| Dollar closes lower on Bernanke speech THE dollar closed slightly lower as traders sat on the sidelines ahead of US GDP data and a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. news.com.au |
US STOCKS-Wall St little changed, S&P briefly passes 1,130 [at Reuters] - * Oracle, RIM jump after qtrly results * Consumer sentiment unexpectedly worsens * Indexes up: Dow 0.01 pct, S&P 0.1 pct, Nasdaq 0.5 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |
Financial Stocks: Financials stall after rally; M&T shares drop [at MarketWatch] - The U.S. financial sector catches its breath after the previous day s rally. M&T shares slip after a major shareholder says it will unload its stake, while Monroe Bancorp surges after the bank agrees to be acquired by Old National Bancorp. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks can rise without financials leading There is concern among some investors that the stock market’s recent rally can’t continue because the financial sector has been struggling. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St falters on European debt woes NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged down in lowvolume on Monday on worries Europe's credit crisis will spreaddespite a weekend agreement to bail out Ireland. * But shares finished well off ... reuters.com |