| Is Irish Economic Miracle Over? (at CNBC) S&P futures dipped about 3 points following a weaker-than-expected durable goods report. The Dow & S&P are now poised to fall for the 5th straight day in a row. The S&P has not had a 5-day losing streak since the end of June/beginning of July. us.rd.yahoo.com |
U.S. stocks pare decline as inventories rise [at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks came off their Tuesday lows after better-than-expected data showing business inventories climed 1% in July. Down more than 30 points before the report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 17 points at 10,526.57. us.rd.yahoo.com |
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500 technicals show bearish signs [at Reuters] - S&P 500 short-term technical indicators showed a sell signal on Monday as the benchmark index fell over 1 percent after a brokerage downgrade of Microsoft and new capital rules set by Switzerland revived worries about the European banking system. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Life Inc.: Power fading, but American dream remains Life Inc.: A new survey finds many think American power is fading but most still believe in the American dream. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
US STOCKS-Nasdaq, S&P 500 rise, eye 3 weeks of gains * SanDisk, Baidu shares jump a day after earnings * American Express, Verizon weigh on Dow * Dow down 0.3 pct, S&P up 0.1 pct; Nasdaq up 0.7 pct us.rd.yahoo.com |