| Sector Snap: M&A activity boosts fertilizer shares (AP) Shares of fertilizer producers jumped Tuesday as news of the second potential billion-dollar deal in three days signaled more consolidation in the sector. finance.yahoo.com |
Share market higher at noon THE stock market was higher at noon, after losing some ground with all four major banks falling into negative territory. news.com.au |
Want A Market Rally? Vote Republican [at Forbes] - If the GOP takes the House, the congressional gridlock might free up stocks for a year-end rally. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks rise with energy, Fed hopes Mid- and small-capitalization stocks rose along with the broader market on Friday, with energy shares leading gains as oil prices advanced. us.rd.yahoo.com |
SunTrust leads bank decliners after downgrade SunTrust Banks Inc. fell 6% Thursday, the hardest-hit S&P 500 financial stock in the day's bank rout, after Morgan Keegan downgraded the shares to market perform from outperform. "While we continue to like the long term franchise value of SunTrust, we are becoming increasingly concerned that ongoing issues surrounding mortgage foreclosures ...could not only remain a source of headline risk, but also potentially push out the timing for a return to normalized earnings as troubled asset disposition could get dragged out," Morgan Keegan said. us.rd.yahoo.com |