| Stocks Waver, Led by Techs; Wal-Mart Gains (at CNBC) Stocks were mixed in a tight range Monday, after an early boost from merger-and-acquisition activity, as weakness cut into techs, banks and homebuilders. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Harvard Endowment Reports 11% Return for Year The manager, Jane Mendillo, increased the endowment’s available cash while generating a respectable, if not spectacular return, several endowment experts said. nytimes.com |
Energy Stocks: Energy stocks punctuate a bullish quarter [at MarketWatch] - Lower weekly jobless claims and higher crude oil stoke gains in energy stocks, capping what s been a strong third quarter for the sector. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St pares gains as GE, banks weigh U.S. stocks pared gains and the Dow industrials and S&P 500 turned negative on Friday, weighed by declines in General Electric and top-tier banks. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Wall Street trims gains as dollar strengthens Stocks were slightly higher on Thursday on strong corporate earnings, but the indexes were well off their highs as the euro weakened and commodity prices fell. finance.yahoo.com |