US SMALL/MIDCAPS-Stocks climb as investors find value (at Reuters)
Mid- and smallcap stocks rose on Friday as investors took solace in a better-than-expected reading on economic growth, brushing off dour comments on the economy from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and a profit warning from tech bellwether Intel. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks end with meager gains, keeping rally going
[AP] - Stocks gave up most of their gains to end slightly higher Friday, extending a September rally that has slowed as the month wore on. finance.yahoo.com |
Jobless rate was 5.1pc in September
AUSTRALIA'S unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1 per cent in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. news.com.au |
Expected Fed Policy Gives Some Solace to Investors
The gloomy economic news continues to flow, but many investors are finding solace in the Wall Street adage: “Don’t fight the Fed.” nytimes.com |
Indexes Pare Losses to End the Day Mixed
Exchanges in the United States struggled as enthusiasm over a plan to help Ireland started to wane. nytimes.com |