's Restaurants Inc hit all-time highs after their quarterly earnings reports suggested the industry was making headway into a recovery. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Fed Weighed Setting Rate Target for Some Bonds
The discussion and other plans were an example of the central bank’s thinking as it tried to help the recovery. nytimes.com |